Lindsey D. Schmidt > Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP’s international arbitration group frequently works alongside the firm’s litigation lawyers to provide integrated advice on multi-jurisdictional arbitral disputes and related litigation—including enforcement actions. The group typically represents corporate clients in commercial and investor cases worldwide, where it often forms cross-office teams with arbitration specialists in London and Dubai. New York-based Rahim Moloo co-heads the global practice and, together with the litigation team, recently represented Jay-Z in a dispute with Bacardi, which involved a series of ICDR arbitrations and parallel litigation. The group also draws on New York’s Lindsey Schmidt, whose practice spans arbitral and judicial disputes, and talented of counsel Ankita Ritwik, who is based in Washington DC.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has maintained its solid reputation in investment and commercial arbitration, along with its standing in the enforcement of arbitral awards; it has achieved a series of victories on behalf of Crystallex in its efforts to enforce an $1.4bn judgment against Venezuela. The practice frequently acts for US, Europe and Asia-based multinationals against Latin American states and other entities, across a broad range of industries. The team ‘inspires a lot of confidence‘, is ‘very dedicated to the case‘ and has represented clients in a series of cases against the Government of Venezuela in connection with expropriation and breaches of bilateral investment treaties. It has also acted for clients in major claims against the Colombia and Mexico. Rahim Moloo continues to win accolades for his work in big-ticket arbitrations and enforcement proceedings, with Lindsey Schmidt also gaining prominence in the field alongside Charline Yim. All are based in New York.