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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Offices

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
3 RUE FRANCOIS BELLOT
1206 GENEVA
Switzerland
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Switzerland > Dispute resolution: arbitration Tier 2

Charles Adams leads Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP‘s ‘proactive, strategic and cost effective’ arbitration practice, which is noted for its capabilities in assisting clients with complex arbitrations arising from infrastructure, energy projects, financial services and technology sectors, among others. Adams, who operates from the firm’s Geneva office, is also global co-head of the firm’s worldwide International Arbitration Practice Group. Vanessa Liborio frequently handles matters pertaining to major infrastructure projects and joint venture agreements, while James Hargrove possesses extensive experience in banking and financial services, real estate and shipping disputes, among others. Rena Scott and Ali Al Khasawneh are also recommended.

Practice head(s):

Charles Adams

Other key lawyers:

Vanessa Liborio; James Hargrove; Rena Scott; Ali Al Khasawneh

Testimonials

‘Proactive, strategic and cost effective. A great team to work with.’

‘Great coordination and strong legal insight.’

‘The team is extremely competent, experienced, responsive and business-oriented.’

‘Charles Adams, Rena Scott and Vanessa Liborio are outstanding professionals. They work hand-in-hand with their clients, provide first-class legal advice and deliver top quality legal products at all times.’

‘They are experts in the arbitration field with a lot of personal and business acumen. They are fully dedicated to their clients.’

‘The Arbitration practice is exceptional and a pleasure to work with. Their understanding of matters related to delay, damages and technical issues regarding construction and engineering matters is impressive and sets them apart.’

‘Amazing expert and diverse arbitration team lead by Vanessa Liborio and Rena Scott. The advocacy in every submission they write is really persuasive. They understand the business behind the case and structure the position in a professional and credible way. The team is essentially diverse, with members of different nationalities, groups and language skills. ’

‘They all share some great qualities: expertise, professionalism, availability and engagement.’

Key clients

Louis Dreyfus Company

King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD)

Oryx

TSK

Grupo TSK

Tecnicas Reunidas

EspeRare Foundation

Hobart Group

Work highlights

  • Defending a party to an arbitration concerning claims and counterclaims for delay and lost profits in a $2.8bn arbitration relating to the construction of a strategically and nationally important infrastructure project.
  • Representing a Middle Eastern client in relation to claims concerning a massive infrastructure project worth over $2.7bn.
  • Representing a multinational construction company in the renewable energy sector in multiple arbitrations around the world.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP > Firm Profile

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP focuses on serving companies in the technology, energy, infrastructure and financial sectors.

The firm: Founded in San Francisco 150 years ago, Orrick is a leading global law firm with a particular focus on serving companies in the technology, energy, infrastructure and financial sectors. The firm is recognised worldwide for delivering the highest quality, commercially oriented legal advice.

Orrick in London is an established and highly regarded presence in the world’s leading financial centres. Clients include leading banks and other financial institutions, FTSE 100 companies, energy and infrastructure companies, private equity funds, professional services, real estate and venture-backed technology companies. The firm’s integrated team of transactional, regulatory and litigation lawyers, qualified in English and US law, is experienced in meeting the needs of clients. It offers expertise in banking and corporate finance, venture capital, cross-border M&A, IPOs and other corporate fundraising, joint ventures and strategic alliances, competition, employment, real estate, restructuring, private equity, emerging markets, tax, cybersecurity and data privacy, litigation, investigations and international arbitration.

Much of the firm’s work in London involves cross-border transactions, disputes and projects that span Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas. The London office has extensive experience in emerging markets – particularly in Eastern Europe and Africa. With a ‘one-firm’ culture, Orrick’s lawyers collaborate as part of integrated teams to meet the global needs of clients.

Types of work undertaken
Technology: Orrick is one of only a handful of firms in London that offers technology-focused clients the experience and contacts within one of the leading Silicon Valley-originated technology practices. The team includes US-qualified and dual-qualified lawyers, some of whom have practised in Silicon Valley. It advises technology companies at all stages in the corporate life cycle, from startups to global multinational companies. It also represents leading venture capital and private equity firms. In addition to completing numerous venture financings, it successfully advises on M&A exits and IPOs. The team represents technology companies in complex merger control investigations before the European Commission. It also advises on issues at the nexus of antitrust and intellectual property.

Energy and infrastructure: the energy team brings broad experience in M&A, trading, project development, financing and cross-border projects. Its experience covers every fuel source and technology across oil and gas, power and renewable energy, and it acts for all market segments including independent power producers, governments, sponsors, trading houses, private equity funds, emerging companies, investors, utilities, developers, lenders and underwriters. In oil and gas, Orrick acts on upstream, midstream and downstream trading projects, working for companies, lenders and governments. It has also recently advised on the acquisition or disposal of in excess of 300MW of renewable energy projects.

Finance: the London finance team represents leading credit providers and borrowers (including private equity sponsors) in a wide range of international/cross-border and UK transactions, including leveraged and acquisition financings, greenfield and brownfield real estate and project financings, and high-yield and structured financings. It has an active practice representing alternative credit providers, and advises private credit and direct lending providers, investment funds, hedge funds, real estate investors and other alternative lenders on acquisition financings, single-asset project and real estate financings, asset-based loans, mezzanine financings, unitranche facilities and venture capital loans.

Restructuring: the restructuring team acts for alternative credit providers, hedge funds and special situations teams of investment banks to execute investment strategies that may involve loan-to-own techniques, pre-pack enforcements and debt-to-equity swaps either outside court or involving a court process throughout Europe.

Real estate: the London real estate team provides comprehensive support for investors based in the UK and internationally. It has extensive experience in shopping centres and retail, and has been involved in some of the largest transactions in the UK.

Other offices: Beijing, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Geneva, Hong Kong, Houston, Los Angeles, Milan, Moscow, Munich, New York, Orange County, Paris, Portland, Rome, Sacramento, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Taipei, Tokyo, Washington DC, Wheeling.