‘Committed to excellence’, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner’s London group acts on the full range of arbitration work, while routinely leveraging its firm-wide strengths in construction, insurance and energy. It also houses specialists in disputes involving Africa, Russia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, as well as Israel, India and Pakistan. Co-head of the global arbitration group, George Burn has longstanding experience in commercial and investor-state arbitrations. Corporate, shareholder, reinsurance and energy disputes expert, Roman Khodykin, and international commercial arbitration practitioner Nadia Hubbuck are ‘excellent technical lawyers and fantastic strategists’. Claire Morel De Westgaver practices international arbitration as counsel, advocate and arbitrator.
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Testimonials
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‘The BCLP arbitration team in London is very knowledgeable and knows how to collaborate with local counsel in complex arbitration cases.’
‘They are a very engaged and efficient team, focused on delivering the required result to clients. Response times are excellent and the quality of service is very good.’
‘Meticulous work that is well done. Good at spotting issues and committed to excellence.’
‘George Burn is very clever in his understanding of clients’ needs and his ability to plan the right strategy for cases.’
‘George Burn - gets to the heart of the matter and co-ordinates the entire team effort with skill.'
‘Roman Khodykin and Nadia Hubbuck are both excellent technical lawyers and fantastic strategists.’
‘Claire Morel de Westgaver - good business mindset and considerate, and with good work quality.’
- ‘Kevin Cheung - very efficient and focused on delivering the required result to clients.’
Key clients
- Sui Northern Gas Pipelines
- Access Business Group
- Plaza Centers
Work highlights
Successfully represented Sui Northern Gas Pipelines in its defence of an application under section 68 of the Arbitration Act, which challenged an award issued by a sole arbitrator in an LCIA arbitration.
Representing an international energy trading company in its defence of a complex, high-value arbitration at the LCIA, which relates to the delivery to an international commodity trader of a purportedly-contaminated parcel of crude oil.
Representing a Korean luxury goods group in a high-stakes dispute with a licensee, joint venture partner and former employee, the matter involving multiple, cross-border agreements (governed by English law) and multiple sets of London-seated arbitration proceedings.
Lawyers
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Claire Morel de Westgaver
Leading associates
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Practice head
George Burn
Other key lawyers
Roman Khodykin; Nadia Hubbuck; Claire Morel de Westgaver; Siobhan Abraham; Kevin Cheung