Experienced in the energy, mining, infrastructure, insurance, financial services and manufacturing sectors, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP's international arbitration practice acts in proceedings under the rules of ICSID, ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, ICDR and SIAC, as well as the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the American Arbitration Association and the Swiss Arbitration Centre. Maurice Kenton and Simon Schooling are October 2023 recruits from Clyde & Co. Kenton is ‘very good at strategy’, and Schooling’s caseload covers international investment and commercial arbitrations.
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Testimonials
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- ‘David Hesse is very experienced in working with government-owned oil and gas companies. This experience makes him a very reliable adviser for all energy/extractive matters.’
- ‘Rosalyn Smith is very hard-working and goes the extra mile.’
- 'It has capacity to deal with complex litigation and arbitration especially in ICC, LCIA and other arbitration institutes. HAK is also specialised in construction contract disputes.'
- ‘HAK is relatively new to the market, but they are a pleasure to work with and very easy to communicate with.’
- ‘The team takes time to understand the uniqueness of client needs and provides bespoke solutions. An excellent team.’
- ‘The team has rich experience in international EPC projects. Besides English, they can deal with Spanish documents.’
Key clients
- Medco International Ventures
- China Triumph International Engineering Co
- Triumph Engineering (Argentina) SAU
- Natural Infrastructure Company of Cyprus
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Practice head
Maurice Kenton
Other key lawyers
David Hesse; Edward Hamilton; Rosalyn Smith