Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has a strong reputation for advising on energy disputes, regulatory developments, and energy transition matters, including significant experience with Energy Charter Treaty cases. Jeffrey Sullivan KC focuses on international arbitration and public international law matters, with particular emphasis on the energy sector investment landscape. Conway Blake advises on civil litigation, commercial arbitration, and investor-state disputes, with experience across the energy and extractive sectors in Africa, the Caribbean, and the CIS region.
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Key clients
- Republic of Azerbaijan
- Sauna UK BidCo Limited
- Shell International Trading and Shipping Company
- Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited
- Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited
- Suomi Power Networks TopCo B.V.
- Supernova II Bidco BV
Work highlights
Represented Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (“SNEPCo”) in proceedings concerning an oil spill which occurred in December 2011.
Representing The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited in the Bodo High Court proceedings relating to two operational oil spills that occurred in 2008 at the Bomu-Bonny pipeline operated by SPDC as part of a joint venture.
Practice head
Jeffrey Sullivan KC
Other key lawyers
Conway Blake