Three Crowns LLP

Three Crowns LLP focuses exclusively on international arbitration and international law, where it represents multinational corporates and sovereign states in high-stakes disputes. The team’s US offering, which in centered in Washington DC, has extensive expertise across a mix of commercial, investor-state and state-to-state cases and it further benefits from its ability to draw on its international lawyers for additional cross-border firepower. A co-founding partner of the firm, Luke Sobota enjoys a prominent reputation globally for his activity in headline-grabbing cases, with a focus on the energy, financial and technology spheres. Another seasoned specialist, Liz Snodgrass contributes deep experience in acting on commercial and investor-state cases and recently represented Burford Capital in a $140m arbitration brought against Sysco Corporation. Rounding out the partners is Scott Vesel, who brings to bear significant international prowess following stints in London and Bahrain. Vesel acted alongside the London office to represent the Sultanate of Oman in ICSID arbitration and annulment proceedings concerning a $180m claim brought by Turkish construction company, Atilla Dogan. The group also leans on a strong second line of non-partners, including Buenos Aires-qualified special legal consultant, Agustin Sanz; Simon Consedine, promoted to partner in January 2024; and English-qualified special legal consultant, Nicola Peart.

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Testimonials

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‘A strong international arbitration practice providing robust strategic and detailed advice.’
‘Liz Snodgrass provides excellent strategic legal advice and is very responsive.’
‘Three Crowns is active in some of the largest cases globally, few firms would have the critical mass to handle those cases—this team certainly has the capacity.’

Key clients

ExxonMobil
ConocoPhillips
Sultanate of Oman
Chevron Corporation
Elliott Associates
Boeing
Rio Tinto
Burford Capital
Viorel Micula
Eni
Vitol

Work highlights

Represented Elliott Associates in bringing an investment-treaty claim against the Republic of Korea, securing a more-than-$100m award.
Represented the Sultanate of Oman in defending a $180m award following a BIT arbitration against Turkish construction company, Atilla Dogan, concerning a contract for the construction of an oil and gas pipeline.
Successfully acted for ContourGlobal Kosovo against the Government of the Republic of Kosovo, and various publicly owned enterprises of Kosovo, in an ICC arbitration seated in London.