Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP boasts an ‘outstanding’ international arbitration practice, with experience spanning international commercial, investor-state, and state-to-state arbitrations. Members of the practice are skilled at handling investment treaty arbitration under ICSID and UNCITRAL rules, and is experienced acting for and against sovereigns in disputes linked to bilateral investment treaties. Team head James Boykin is an ’outstanding lawyer in international arbitration proceedings’, with an emphasis on state-to-state and investor-state arbitrations. Boykin is based in the firm’s Washington DC office, along with Gaela Gehring Flores, advising in disputes in energy, intellectual property, and artificial intelligence. In New York, Malik Havalic is ‘highly valued for his multidisciplinary approach and his ability to see different aspects of a problem’, while Daniel Weiner focuses on art-related and pharmaceutical disputes.
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‘HHR represents us in the enforcement of an international arbitration award against a state. We are extremely satisfied with the service. The services are outstanding, the successes to date impressive. Questions are answered immediately, the team is excellently positioned and the best international experts are available on all topics. Communication is uncomplicated and very fast, as the members of the team speak several languages fluently (German, English, French, etc.).'
‘James Boykin is not only an outstanding lawyer in international arbitration proceedings. He is also very well connected and editor-in-Chief of the Transatlantic Law. He is multilingual and speaks excellent German. He is highly valued in our company for his expertise and strategic knowledge as a person of trust.'
'Malik Havalic is also highly valued for his multidisciplinary approach and his ability to see different aspects of a problem and find appropriate solutions.'
'Tamara Kraljic is also multilingual and provides us with excellent support with regard to the overall view and activities in France and Germany.
Key clients
- Republic of Panama
- Republic of Peru
- Alkermes
- Costa Rica
- Deutsche Telekom
- Trevor Milton
- Yves Martine Garnier
- The Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- Imperial Pacific International LLC (IPI)
- Arin Capital & Investment Corp
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James Boykin
Gaela Gehring Flores
Practice head
James Boykin; Gaela Gehring Flores
Other key lawyers
Malik Havalic; Daniel Weiner; John Townsend