Mayer Brown handles commercial and public international law disputes, with particular strength in energy, technology, chemicals, and food and beverage matters, acting across NAFTA/USMCA, HKIAC and other major arbitral frameworks. Michael Lennon, Jr. retains a longstanding reputation in this field, distinguished by extensive trial-to-award experience, enforcement and annulment work, dual role as counsel and arbitrator, and complementary expertise in IP-related disputes. David Weiss has in-depth knowledge of investor-state and international commercial arbitration, with a particular focus on energy, mining and oil and gas disputes in Latin America. With a wide client roster, Jennifer Huang is well known for frequent appearances under ICC, LCIA, ICDR and UNCITRAL rules. John Conlon is skilled in commercial arbitrations involving complex financial, construction, real estate and IP.
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- 'Airlie Goodman is a great litigation lead. She is meticulous and through.'
Key clients
- Lion Mexico Consolidated L.P.
- PRIO (formerly PetroRio)
Work highlights
Obtained a new victory for Lion Mexico Consolidated LP (LMC), a Canadian fund run by New York investment firm Clarion Partners, when on 8 November 2024, the US District Court for Columbia confirmed the Final Award issued by an Arbitral Tribunal under NAFTA and denied Mexico’s petition to vacate this important decision.
Obtained a new victory for Blockstream Corporation, Thigmotropism LLC, and Adam Back when on February 16, 2024, a tribunal under the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC) ordered the respondent in the arbitration, Innosilicon Ltd, to pay over $25 million as the result of a contract dispute involving defective bitcoin miners.
Practice head
Michael P. Lennon, Jr.; David H. Weiss
Other key lawyers
Jennifer Huang; John Conlon