Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has a leading international litigation and arbitration practice focused on bet-the-company, multi-jurisdictional disputes, including complex international commercial and investor–state matters. The team is reputed for disputes involving cross-border M&A, joint ventures, shareholder and supply agreements, competition, taxation, technology and trade secrets, as well as for handling parallel court proceedings, interim relief applications and global enforcement actions. Co-head Julie Bédard draws on commercial and civil law expertise to act in a wide range of complex disputes and investigations. Co-head John Gardiner is a key mediator, arbitrator and litigator, with frequent appearances before US federal and state courts. Adept in tech, energy and IP-related arbitrations, Gregory Litt is renowned for high-stakes international commercial arbitration. All lawyers mentioned are based in New York. Jennifer Permesly has a niche in energy, mining and infrastructure matters. Timothy Nelson is another key member of the group.
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Key clients
- ExxonMobil Corporation’s Guyana affiliate
- KBP Biosciences
- Embraer S.A.
- Agility Public Warehousing Company K.S.C.P.
- NextEra Energy / 9REN Holding
- Pleiades Publishing
- Binance Holdings Limited
- Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Chow Tai Fook
Work highlights
Represented ExxonMobil Corporation’s Guyana affiliate in a closely-watched ICC arbitration against Hess Corporation in which Exxon and CNOOC sought to exercise their preferential rights under the terms of a joint operating agreement over the Stabroek Block, a booming offshore oil prospect in Guyana.
Advising a leading multinational oil and gas corporation in a group of disputes that have arisen in connection with a significant long-term project following the invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent crisis in Eastern Europe.
Represents one of the world’s largest reinsurance companies and its Irish subsidiaries in an arbitration against a French mutual insurer.
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Practice head
John Gardiner; Julie Bédard
Other key lawyers
Gregory Litt; Jennifer Permesly; Timothy Nelson