Global trade has been an important source of success for businesses of all sizes in the 21st century. With this success, trade and investment disputes that transcend cultural, political and legal boundaries are also more common. Organizations with cross-border interests need legal counsel to resolve these disputes, who have experience in the international market, first-hand knowledge of local business and legal customs, and the ability to aggregate complex information into clear and convincing arguments. Whether your dispute is of strategic, reputational or financial importance and whatever the issue, your success is our priority. Our dispute resolution lawyers use the most appropriate tools and strategies for each step of the process and each unique situation. Whether it`s through the timely use of innovative alternative dispute resolution techniques or a skillful and persuasive defense in the courtroom, you can count on our lawyers to maximize your chances of success. We also work with you to assess and manage your risks related to the legal costs of litigation and to minimize the likelihood of future litigation. We deal with construction issues with all forms of alternative dispute resolution, including mini-disputes, mediation and arbitration, and we present strategies to try to resolve disputes quickly, amicably and just before the process. Our lawyers have extensive experience in resolving complex and highly technical construction claims, contractual and fraudulent disputes, bid disputes, delays, different site conditions, lost productivity, overtime and inefficiency, as well as error and injunction claims, design defect claims and a variety of other types of litigation. Managing and resolving disputes outside of or in addition to traditional court proceedings is an important part of our practice at Sidley, both at home and abroad. While this practice builds on our traditional litigation practice, it also requires specific advocacy, case management and strategy skills. Sidley`s lawyers have experience in all aspects of dispute resolution. We have successfully handled thousands of individual cases, participated in key organizations that structure and manage dispute resolution procedures, act as neutral and party-appointed arbitrators, and create dispute resolution programs for more effective management of routine disputes that are inevitable in any large organization.
With the myriad of mediations and arbitrations our ADR experts have formed and the many awards they have received, it`s obvious that you should choose GrayRobinson. Our combination of experience and commitment is the superior formula to resolve your dispute. In addition to representing parties in arbitration, mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), Duane Morris` lawyers have experience as neutral third parties for early case assessments, as mediators and arbitrators in court and private proceedings, and in other neutral advisory or decision-making functions. Because of the firm`s extensive experience in Connecticut`s state and federal courts, Cohen and Wolf is often hired as a local attorney on behalf of parties who must file a lawsuit or take legal action in Connecticut courts. In this role, Cohen and Wolf`s lawyers assist out-of-state attorneys in prosecuting and defending a variety of cases, including complex commercial litigation, securities fraud cases, insurance litigation, RICO cases, ERISA cases, and employment matters. Depending on the client`s preferences and legal advice outside the state, the firm may assume as broad or limited a role as a case requires. Global Arbitration Review presented its annual GAR 30 ranking of elite international arbitration firms on July 9, 2020. Dentons is honored to have been readmitted to this select group of law firms for the seventh consecutive year. Crowell & Moring is ranked among the best arbitrations in the world by Global Arbitration Review`s GAR 100, a respected guide to the international arbitration capabilities of law firms.
With dozens of lawyers working in our offices in Washington, D.C., New York, London and Brussels, we represent clients from a wide range of industries and geographic regions in disputes under international and bilateral trade agreements and treaties, including arbitration before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). We have also successfully conducted commercial arbitration proceedings before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the London Court of Arbitration (LCIA), the American Arbitration Association/International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA/ICDR), the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) and ad hoc arbitration proceedings under UNCITRAL and other rules. The lawyers at our IDR firm work in a variety of languages such as Spanish, French, German, Swedish, Hebrew, Turkish and Arabic. Cohen and Wolf`s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group represents businesses, municipalities and individuals in a wide range of litigation and other dispute resolution matters, including administrative law; Calls; Bankruptcy; commercial and commercial disputes; Construction; Employment; Family law; Environment; Insurance coverage; Injury; professional negligence; real property (seizures, summary proceedings, tax appeals and zoning); and securities. Cohen and Wolf has always been recognized by Chambers USA: America`s Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading Connecticut law firm in the field of general commercial litigation. Cohen and Wolf was also selected by American Lawyer Media`s Corporate Counsel® magazine as a «go-to law firm®» for litigation financial services firms. We have handled commercial and geopolitical disputes related to business operations, transactions, projects and strategic alliances in the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, Europe and Asia. We regularly represent private parties, listed companies, sovereign governments and state-owned enterprises. The Group is committed to the effective and effective use of pre-litigation disclosure and other procedural tools at all stages of litigation to keep things on track while fostering an atmosphere conducive to resolution, where appropriate. Recognizing that most disputes are resolved prior to trial, the Group is also committed to using alternative dispute resolution procedures, where appropriate, and has extensive experience in mediation and arbitration. No matter how and where disputes arise, it is our duty to resolve them efficiently and economically in partnership with our clients. Sidley was one of the first law firms to approve the CPP Institute`s Policy Statement for Dispute Resolution on Alternatives to Litigation.
The statement acknowledges that «there may be more efficient methods of resolving many disputes than traditional disputes» and that the use of ADR procedures «can significantly reduce the costs and burdens of litigation and lead to solutions that are not available in court.» Sidley`s lawyers are aware that effective advocacy comes in many forms and that clients are best served when they can choose the most appropriate way to resolve their dispute from a range of available options. Crowell & Moring`s International Dispute Resolution (IDR) practice provides end-to-end advice on all commercial and government disputes worldwide. Together with our subsidiary C&M International (CMI) – an international policy and regulatory consulting firm – and our international trade group, we provide litigation advice on investment decisions and dispute settlement clauses, pre-arbitration assistance with potential geopolitical approaches to dispute resolution, representation in international arbitration and litigation to enforce Arbitral awards. In addition to our in-depth knowledge and experience in trade and investment matters and international arbitration, we offer our clients the opportunity to help shape trade policy in the United States and abroad, as well as their experience working with states around the world. ADR can also be particularly well suited to international disputes, as binding agreements concluded under ADR can be applied more effectively in different countries than by a judgment of a US court. We have particular experience in helping clients deal with problems related to large infrastructure and other projects involving government and private joint ventures. Working closely with the Environment and Natural Resources and Energy corporate groups, we are steadily expanding our international dispute resolution services through the company`s considerable experience in the oil, gas and mineral extracted sectors and have significant depth resolution issues that arise in construction and related industries.