International Commercial Arbitration

Sidley quickly and efficiently assembles experienced and knowledgeable international commercial arbitration teams. Our arbitration lawyers combine with practitioners throughout our offices to enable “around the clock” globalized service on complex arbitrations involving international business disputes. We monitor and brief our clients on cutting-edge issues and developments in arbitration around the world in our International Arbitration Update.

We have handled a large number of arbitrations for Global Fortune 500 companies, and in each case, we have successfully and cost-effectively taken such cases through the arbitral hearings and, when necessary, through court proceedings to confirm and enforce the arbitral awards we have obtained on behalf of our clients. We are engaged by a wide array of globally active companies to handle arbitration proceedings around the world. A sampling of our current and recent international commercial arbitration engagements are described below.

Our International Commercial Arbitration practice regularly provides representation and advice to clients not only before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), but also in arbitration proceedings pending before the other major international arbitral institutions throughout the world, including the American Arbitration Association’s (AAA) International Center for Dispute Resolution, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC). See below for a more complete list of the institutions before which Sidley practices.

We also have extensive experience handling ad hoc arbitration proceedings (i.e., non-administered cases) under the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Rules, the CPR Institute Rules for Non-Administered Cases and party-determined rules.

Our experience extends to representing our clients in arbitration proceedings involving very specific subject matters, e.g., arbitration involving film licensing and distribution rights under the American Film Market Association (AFMA) Rules of Arbitration.

Sidley also has a preeminent practice in international treaty arbitration, or “investor-state” arbitration, that is described in detail here.

• Arbitral Institutions
• Representative Engagements in International Commercial Arbitration

• Focus on Ad Hoc Arbitration Awards, Recent Developments in English Arbitration Law
  May 2008
• International Arbitration Update - Focus on Asia
  May 2007

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