DLA Piper fields experts in large-scale international commercial arbitrations, while its specialisms cover energy, construction and shareholder disputes. James Carter is ‘a superb team leader.' Anna Mills and Edward Shaw act in construction and engineering disputes. The London group also includes international disputes lawyer Jeremy Sher, ’top-class arbitration practitioner’ Charles Allin, and China disputes expert Jue Jun Lu. Former Europe international arbitration head Philip Chong and Kate Cervantes-Knox and Christina Lawrence departed during 2023. Former international corporate disputes head Jeremy Andrews left in January 2025.
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Témoignages
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‘The DLA arbitration team is great to work with. Pragmatic and responsive. Strength across multiple jurisdictions.’
‘A huge, well-staffed department with excellence across the range of lawyers.’
‘An enormous breadth of experience in international arbitration, with excellent links across the world.’
‘Charles Allin stands out for being both insightful and decisive. A top-class arbitration practitioner. He has excellent industry knowledge and client-handling skills.’
‘James Carter is a superb team leader - down to earth while also being very bright and astute. Brings true energy industry expertise.’
‘Anna Mills is clever and commercially savvy.’
Clients clés
- Mittal family
Points forts
- Acted for Pramod Mittal (and others) in a high-stakes investor-state arbitration against Bosnia and Herzegovina, which involved the arrest of the younger brother of Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal and the expropriation of a controlling interest in an industrial plant.
- Acting for Nasib Hasanov, an Azerbaijani individual who owns the Neqsol group of companies, in an ICSID claim against Georgia over alleged state interference in a local telecoms company.
Avocats
Les grands avocats de demain
Jeunes associés disposant d’une reconnaissance montante sur le marché, jouant régulièrement un rôle clé dans des dossiers majeurs.
Meilleurs collaborateurs
Jeunes avocats collaborateurs ou counsels qui se distinguent régulièrement par leur présence dans des dossiers importants du marché, et qui sont identifiés par le marché comme de jeunes talents à suivre.
Responsable de la pratique
Anna Mills; James Carter
Autres avocats clés
Edward Shaw; Jeremy Sher; Charles Allin; Jue Jun Lu; Serena Cooke; Chloe Mears; Lucia Bíziková; Mark Briggs; Mona Ebert