Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP’s energy litigation practice handles a broad range of disputes for energy companies worldwide. The firm has deep expertise in international arbitration, regularly representing clients in disputes with foreign governments under project agreements, bilateral investment treaties, and the Energy Charter Treaty. The team is particularly experienced in oil and gas industry matters, including exploration and production, pipeline disputes, joint ventures, and energy trading, as well as arbitration of complex international energy-related cases. The practice is co-led by Karl Stern, a Houston-based litigator with extensive experience trying sophisticated commercial cases in state and federal courts and before domestic and international arbitral tribunals, often handling complex oil and gas disputes. Sanford Weisburst, based in New York, focuses on energy litigation at the administrative, trial, and appellate levels. New York-based Michael Young is a highly experienced arbitration specialist, representing international clients in energy disputes under major institutional rules worldwide.