Industry: Professional & environmental services
WilmerHale and Jenner & Block challenge Trump executive orders
A US court has temporarily restrained President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing measures targeting WilmerHale and Jenner & Block while the law firms challenge their legality.
31 March 2025
Kuwait defeats claim linked to 1MDB scandal
A Syrian-French national who was convicted for his role in Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal has lost a US$750 million ICSID claim against Kuwait over court actions targeting his publishing business, despite the tribunal finding due process violations in some of the legal proceedings against him.
18 March 2025
ICSID creditor targets Uruguay’s assets in Luxembourg
An affiliate of New York private equity firm Tenor Capital says it has attached Uruguay’s assets in Luxembourg as it seeks to execute a US$61.1 million ICSID award it won over the collapse of the state’s flag carrier airline.
19 November 2024
Lebanon and Colombia face ICSID annulment bids
A Greek contractor has applied to annul an ICSID award that dismissed its €417 million claim against Lebanon, while US investors seek to revive a US$256 million claim against Colombia that fell foul of an “essential security” defence.
15 November 2024
Cement plant investor threatens ICSID claim against Angola
A UAE contractor is threatening to bring an ICSID claim of more than US$100 million against Angola over a post-civil war project to create the country's first major cement plant that was completed over a decade ago.
05 November 2024
Belgian institution steps up green initiatives
The Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (CEPANI) has established a Greener Arbitration Pledge specific to cases at the institution, while publishing draft sustainability commitments for inclusion in arbitrators’ terms of reference and procedural orders.
18 September 2024
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Featured in The Guide to Investment Treaty Protection and Enforcement - Second Edition
21 December 2023
A&O and Shearman partners approve merger
Partners at Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling have voted to approve plans for a transatlantic merger, uniting two well-known international arbitration brands.
13 October 2023
Dominican Republic liable in dispute with Jamaican billionaire
A split UNCITRAL tribunal has found the Dominican Republic liable in a treaty dispute with a Jamaican billionaire over a waste management concession while rejecting the bulk of his claim for US$676 million in damages.
09 October 2023
Zimbabwe creditors race to enforce overlapping ICSID awards
Two sets of ICSID creditors have applied to a US court to enforce overlapping ICSID awards against Zimbabwe over land expropriations as they sue each other in London.
27 September 2021