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Bennett Jones is a premier international arbitration law firm, providing legal services to clients worldwide in both international commercial arbitration and investor-state arbitration.

In our international commercial arbitration practice, we represent multinational companies in jurisdictions all over the world in complex commercial disputes in a wide variety of sectors, including construction, energy, natural resources, financial services, telecommunications, and pharmaceuticals. In our investor-state arbitration practice, we represent sovereign states and multinational companies worldwide in disputes under NAFTA Chapter Eleven, the ICSID Convention, and other bilateral and multilateral investment treaties. We also advise our clients on how to structure their cross-border investments to benefit from investment treaty protections.

What sets us apart from other firms is that for us, international arbitration is not merely an occasional mandate; it is what we do. Our lawyers are dedicated to international arbitration, and routinely act as counsel and arbitrators in international disputes worldwide. We work with all of the leading arbitration rule systems, under virtually any law in the world, and in multiple languages. This has given us an unparalleled insight into arbitrators, the institutions, expert witnesses, and opposing counsel, which often makes all the difference in the outcome of a dispute.

Indeed, our lawyers are routinely recognized as some of the best in the field by, among others, Chambers Global, Best Lawyer International, the Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Our roster includes lawyers who are trained in both the common law and civil law traditions; who have authored textbooks on arbitration; who have negotiated investment treaties on behalf of sovereign states; who have advised Parliamentary Committees, WTO, NAFTA, and CD working groups; who work in numerous languages; who have practised international arbitration all over the world; and who are recognized as authorities on topics pertaining to international commercial and investor-state arbitration, and who publish and lecture extensively on those subjects.

Perhaps most importantly, we get results for our clients. Our partners personally handle all of our cases, ensuring that all of our clients benefit from the expertise and experience of our most senior practitioners. Our clients turn to us because they trust that our experience and skill will enable them to achieve the best possible outcome in their disputes.

In short, no matter where in the world your dispute may be, and no matter how large or complex, we have the skill, experience and expertise to help you achieve the best possible result.

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International Commercial Arbitration
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A multinational chemical manufacturer in the enforcement of a multibillion dollar ICC arbitral award against a Middle Eastern government
A Canadian engineering company in a CIETAC arbitration seated in Beijing against a Chinese company in relation to the manufacture of piping in the oil and gas industry
A Canadian oil services company in a multimillion dollar ICC arbitration relating to offshore gas development in the Black Sea
A Canadian pipeline contractor in a multimillion dollar ad hoc arbitration seated in Calgary against a Canadian energy company in the construction of a sour gas pipeline in Canada
A Canadian utilities company in multiple multimillion dollar ICC arbitrations seated in Mexico City against Mexican contractors in the construction of a natural gas pipeline in Mexico
A French cosmetics company in a multimillion dollar ad hoc arbitration seated in New York City with a Chinese cosmetics company in a purchase price adjustment dispute
A German biofuel contractor in a multimillion dollar AAA arbitration seated in Chicago against an American oil and gas company in the construction of an ethanol production facility in the United States
A military services company in a multimillion dollar dispute subject to ICC arbitration with NATO relating to the supply of airfield services in Afghanistan
A multinational cement manufacturer in a multimillion dollar ad hoc arbitration seated in Edmonton against a Canadian power producer in the sale of classified and unclassified fly ash
A multinational joint venture partner in a multimillion dollar ICC arbitration relating to the ownership and operation of an oilfield in Indonesia
A multinational oil services company in a multimillion dollar ICC arbitration relating to the ownership of energy interests in the Aegean Sea
A Norwegian-Qatari joint venture in a multimillion dollar dispute subject to ARIAS arbitration seated in London against insurers in the destruction of a cooling tower in Qatar
A Polish state-owned television broadcaster in a multimillion dollar PCC arbitration seated in Warsaw against a Canadian licensee in relation to the distribution of Polish language television and radio content in the Western Hemisphere
A Southeast Asian government in a multimillion dollar ICC arbitration seated in Paris against Swiss and Dutch companies in the purchase and sale of rice
A Turkish contractor in a multimillion dollar ICC arbitration arising from the construction of an offshore gas platform in the Black Sea
A Turkish joint venture partner, in a multimillion dollar arbitration arising from the construction of an industrial plant in Jordan
Norwegian and Qatari aluminium manufacturer in a multimillion dollar dispute subject to ICC arbitration seated in London against U.S. and Korean contractors in relation to the construction of a power plant and aluminium smelter in Qatar
A foreign investor against a North American government in an investment treaty arbitration under NAFTA Chapter Eleven in the revocation of the investor's permit to undertake shale gas exploration
A foreign investor in an investment treaty dispute under a bilateral investment treaty with a Southeast Asian Government regarding the revocation of the investor's permits to develop a large-scale mining project in Southeast Asia
A North American government in an investment treaty arbitration under NAFTA Chapter Eleven with a foreign investor in the revocation of the investor's permits to develop a large-scale waste management facility
A North American government in an investment treaty arbitration under NAFTA Chapter Eleven with a foreign investor in the application of performance requirements on the investor in the energy industry
A North American government in an investment treaty arbitration under NAFTA Chapter Eleven with a foreign investor in the revocation of the investor's application to develop a large-scale mining project
Eastern European government in an investment treaty arbitration with a foreign investor under a bilateral investment treaty with respect to foreign investments made in Eastern Europe's aviation industry

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