Herbert Smith Freehills’ arbitration group has an established reputation for handling some of the most complex international disputes facing clients today. We have dedicated arbitration practitioners based in offices across Asia, Australia, the US, the Middle East and Europe and represent clients worldwide, ranging from Fortune 500 multinationals to governments, state-owned entities and financial institutions. Our practitioners have worked in all key jurisdictions and advised on arbitration proceedings around the world including in London, New York, Paris, Hong Kong, Geneva, Zurich, the Hague, Washington, Stockholm, Dubai, Singapore and Melbourne. As well as the usual seats, we have advised in more unusual places such as Cairo, Honolulu, Lusaka, Mumbai and Zagreb.
The international arbitration group “has a renowned international arbitration group with impressive global reach… Herbert Smith Freehills has a multifaceted practice recognised for expertise in both PIL and commercial arbitrations.”Chambers Global Market Leaders: International Arbitration, 2023
The firm also been recognised as having “standout arbitration capability coupled with an unrivalled breadth of regional coverage”. Chambers Asia Pacific, Arbitration (International), Asia-Pacific Region, 2023
London
Andrew Cannon
Partner, Global Co-Head of International Arbitration and of Public International Law, London
Christian Leathley
Partner, Co-Head of the Latin America Group, Co-Head of the Public International Law Group, US Head of International Arbitration, London
New York
Brussels
Paris
Madrid
Frankfurt
Dusseldorf
Milan
Dubai
Stuart Paterson
Managing Partner, Middle East and Head of Middle East Dispute Resolution, Dubai
Johannesburg
Mainland China
Hong Kong
Simon Chapman KC
Managing Partner, Dispute Resolution and Global Co-Head – International Arbitration, Hong Kong
Kathryn Sanger
Partner, Head of China and Japan, Dispute Resolution, Co-Head of Private Capital, Asia, Hong Kong
Singapore
Daniel Chia
Managing Director and Head of Litigation, Herbert Smith Freehills Prolegis, Singapore
Bangkok
Tokyo
Jakarta
Brisbane
Melbourne
James Allsop
Partner, Australian Registered Foreign Lawyer (Admitted in England & Wales, not admitted in Australia), Melbourne
