The Public International Law practice at Herbert Smith Freehills now has over 20 partners advising on PIL matters. The team is spread across the globe from New York, through London, Brussels and Paris, to Beijing, Hong Kong, Sydney and Tokyo.
The practice is well-known for its expertise in investment disputes, but has an increasingly distinguished practice in State to State matters, including international boundary disputes, treaty disputes and inter-governmental negotiations.
We are currently acting for six sovereign States in a number of PIL-related matters, and have six active Investment Treaty arbitrations in which we are representing a mix of host States and investors. Significant clients have included the Kingdom of Spain, the Republic of Tunisia, Italy, Costa Rica, Mongolia, South Korea and the International Seabed Authority, as well as bp, Chevron, Rio Tinto, and CNPC.
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
Brussels
Paris
Frankfurt
Dusseldorf
Madrid
New York
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
