Overview
(March 25, 2024, Washington, DC) – Steptoe has been recognized by Global Arbitration Review (GAR) on the 17th edition of GAR 100 for the eighth consecutive year. The GAR 100 is a comprehensive and independent guide to specialist international arbitration practices. The list covers practices that have regularly worked on international arbitration matters before credible arbitrators, irrespective of size or location—all audited by GAR.
The profile of Steptoe's international arbitration practice highlights some of the group's ongoing cases and recent achievements, which include: a multibillion-dollar NAFTA legacy claim against Canada over its refusal to approve a proposed LNG facility in Quebec on environmental grounds; a Seoul-seated arbitration against US power company concerning nuclear reactor technology; representing the European Union to defend it on its first Energy Charter Treaty case – an US$8 billion claim brought by the Russian-owned operator of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline; an ICSID claim against Malta, concerning a bank that was shut down by local authorities amid allegations of corruption; a billion-dollar ICSID claim against Tanzania over the lease for a proposed holiday resort development; and representing a South African mining group to enforce a US$50 million ICC award against a Zimbabwean state-owned entity.
Clients praised Steptoe's, "single-minded dedication to understanding complex situations, frank advice and determination to win." They described our practice as: "second to none."
The profile also touches on the hires of Jonathon Egerton-Peters and Zachary Song in 2023 in London; in addition to mentioning our clients including ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Inmarsat, Northern Dynasty Minerals, LG, the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), Armenia, Moldova and the European Union.
Steptoe’s full profile can be read at Global Arbitration Review. [subscription may be required]
About Steptoe
In more than 110 years of practice, Steptoe has earned an international reputation for vigorous representation of clients before governmental agencies, successful advocacy in litigation and arbitration, and creative and practical advice in structuring business transactions. Steptoe has more than 500 lawyers and other professional staff across offices in Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington. For more information, visit www.steptoe.com.