Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes is an international firm with a singular focus: managing international disputes in a result-oriented and innovative manner.
We are widely recognized as one of the world’s leading international arbitration practices, with an unparalleled track record of landmark victories, including most recently the full dismissal of all claims worth USD 35.9 billion brought by Saudi investors against our client, the Arab Republic of Egypt, in a Paris-seated UNCITRAL arbitration. The tribunal also awarded our client its full legal costs; a USD 1 billion award in favour of Abu Dhabi sovereign fund Mubadala in two ICC arbitrations arising from an investment in major real estate properties in Europe; a USD 100 million damages award for Engie EnergÃa Chile, LNG Buyer, in an ICC arbitration arising under a long-term LNG supply agreement with TotalEnergies; a victory in an ICC arbitration on behalf of a leading European energy company in relation to corporate measures unilaterally adopted by the Respondents that would have de facto deprived our clients of one third of their future profits over the course of a nuclear project in Asia; and the full dismissal of two sets of claims brought in two separate investment arbitrations against the Arab Republic of Egypt in relation to the termination of a gas distribution concession.
We all are consistently ranked as a Global Market Leader by Chambers and Partners and as a tier 1 practice by Legal 500.
With 14 partners, two counsel and forty associates, based in five major centers (Paris, London, New York, Cairo and Abu Dhabi) and all dedicated to the management of international disputes, our team combines the resources of a first-tier international firm with the focus and flexibility of a specialized practice.
Our practices cover the entire spectrum of dispute management. We represent companies, States and State-owned entities in investment treaty and commercial arbitrations under all major arbitration rules in respect of disputes across all industries. We also advise our clients on liability and risk management through dispute-minded contract drafting and optimization of our clients’ corporate structure.
No dispute, arbitration or arbitral tribunal can be approached in a standardized way. We develop strategies tailored to each client’s needs and bring the same care to written submissions, oral pleadings and cross-examinations. We practice arbitration as an art.
