International Arbitration

Morrison Foerster has expertise in both U.S. domestic and international arbitrations in every region of the world under all major institutional and ad hoc rules and procedures. We rank as one of the most active international arbitration practices in the world, having arbitrated cases before such leading international arbitration centers as the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), the Center for Public Resources (CPR), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the German Arbitration Institute (DIS), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) and the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA) as well as before ad hoc arbitration tribunals operating under the UNCITRAL and other rules. We also have extensive experience in court related arbitration proceedings including anti-suit proceedings and enforcement proceedings under the New York Convention and domestic arbitration statutes and legislation including the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act.

We represent both private parties and sovereign states in cross-border disputes involving commercial contracts, joint ventures, power and infrastructure projects, insurance coverage, distribution agreements, investment disputes, patent and intellectual property license and joint development agreements, securities transactions, mergers and acquisitions, antitrust issues, environmental contamination, real estate and employment issues.