Whether in a courtroom or in front of an international tribunal, AZA takes the same high-energy approach to achieve results for our clients. AZA attorneys have brought and defended claims in a variety of international arbitrations in both commercial and investor state settings with billions of dollars at stake. These arbitrations have been conducted under ICC, AAA, NASD, and ad hoc rules, and have concerned a range of claims from breach of contract, to fraud, to an array of intellectual property disputes (including patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright).
Representative matters include:
- Represented an African state in an ICSID dispute concerning disputed oil interests valued at over $1 billion. Award is confidential.
- Helped secure a $700 million dollar award for a satellite and telecommunications company against an Indian agency in a Delhi-seated ICC arbitration concerning the repudiation of a long-term lease agreement.
- Represented a Denver businessman in an NASD arbitration against an international banking conglomerate, in a common-law holder’s fraud case over false advice about the quality of stock involving claims for $2 billion and secured a favorable settlement after a one-month hearing.
- Represented an Indonesian businessman in an ICC arbitration against an international engineering and construction firm, involving a contract to build a refinery in Kazakhstan with $80 million at stake. After a two-week hearing in Geneva, obtained a pay-nothing decision from the sole arbitrator.
- Represented a gas pipeline group in an ad hoc arbitration against an international natural gas compression company involving major contract disputes and obtained an eight-figure settlement on the eve of the hearing before a panel of three former judges.
- Represented major multinational oil and gas company in an ad hoc arbitration concerning issues regarding a unitization agreement and prevailed after a three-month final hearing.
- Represented an Atlanta businessman in an NASD arbitration against an international banking conglomerate, in a fraud case over false stock advice involving claims for $80 million and secured a favorable settlement during the hearing.
- Represented energy supermajor in an ICC arbitration with a national oil company concerning a nine-figure indemnity dispute arising from the purchase of a refinery.
- Represented energy supermajor in an LCIA arbitration regarding the effect of a weather-related force majeure event on a multi-million dollar natural gas sales contract.
- Brought claims on behalf of a national LNG company against an energy supermajor concerning incorrect calculations of approximately $60 million in deficiency fee payments.
- Obtained multimillion dollar award for energy company client in international arbitration involving competing claims for delays to the completion of two LPG plant conversion projects; subsequently confirmed the disputed arbitration award in adversary bankruptcy proceedings.
In addition, AZA’s attorneys have been appointed as arbitrators on many occasions, including in an ad hoc arbitration involving international gas plant development contracts and related royalty issues in an African state involving claims for some $500 million, for which a final judgment was rendered after a three-week hearing.
AZA are our go-to firm for high-stakes litigations