Three Crowns has once again secured its place among the top-ranked international arbitration practices in the latest edition of The Legal 500 US. Luke Sobota, Liz Snodgrass and Scott Vesel are recognized as ‘Leading Partners’ this year. Simon Consedine is ranked as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ and Nicola Peart has maintained her ranking as a ‘Leading Associate’. Mihir Chattopadhyay, Aarushi Nargas, and William Sullivan have all been additionally recognized as ‘Key Lawyers’.
‘EXCELLENT IN-HOUSE ADVOCACY CAPABILITIES’
The Legal 500 highlights the firm’s “impressive global reach in state and sovereign representation,” noting its work for multinational corporates and States in high-stakes investment treaty, international commercial, and public international law disputes. The guide points to a strong track record on sensitive mandates and underscores the team’s capacity to handle multi-billion-dollar claims involving expropriation, fair and equitable treatment, and denial of justice. One source emphasises the calibre of the team, describing it as “professional, efficient and knowledgeable,” with broad sector experience across aerospace, financial services, oil and gas, mining, construction, and private equity.
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LUKE SOBOTA
Luke represents private and sovereign clients in some of their largest and most important commercial and investor-State arbitrations, including the successful prosecution of one of the largest ICC cases in history. He also has more than 25 years of experience litigating international issues in US courts. Luke’s cases span a variety of sectors, including, energy, technology, aerospace, financial, and construction.
LIZ SNODGRASS
Liz has more than twenty-five years of experience as an advocate and adviser in international arbitration matters. Her practice is a mix of commercial and investment treaty arbitration, across a range of industry sectors and for clients based in the US and around the world. Liz has particular expertise handling disputes involving States and State entities, including investment treaty cases, fiscal disputes under long-term contracts, and disputes that implicate both contract and treaty protections.
SCOTT VESEL
Scott has a decade and a half of experience handling complex international investment and commercial arbitrations in the oil and gas, construction, energy, mining, gaming, defence, technology, and agribusiness sectors. In addition to his private practice in international arbitration, he has served as an attorney-advisor at the U.S. Department of State and at an international organisation. He is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches a course on advocacy in international arbitration.
SIMON CONSEDINE
Simon has significant experience in commercial arbitration and investment arbitrations, having represented clients across a wide range of sectors. Simon co-authored the chapter “Fair and Equitable Treatment: Legitimate Expectations and Transparency” in ICSID’s 50th anniversary text Building International Investment Law: The First 50 Years of ICSID. He sits on the Banking and Financial Services Committee for the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR).
NICOLA PEART
Nicola has a broad practice in international dispute resolution. She represents States, international organisations and private parties before a range of international courts and tribunals, including in complex and high value international commercial and investment treaty disputes, as well as in proceedings before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and the International Court of Justice.
MIHIR CHATTOPADHAYAY
Mihir is a senior associate in our Washington, DC office. He has experience advising clients across a range of industries, including the oil and gas, technology, aerospace, and financial services industries. Mihir has acted as counsel in several high-value and complex commercial and investment arbitrations under the ICSID, ICC, AAA-ICDR, HKIAC, and SIAC Rules. Prior to joining Three Crowns, Mihir was a management consultant with an international consulting firm. He advised clients on, amongst other things, valuing companies for acquisition and improving cost efficiencies.
WILLIAM SULLIVAN
Will is a senior associate in the Washington, DC office. He has advised clients in the energy, finance, food, manufacturing, software, and telecommunications sectors in treaty and international commercial arbitrations conducted under AAA, ICC, ICSID, JAMS, LCIA, and UNCITRAL rules as well as in enforcement proceedings in United States courts. Will studied classics at Princeton, law at Yale, and legal history at the University of Chicago, where he received a PhD. Immediately before joining Three Crowns, Will held the Raoul Berger-Mark DeWolfe Howe Fellowship at Harvard Law School and taught Roman law at Boston College Law School.
AARUSHI NARGAS
Aarushi is a Special Legal Consultant in the Washington, DC office. She has experience in international commercial arbitrations across a range of industries, including oil and gas, mining, and intellectual property. Prior to joining Three Crowns, Aarushi clerked with Chief Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud at the Supreme Court of India, where she worked on commercial, arbitration, and constitutional law matters. She also has prior experience of working at the judicial chambers of the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague and as an associate in the projects and infrastructure practice of a domestic commercial law firm in India.