In the 2026 edition of Chambers USA, Three Crowns maintains its ranking in International Arbitration: The Elite. Luke Sobota continues to be recognised as leading counsel, maintaining his position in Band 2, and Liz Snodgrass moves up to Band 3 in this year’s guide. Scott Vesel joins the rankings in Band 6. Simon Consedine and Nicola Peart maintain their rankings in Up and Coming.
Chambers highlights that Three Crowns demonstrates “extraordinary commercial awareness”, with counsel “consistently aligned to protect not just our legal position, but also our market credibility, investor confidence and long-term leverage”.
“THEIR COUNSEL WAS CONSISTENTLY ALIGNED TO PROTECT NOT JUST OUR LEGAL POSITION, BUT ALSO OUR MARKET CREDIBILITY, INVESTOR CONFIDENCE AND LONG-TERM LEVERAGE. THEY WERE NOT JUST SOLVING A CASE — THEY WERE SAFEGUARDING A BUSINESS”.
LUKE SOBOTA
“Luke distinguished himself as an exceptional strategist and leader. He maintained a sharp focus on the issues that truly mattered, ensuring the team’s energy was directed toward the most impactful priorities. What set him apart was his ability to adapt in real time — refining positions, seizing opportunities and anticipating challenges before they emerged”.
Luke maintains his Band 2 ranking in this year’s guide. A founding partner of Three Crowns, he represents private and sovereign clients in some of their most significant commercial, investor-state, and inter-state arbitrations. His practice spans the technology, energy, and financial sectors and includes successfully prosecuting one of the largest ICC cases in history.
LIZ SNODGRASS
“She has excellent judgment and that’s her single defining characteristic. She has excellent tactical judgment and the ability to read tribunal. She is very thorough and thoughtful about legal issues”.
Liz moves up to Band 3 in this year’s guide. A partner in the Washington, DC office, she has more than two decades of experience as an advocate and adviser in international arbitration matters. She has acted in arbitrations around the world, with notable experience of disputes arising in Africa, India, and Asia. Her practice is a mix of commercial and investment treaty arbitration, with a particular focus on the upstream energy, power, and mining sectors.
SCOTT VESEL
“Scott has an impressive ability to manage complex and sophisticated matters with intelligence, professionalism, clarity and dedication, supporting decision-making at the highest levels”.
Scott joins the Chambers USA rankings for the first time in Band 6. A partner in the Washington, DC office, he has a decade and a half of experience handling complex international investment and commercial arbitrations across the oil and gas, construction, energy, mining, gaming, defence, technology, and agribusiness sectors. In addition to his private practice, he has served as an attorney-advisor at the U.S. Department of State and at an international organisation, and is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches advocacy in international arbitration.
SIMON CONSEDINE
“Simon was deeply engaged with me and our company — ensuring that our voice, our priorities and our evidence were fully integrated into the case narrative. He combined meticulous preparation with a genuine understanding of our business, our challenges and the stakes we faced”.
Simon maintains his Up and Coming ranking in this year’s guide. A partner in the Washington, DC office, he has significant experience in commercial and investment arbitrations, having represented clients across a wide range of sectors.
NICOLA PEART
“Nicola’s a great attorney. She provides thoughtful analysis throughout our engagements”.
Nicola maintains her Up and Coming ranking in this year’s guide. An England and Wales-qualified barrister and International Counsel in the Washington, DC office, she 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, high-value commercial and investment treaty disputes, and in proceedings before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and the International Court of Justice.