Published on 11 November 2020 in Client Alerts
Volterra Fietta Partner Robert Volterra and Counsel Álvaro Nistal have published an article on GAR concerning the ground-breaking ICSID award recently issued in Interocean v. Nigeria, which addresses legal issues that are highly relevant to numerous other investor-State disputes. The article, which can be found here, provides useful guidance on the public international law norms applicable to State liability arising from actions of State entities and domestic courts.
We are excited to share the first instalment of the “Volterra Fietta PIL commentaries” podcast series. In each podcast, a Volterra Fietta partner will explain an international legal issue in an easily-digestible, bite-size segment. The series will support informed decision-making, risk assessment and strategic planning for those acting for, against or with States. The opening instalment
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Over the past year, Volterra Fietta was hired by clients in multiple new, complex and ground-breaking disputes before international and domestic courts and tribunals. For those new cases which involve a precise damages figure (for example, not counting boundary disputes at the International Court of Justice), the combined total claim value exceeds USD 40,000,000,000 (forty
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Volterra Fietta is pleased to announce the launch of “Volterra Fietta PIL commentaries” a new monthly commentary series by the partners of the firm, beginning Monday, 26 January. The series will present perspectives of seasoned public international law professionals with unique practical experience advising and representing clients. The partners will address selected concepts, principles, and
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These include: In addition, Volterra Fietta has once again been ranked Band A/Tier 1 for Public International Law by both Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500. Robert Volterra’s practice, including at Volterra Fietta, has maintained these top rankings for almost 30 years. Volterra Fietta has also been highly ranked for International Arbitration by both
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