The award is not the end

Clients often treat the final award as the finish line. In practice, a large share of the value in a dispute is decided afterwards, in the courts where assets sit and where counterparties choose to resist.

Sovereign respondents and state-linked entities have become more sophisticated in using immunity and public policy arguments to delay recognition.

Plan for recovery at the outset

The seat, the governing law and the identity of the contracting entity all shape what happens after the award. We map enforcement routes before the notice of arbitration is filed, so that the strategy in the hearing room serves the strategy that follows.