SERVING CLIENTS WORLDWIDE WITH POWERFUL ADVOCACY IN MANY FORUMS
Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors’ innovative approach to advocacy spans the globe. We have represented clients in ad hoc arbitration in locations such as London, Hong Kong, and Singapore, and have represented clients before a variety of international arbitral institutions including:
The American Arbitral Association (AAA)/International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR)
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
The International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
UNCITRAL Rules
Our international track record includes achieving a favorable arbitration award for a client following an eight-week hearing before the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. This case, against a Chinese manufacturing company, involved breach of contract, antitrust, and other claims relating to a worldwide product distribution agreement. We also appeared before the International Trade Commission in a patent litigation case, successfully settling the matter and procuring a license to the Complainant’s patent portfolio.
In 2011, we helped a Fortune 500 corporation achieve a decisive victory in a London trial concerning its decision to cease its support for a high-profile product acquisition. Claimants sought approximately $40 million in damages. The High Court of the United Kingdom rejected Claimants’ demands and awarded only $1.3 million.
Another highlight of our international docket is our representation of a client before the International Trade Commission in a patent litigation case initiated by Complainant American GNC Corp. The Complainant alleged infringement of a patent and sought to block the importation of Respondents’ products related to marine navigation and GPS systems into the United States. The firm successfully settled the matter and procured a license to the Complainant’s patent portfolio comprising dozens of patents.
We also successfully represented Claimant Flandana Holdings Limited, a Cyprus company, against Respondent Access Capital Advisors, a Guernsey company, before the London Court of International Arbitration. The case alleged breach of partnership agreements and other contracts. This matter was governed in part by English law and in part by Guernsey law.