International Arbitration
Gavrilov & Brooks’ International Arbitration Practice represents companies, investors, sovereign entities, founders, and high-net-worth individuals in high-stakes international arbitrations and cross-border disputes throughout California, the United States, and around the world. Based in Los Angeles, the practice combines deep experience in major arbitral institutions with the strategic judgment of seasoned trial lawyers — and draws on a firm whose attorneys already carry real language fluency and international relationships across the Middle East, Korea, Europe, the Balkans, and the former CIS-region, giving clients a team that can handle a dispute from contract drafting through arbitration, enforcement, and appeal.
The practice is chaired by Giorgio A. Sassine, an international arbitration attorney recognized in Los Angeles Magazine’s Best of Legal, Lawdragon 500 X: The Next Generation, Lexology Index for International Arbitration Future Leaders, and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for Construction Law, among other honors.
Why Gavrilov & Brooks for International Arbitration
Clients facing cross-border disputes choose Gavrilov & Brooks because the firm offers:
• Institutional breadth: direct experience before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), JAMS, London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), and Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), as well as ad hoc proceedings seated in California, New York, London, Paris, and Dubai.
• A genuinely international bench: attorneys who have lived and practiced in the Middle East and Europe, who speak Korean and Russian natively, and who bring standing relationships across Korea, Bulgaria, and Eastern Europe, not just familiarity with foreign law.
• California as a seat: deep knowledge of California’s growing role as a global arbitration hub, and how to use it to a client’s advantage in drafting and strategy.
• Full-spectrum representation: from dispute resolution clause drafting and jurisdictional strategy through hearing, award, and enforcement under the New York Convention.
• Sector fluency: hands-on experience across construction, energy, technology, aerospace, sports, and international trade, so counsel already understands the technical and commercial backdrop of a dispute.
Services
International Commercial Arbitration
Representation in arbitrations administered under the rules of the ICC, ICDR, American Arbitration Association (AAA), DIAC, and in ad hoc proceedings under UNCITRAL and other frameworks.
Cross-Border and Complex Commercial Litigation
Litigation of complex, multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes in U.S. federal and state courts, including matters that run in parallel with foreign court or arbitral proceedings.
Construction and Energy Disputes
Representation of owners, contractors, developers, and design professionals in disputes involving delay, disruption, defect, and design claims on major construction, infrastructure, and energy projects.
Enforcement and Award Recognition
Proceedings to confirm, enforce, or vacate arbitral awards under the New York Convention, California Arbitration Act, and the Federal Arbitration Act, and cross-border asset tracing and judgment enforcement.
Dispute Resolution Clause Drafting and Jurisdictional Strategy
Advising companies and founders at the contract stage on seat selection, institutional rules, governing law, and multi-tier dispute resolution provisions designed to prevent disputes from escalating unnecessarily.
Business Fraud and Shareholder Disputes
Representation in cross-border fraud, fraudulent transfer, shareholder and partnership disputes, business divorces, and civil RICO claims that often accompany international commercial disputes.
Industries We Serve
• Energy and Renewables
• Construction and Infrastructure
• Technology and Telecommunications
• Artificial Intelligence and Data Centers
• Aerospace and Transportation
• Sports and Major Events
• Hospitality and Entertainment
• Manufacturing and International Trade
