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Founded in 2012, Signature Litigation has grown into one of London’s pre-eminent specialist dispute resolution practices. From the outset, we set out to do things differently: a conflict-free, disputes-only platform designed to give clients the undivided focus and strategic agility that complex, high-stakes matters demand.
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Established in 2017, Signature Litigation's Gibraltar office was founded to address growing demand for specialist expertise in commercial litigation and private wealth disputes on the Rock.
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Signature Litigation AARPI houses one of France’s most enviable product liability practices, with the team also handling commercial and corporate litigation, insurance and reinsurance, toxic tort and ESG, civil fraud and asset tracing, international arbitration, administrative and public law.
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Frankfurt has emerged as one of Europe's foremost financial and commercial centres and, increasingly, as a bridge between European and Asian markets. With that growth comes an increasing demand for sophisticated dispute resolution. Signature Litigation established its Frankfurt office to meet this need, bringing our conflict-free, disputes-only platform to the German market.
FIND OUT MOREWe are delighted to announce that Signature is recognised again as one of the top arbitration firms globally in the annual GAR 100 Guide, produced by Global Arbitration Review. GAR 100 is widely recognised by the legal profession as a connoisseur of international arbitration and the go-to guide to identify those shaping the landscape. GAR provides its own news coverage of the most important cases and developments in the international arbitration sphere. When considering law firms’ submissions for GAR rankings, GAR not only reviews data provided by each firm on the disputes and hearings conducted by them, but it also relies on its in-depth knowledge of the arbitration market and conducts extensive research in order to identify the top firms globally.
GAR reports this year that we have been representing a Mauritius-based commodities group in a US$120m investment treaty claim against Mozambique over the seizure of shipments of pigeon peas and other foods.
The firm also joined a large co-counsel team representing Canadian paper group Paper Excellence in a US$3 billion ICC claim launched at the beginning of 2025 against companies controlled by Brazil’s Batista brothers. The case concerned their alleged failure to comply with an earlier award mandating the sale of a pulp producer. Paper Excellence settled the high-profile dispute in May 2025, with the consortium paying US$2.6 billion to repurchase a stake in the pulp producer.
The firm was acting for Swiss-based mining group Solway on a US$500 million UNCITRAL claim against Liberia concerning the expropriation of an iron ore mining project. The case is no longer with Signature following the departure of counsel Bernhard Maier in April 2025 to join Browne Jacobson as its first head of arbitration.
We also advised US oil and gas investor Discovery Global in a US$133 million ICSID claim against Slovakia over the state’s alleged failure to protect a drilling project that was disrupted by protesters. The case was dismissed in a January 2025 award and Slovakia is now pursuing enforcement of a costs award in the US courts.
Partner Ioannis Alexopoulos commented, “I am proud to see our practice continue to achieve this important recognition, congratulations to all.”
Partner Natalia Chumak commented, “Our continued recognition is a testament to our collective spirit and drive to achieve the best outcomes for our clients, and contribution to the broader international arbitration market.”
The full GAR 100 list can be found here. Signature's profile can be found here.
Read more about our International Arbitration practice here.
