Investment Protection and Investment Disputes
MMSP advises states and investors on international investment protection, investment structuring, dispute prevention and investor–state arbitration. The team has substantial experience in complex disputes arising from regulatory change, major infrastructure projects and state intervention in strategically important sectors.
The firm’s lawyers have acted in proceedings under the ICSID, UNCITRAL, SCC and ICC Rules, as well as in negotiations aimed at resolving investment disputes before or alongside formal proceedings.
Clients
Experience on both the state and investor sides gives the team a practical understanding of how investment disputes are assessed, defended, negotiated and resolved.
- Sovereign states and governments, including the Republic of Lithuania, in significant international investment disputes.
- Foreign investors and international companies pursuing or considering claims against states.
- Investors in regulated sectors, particularly energy and infrastructure.
- Public authorities and state institutions on the investment-law implications of major regulatory reforms and strategic projects.
- Investors and states in settlement negotiations, including disputes managed outside formal arbitration.
Representative Experience
- 01Acting for the Republic of Lithuania in a UNCITRAL investment arbitration brought by OAO Gazprom concerning the implementation of the EU Third Energy Package.
- 02Acting for the Republic of Lithuania in proceedings involving OAO Gazprom under the ICC Arbitration Rules.
- 03Acting for the Republic of Lithuania in Bosca v Republic of Lithuania under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.
- 04Acting for an investor in investment disputes against an Eastern European state administered by ICSID and the SCC.
- 05Advising a Scandinavian investor on an SCC investment arbitration against an Eastern European state.
- 06Acting in and advising on settlement negotiations between investors and the Republic of Lithuania.
- 07Advising the Government of Lithuania on reform of the electricity and gas sectors, including the investment-protection implications of major regulatory changes.
MMSP’s investment-disputes practice combines arbitration experience with a broader understanding of public international law, regulatory policy, corporate structures and the commercial realities of major investments.
