ArbitrationIntel — Cross-Border Disputes
When a contract crosses borders, the fight over it usually ends up in international arbitration — ICC, ICDR, or an UNCITRAL tribunal — not in either side's courts. ArbitrationIntel matches you with an international arbitration lawyer from our panel whose experience fits the seat, the rules, and the industry your dispute sits in.
Forums
ICC, ICDR/AAA international, JAMS International, and ad hoc UNCITRAL proceedings.
Matters
Cross-border contract disputes, joint ventures, distribution, construction, and award enforcement.
Fees
Set by the firm and the matter — discussed directly with counsel before you engage.
I. When A Dispute Is International
International arbitration is not a courtroom with translation. The tribunal is private, the procedural rules come from the institution named in your clause, the seat determines which courts can touch the award, and enforcement runs through the New York Convention rather than a sheriff. A lawyer who has actually appeared before these tribunals plans the case around those facts from day one — the seat, the governing law, the arbitrator selection, and how the award will be enforced where the other side's assets actually sit.
II. How Matching Works
The contract, the counterparty, the clause, and where the money is. Plain language is fine.
Panel firms are matched on forum experience, industry, seat, and language — not on who paid for the referral.
You speak with the firm directly, agree fees directly, and engage only if it fits. We are the introduction, not the intermediary.
III. Matters An International Arbitration Lawyer Handles
Cross-border contract disputes
Supply, distribution, licensing, and services agreements between parties in different countries.
Joint ventures & shareholder disputes
Deadlock, exit, and breach inside international JV and shareholder agreements.
Construction & infrastructure
Delay, defect, and payment disputes under FIDIC and bespoke international contracts.
Award enforcement & set-aside
Enforcing — or resisting — awards under the New York Convention where the assets are.
Interim measures
Emergency arbitrators and court-ordered freezes before the tribunal is even constituted.
IV. Questions Asked First
They represent parties in arbitrations that cross borders — building the case under the institution's rules (ICC, ICDR, UNCITRAL and others), handling arbitrator selection, the seat's law, and ultimately enforcement of the award in the countries where the other side holds assets.
Usually not. Commercial and cross-border matters are typically engaged on terms set by the firm — hourly, capped, staged, or occasionally funded. Fee structure is agreed directly between you and the firm before any engagement.
No. We are a marketplace that introduces you to independent, licensed counsel with international arbitration experience. We don't provide legal advice, and your engagement is with the firm you choose.
Often, yes — international arbitration is not tied to local court admission the way litigation is, and firms commonly appear before tribunals seated abroad, working with local counsel where the seat's law requires it. The right answer depends on your clause; it's one of the first things the matched firm will assess.
A request for arbitration can usually be filed as soon as counsel has the contract and the core facts. If assets are moving, emergency-arbitrator and interim-measure routes exist before the tribunal is formed — timing depends on the institution's rules.
V. Describe Your Dispute
Write to us with the contract, the counterparty, and what happened — or book a call. You'll be introduced to counsel matched on forum, industry, and seat, and you decide whether to engage.