Dispute resolution lies at the heart of SMBC Law’s practice. We are committed to identifying and applying the most effective method to resolve each dispute in line with our clients’ strategic and commercial objectives. Depending on the nature of the conflict, we assist clients through negotiation, mediation, conciliation, facilitation, or arbitration, ensuring that every matter is handled with the most appropriate and efficient approach.

Our lawyers act as counsel, arbitrators, and mediators in both ad hoc and institutional proceedings under the rules of the ICC, Swiss Arbitration Centre, LCIA, VIAC, GAFTA, and LMAA, among others. We represent clients across a wide range of industries, including energy, commodities, shipping, infrastructure, and finance, with a particular focus on cross-border commercial and investment disputes.

Our arbitration expertise spans the entire lifecycle of a case, from drafting and interpreting arbitration agreements to managing proceedings, obtaining interim relief, coordinating complex evidentiary processes, and enforcing or challenging awards before domestic and foreign courts.