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AREAS OF PRACTICE

ALG stands ready to assist, advise, and advocate across all stages and in all manners and sizes of international dealings and disputes. The following practice areas form the core of our extensive experience.

  • ENERGY

    Energy is transformational. Throughout the world, governments strive hand-in-hand with the private sector to furnish a reliable and responsible supply of electricity to industrialists and private citizens, many of whom are coming to know this luxury for the very first time. Ongoing energy expansion requires a diligent pursuit of viable projects for power generation as well as efficient transmission and distribution once this milestone is achieved. We stand ready to advise in all aspects of energy law and in the negotiation, conclusion, and enforcement of agreements governing all stages of the energy life cycle. In the event that amicable resolution of any dispute fails, we are prepared to vigorously advocate for the interests of our clients in all appropriate fora.

  • OIL & GAS

    Oil and gas will continue to play a significant role in the world's energy mix during the present time of energy transition and for the foreseeable future. In its upstream segment, the oil and gas industry is underpinned by concession agreements that allocate risk and reward in the exploration and extraction of these valuable hydrocarbon resources. In the downstream phase, they are refined or processed for use by industrialists or consumers and finally distributed to the endpoint of sale. We stand ready to advise in all areas of oil and gas law and in the negotiation, conclusion, and enforcement of agreements governing all segments of the industry. In the event that amicable resolution of any dispute fails, we are prepared to vigorously advocate for the interests of our clients in all appropriate fora.

  • MINING

    The earth’s crust is abundantly endowed with metals and minerals which carry value either for a variety of agricultural, industrial, or commercial uses or indeed in their very own right. The realization of this value by delivery of these resources to market is a foundational pillar of many economies. As with oil and gas, the life cycle of these commodities may be categorized into exploration and extraction as contrasted to processing and distribution phases. We stand ready to advise in all aspects of mining law and in the negotiation, conclusion, and enforcement of agreements governing all segments of the mining industry. In the event that amicable resolution of any dispute fails, we are prepared to vigorously advocate for the interests of our clients in all appropriate fora.

  • INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTION

    Infrastructure is central to the ongoing endeavor of international development. This is equally true for projects of all scales and sizes, from local or municipal level improvements to far-reaching billion-dollar megaprojects. Proper pursuit of infrastructure works requires the presence of competent legal counsel from the phase of project inception, whatever the basic structure and attendant risk profile of the contractual instruments that are ultimately elected and employed. Predominant amongst these are the various form contracts developed by the Fédération internationale des ingénieurs-conseils (FIDIC) and others substantially similar, such as those utilized by the European Development Fund (EDF). These instruments typically comprise standardized General Conditions of Contract (GCC) which may be amended or supplemented by Particular Conditions of Contract (PCC) as agreed between the parties. We stand ready to advise in all aspects of construction and infrastructure law and in the negotiation, conclusion, and enforcement of agreements governing all segments of the industry. In the event that amicable resolution of any dispute fails, we are prepared to vigorously advocate for the interests of our clients in all appropriate fora.

  • INTERSTATE MATTERS

    Public international law is the body of rights and obligations existing as amongst and between sovereign states, whether arising from treatymaking activities or from other sources. Interstate arbitration is a binding mechanism for the resolution of disputes as between sovereign states. The parties’ consent to arbitration may sometimes be conferred in the same instrument that establishes the underlying obligations. In other cases, two or more states may agree after the fact to submit an already-existing dispute for resolution in an arbitral forum. Similar to interstate arbitration, the International Court of Justice is another forum for the resolution of disputes between sovereign states. In contrast to arbitration, which typically involves a tribunal that is constituted to hear one particular dispute, the Court is a standing and permanent judicial organ established by the United Nations Charter in 1945. We stand ready to advise and advocate in matters of public international law and to act for sovereign clients in the diverse fora of interstate disputes.