Paul Hastings Recognized Again Among the World’s Leading Arbitration Practices

Paul Hastings has been ranked in the 2026 Global Arbitration Review (GAR) annual list of the world’s top international arbitration practices for the 19th consecutive year, capping a series of top recognitions, awards and client successes over the past year.

The Intersection of Elite Legal Practice and International Arbitration

Paul Hastings is one of only four elite firms to be included in the 2026 GAR arbitration rankings and the Top 10 of the 2026 American Lawyer Power Rankings, demonstrating the firm’s position at the intersection of international arbitration and elite legal practice.  Paul Hastings has been included in every edition of the rankings since its inception almost two decades ago by GAR, which has highlighted the firm’s “top-notch guidance through complex commercial, economic and political situations.”  The firm handles “high-value, multi-jurisdictional disputes with seamless coordination across offices and disciplines, often acting in parallel regulatory, civil, and commercial proceedings.” (Legal 500)

A Powerhouse Arbitration Portfolio

GAR made “special mention” of Paul Hastings and its trajectory in international arbitration, highlighting the firm’s arbitration experience across our global offices, deep client base across sectors, and “leadership, proactivity and experience.” With “significant new instructions,” Paul Hastings has a profound arbitration case portfolio with dozens of cases valued in the tens of billions of dollars, once again placing it among the world’s top 20 law firms by value of arbitration caseload.

‘An International Arbitration Behemoth’ Forging Ahead Across Rankings

The latest accolades reflect a year of No. 1, Tier 1 and other top rankings and awards worldwide for Paul Hastings’ International Arbitration practice, including Latinvex, Legal 500, Chambers and Best Lawyers. Paul Hastings is focused on the future of international arbitration as “a leading practice in international arbitration” and “an international arbitration behemoth,” and its “growth in the international arbitration field has been extraordinary,” with “one superstar hire after the other.” (Legal 500)

‘The Most Significant and Complex Disputes’ Across Sectors

Paul Hastings advises arbitration clients “from an eclectic range of industries,” according to GAR. The firm handles “the most significant and complex disputes” and “big-ticket disputes” drawing on “vast arbitration experience” and “an impressive body of work which spans multiple jurisdictions and economic sectors” (Legal 500). The firm has “depth and quality” of leadership that navigates “the toughest situations” and “the most high-profile problems across different sectors” by drawing from “a strong pool of disputes experts,” along with the “ability to handle arbitration across a range of sectors, including energy, infrastructure and private equity” (Chambers). The team is skilled across a range of sectors such as “energy, mining, natural resources, projects and construction, along with telecoms, technology, financial services, aviation and life sciences” (Legal 500).

‘Global Scale’ Across Regions

As noted by Chambers, Paul Hastings has “global scale,” and, as highlighted in GAR, the International Arbitration practice has a presence in over 15 of the firm’s global offices, including the global arbitration hubs of Washington, D.C., New York, London and Hong Kong, as well as offices in Shanghai, Tokyo, San Francisco and Los Angeles (Chambers, GAR).

In the Americas, Paul Hastings’ practice in international arbitration is “in the elite of the field in the USA and Latin America,” with a team that has “decades of experience” and “a strong track record of success” (Legal 500). Paul Hastings has “significant geographic representation” in Europe and the Middle East and “expertise on legal issues and insight on finance and quantum” in the U.K. (Chambers). The firm “focuses on high-end oil and gas, infrastructure and power projects” and “covers the entire lifecycle of a construction and engineering project — from procurement strategy and contract drafting/negotiation to claims advice and dispute resolution” in the Middle East (Legal 500). In addition, Paul Hastings handles “a broad range of contentious matters across Asia” (Legal 500) and was recognized among “the best international law firms” at the China Business Law awards. The firm was also among the finalists for “International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year” at the Asian Legal Business awards.

‘Outstanding Results’

Paul Hastings has “an exceptional track record of delivering outstanding results” in international arbitration, with the “ability to act decisively in crisis litigation/arbitration scenarios” (GAR and Legal 500). Clients and commentators highlight that Paul Hastings is “very well organized”; provides “exceptional” and “remarkable” services that combine “deep legal expertise with a commercial mindset” to allow the team “to offer solutions that are not only legally sound but also aligned with the client’s business goals”; “distinguishes itself through a combination of commercial agility, cross-border litigation/arbitration strength and deep industry insight”; and delivers “solutions in the biggest cases” (Chambers and Legal 500).

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