It also includes the resolution of disputes between private investors and states.
Cases require an understanding of countries' cultures, laws, history, and political sensitivities.
Instructions range from boundary disputes, state and diplomatic immunities, and international sanctions, to environmental law and disputes involving financing and infrastructure projects. Eversheds secures pole position in this year's table, having invested more resources in its public international law practice than other firms. The firm has considerable experience acting for governments in boundary and sovereignty disputes. David Sellers frequently appears before the ICJ, as does Rodman Bundy, who, along with Nanette Pilkington, was an advocate during five weeks of oral hearings before the ICJ on behalf of the State of Qatar in its maritime delimitation case against Bahrain. Eduardo Valencia-Ospina, former registrar of the ICJ, joined the firm as a consultant, while Loretta Mjalintoppi is also highly regarded.