Laura Moorcroft

• two related LCIA arbitrations (both London seats) regarding the interpretation and termination of franchise agreements in Germany and the performance of the franchisee;
• an ICC arbitration (London seat) in a claim involving allegations of misrepresentation and alleged losses of over USD36m regarding the development of a hotel in Ethiopia;
• advising on the withdrawal from the Russian market, including providing advice on the unilateral termination of its portfolio of 35 hotels and negotiating contested exits in respect of each of those hotels;
• a challenge to an ICC arbitral award in the high court;
• various disputes regarding the termination and operation of hotels across the EMEAA region. 

Acting for a US-based real estate investment fund with a substantial global investment portfolio of alternative real estate assets in various JV disputes including:

• a GBP 100m+ joint venture dispute concerning numerous allegations of breach of contract, breach of duty and other heads of claim; and 
• in respect of two JV structures, which hold assets across the UK and Ireland, following the financial deterioration of its JV partner, another US real estate fund.