International dispute resolution
June 2026 | SPECIAL REPORT: INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Financier Worldwide Magazine
June 2026 Issue
International dispute resolution
Q&A: Navigating transfer pricing disputes
Transfer pricing will remain transactional – the setting and defending of transfer prices – but will be assessed on a more holistic level by tax authorities. FW discusses transfer pricing disputes with Oliver R. Hoor at ATOZ Tax Advisers, Steven Wrappe at Grant Thornton, Graeme Webster at KPMG and Stephanie Pantelidaki at Norton Rose Fulbright.
Emerging trends in international corporate disputes
StoneTurn International disputes are no longer defined predominantly by legal issues, but by the interaction of law, data, technology and geopolitics.
The importance of early intervention when a dispute arises: shaping a dispute before it takes shape
Morrison Foerster While the instinct to involve lawyers might be when a dispute crystallises, a more useful question is not ‘when is this a legal dispute?’ but ‘when does this situation start to carry legal, reputational or strategic risk that could compound?’.
Winning before the first hearing: a strategic framework for commercial disputes
WongPartnership LLP The decisions that determine the outcome of a commercial dispute are rarely made in the hearing room. They are made in the months and years before – in how objectives are defined, evidence is preserved, enforcement is anticipated and settlement is approached.
Geopolitics, the UK and investor-state arbitration: a ‘new normal’ in an uncertain world?
Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP Investor-state claims that clear jurisdictional hurdles are won or lost on the merits. The prospect of future claims should also drive up the quality of executive decision making and record keeping on difficult topics.
The evolving impact of sanctions compliance on civil litigation risk
Covington & Burling LLP The potential for litigation risk is compounded by the proliferation of ‘blocking’ statutes and legal doctrines in multiple jurisdictions which seek to undermine the extraterritorial effect of other jurisdictions’ sanctions.
Q&A: The rising tide of M&A disputes
Post-closing financial and operational performance, earnouts and diligence-related issues continue to be a primary driver of disputes in 2026. FW discusses the rising tide of M&A disputes with Haley Stern at Kirkland & Ellis, Julie M. Beskin at McDermott Will & Schulte and Jessica R. Kunz at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates.
CONTRIBUTORS
ATOZ Tax Advisers
Covington & Burling LLP
Grant Thornton
Kirkland & Ellis
KPMG
McDermott Will & Schulte
Morrison Foerster
Norton Rose Fulbright
Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
StoneTurn
WongPartnership LLP