Daniel Szabo is an English-qualified associate in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, practising in the firm’s Litigation, International Arbitration, ESG: Risk, Litigation, and Reporting, and Judgment and Award Enforcement Practice Groups. He has particular experience in assisting on a range of complex, cross-border disputes in the energy, infrastructure, and mining sectors.
Daniel trained at Gibson Dunn, during which time he spent six months seconded to the firm’s office in Abu Dhabi. He received his Bachelor of Arts in 2020 from the University of Cambridge.
Representative matters:
- Represented a local subsidiary of Liberty Mutual in an investment treaty arbitration against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
- Represented a U.S. mining company on potential investment treaty claims against a Latin American State.
- Represented a UAE-based IOC in a PCA arbitration against a Middle Eastern NOC concerning failure to supply under a long-term gas supply agreement.
- Represented an energy company in an ICC arbitration against an African State regarding a wrongfully terminated power project.
Capabilities
- Litigation
- ESG: Risk, Litigation, and Reporting
- Energy and Infrastructure
- Geopolitical Strategy and International Law
- International Arbitration
- Judgment and Arbitral Award Enforcement
- Transnational Litigation
Credentials
Education:
- BPP University - 2023 Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice
- BPP University - 2022 Postgraduate Diploma in Law
- Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge - 2020 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- England & Wales - Solicitor