The 2013 Arbitration Scorecard covers international arbitrations that were active in the years 2011 and 2012: 165 treaty arbitrations worth at least $100 million and 109 contract arbitrations worth at least $500 million. The list of treaty disputes includes a number of investment law claims. The list of contract disputes includes a number of state-investor claims.
Because many arbitrations are confidential, neither list is comprehensive. Many big cases enter the public domain through collateral litigation, press coverage, or securities disclosures. However, some large arbitrations remain undisclosed because they are at an early stage, the parties are nonpublic, the risk of liability is spread among members of a consortium, or the company is so large that it contends the dispute is immaterial.
