In this issue:

- International arbitration and the efficient management of complex oil and gas disputes...1

- Russian legal developments...2

- Shale gas exploration in Poland ...4

- Conversion or upgrade of offshore installations: special considerations...6

- Recent developments...9

- New K&L Gates offices open...10

Excerpt from International arbitration....

Complex and costly projects beget complex and costly disputes. In this article, Ian Meredith and Sean Kelsey of our international disputes practice explore how the associated call on resources, time and effort can - with forward planning - be mitigated. But, as they explain, there remain traps for the unwary.

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