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Cases · Cross-border complexity · Sovereign, political & difficult-jurisdiction matters

Urgent Get paid by a government or state company abroad

A government client abroad is not paying us. What are our options?

WONE Global assesses contractual, treaty and negotiation options and pursues them with counsel in that country.

Countries in the typical case Türkiye

The situation

What is happening

A government ministry or state-owned company abroad is not paying for work delivered.

What is at stake

Claims against states take time, and delay weakens the position.

Who faces this

  • Corporations
  • Mid-sized companies

A scenario

Construction firmCorporation · from Turkey · in Ghana

A state utility owes it USD 3 million.

Where it ends A route to payment.

A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.

Also asked as “State-owned company non-payment”“Claim against a foreign government”“A foreign state has stopped paying a commercial contract”

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

WONE Global assesses contractual, treaty and negotiation options and pursues them with counsel in that country.

Usually led by Disputes & Resolution, with Government & Regulatory Affairs and Legal & Contracting.

Step by step, in the scenario

  1. Week 1Options assessed.
  2. Weeks 2-4Formal claim.
  3. Months 2-6Negotiation.
  4. ThenProceedings if needed.

Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.

Decisions

The decisions involved

  1. 01Contract and treaty remedies
  2. 02Negotiation routes
  3. 03Enforcement prospects

Outcomes

What you receive

  • Formal claim
  • Negotiated settlement or proceedings

This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.

Services

The services involved

One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.

  1. Usually leadsDisputes & Resolution9 markets with a named lead→
  2. Often involvedGovernment & Regulatory Affairs1 market with a named lead→
  3. Often involvedLegal & Contracting18 markets with a named lead→

Who handles it

Disputes & Resolution, market by market

The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.

  1. Türkiyein the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  2. Argentina WONE Global Partner Dr. Silvia Patricia Maccari · Lawyer Brief this Partner →
  3. Australia WONE Global Partner Dimitrios Katsaros · Principal Solicitor Brief this Partner →
  4. Italy WONE Global Partner Alessandro Dagnino · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  5. Poland WONE Global Partner Andrzej Zacharzewski · Partner Brief this Partner →
  6. Portugal WONE Global Partner Bruna Prinzo · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  7. Saudi Arabia WONE Global Partner Abdulrahim bin Saleh Al-Zahrani · Founding Partner & General Manager Brief this Partner →
  8. United States WONE Global Partner Frederick Miles Adler · Principal Brief this Partner →
  9. Zambia WONE Global Partner Reagan Blankfein Gates · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  10. Zimbabwe WONE Global Partner Thompson Mucheki · Managing Director Brief this Partner →
  11. India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  12. Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  13. United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  14. United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →

Other markets: WONE Global covers 100 countries. Name yours in the requirement →

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UNIONE™ · Before You Arbitrate™

If this becomes a dispute, test it first.

Test the claim or the defence, the evidence, the exposure and the settlement options before committing to formal proceedings.

For this moment

UNIONE™ is the UNBOUNDED™ Global Ecosystem's institution for cross-border dispute prevention, resolution, arbitration and enforcement. Like WONE Global, it is part of the ecosystem, and the two work as one. Links open theunione.org. Visit UNIONE™