Dentons and Zhong Lun Law Firm have successfully represented the Chinese government in the nation’s first-ever investment treaty arbitration. The case was decided by a three-person tribunal at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, or ICSID, in Washington, D.C.

In the decision released last week, the tribunal sided with the Chinese government and dismissed a claim filed by Seoul-based property developer Ansung Housing Co. Ltd., saying the Korean company failed to sue within a three-year statute of limitations.