Arbitration
One Essex Court adds Gibson Dunn & Crutcher’s former Asia arbitration head
Paul Tan joins the set to expand its footprint in Singapore and the wider Asia region
The Barrister Group launches arbitration court with experienced ADR provider
New venture with Hunt ADR will use technology and a fixed-fee structure to streamline the disputes process
SIAC registrar appointed LCIA’s new director general
Kevin Nash to succeed Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof as she steps down after a decade in the role
UK disputes firm Seladore Legal recruits ex-HSF lawyer for Singapore debut
Liang-Ying Tan is seventh partner to join Seladore, all of whom previously worked at HSF
Kennedys hires leading Paris arbitration partner from Hogan Lovells
Thomas Kendra brings emerging markets expertise to his new firm notably through his Africa work
DIAC heralds modernisation programme as cases and diversity grow
Annual report records 4.4% increase in cases in 2023 as dust settles on sweeping reform programme
Paris Arbitration Week reshuffles leadership, elects three new board members
White & Case lawyer among those appointed to board of landmark arbitration event
Skadden adds Asia disputes head from Sidley
Friven Yeoh joins having co-led Sidley’s global arbitration, trade and advocacy group
Howard Kennedy bolsters disputes bench with hires from Paul Hastings, Mishcon de Reya
Contentious insolvency lawyer Crispin Daly and international arbitration specialist Heidrun Walsh join London firm as partners
Greenberg Traurig adds senior arbitration partner in Dubai from Clyde & Co
Nassif BouMalhab joins US firm having led Clyde’s Middle East arbitration group
Arbitration barrister Baloch exits 3 Verulam Buildings for Essex Court
Experienced senior junior swaps sets in rare lateral move between commercial chambers
Greenberg Traurig adds arbitration partner trio in London from Pinsent Masons
Pinsents' former international arbitration co-head Jason Hambury joins with Gurmukh Riyat and Clea Bigelow-Nuttall
Prominent arbitration lawyers launch new boutique in Europe
WilmerHale’s Maxi Scherer and Niuscha Bassiri of Hanotiau & van den Berg team up for ArbBoutique
Eversheds adds ex-Quinn Emanuel partner, Freshfields partner to London disputes bench
Former Quinn Emanuel UK competition co-head joins transatlantic firm alongside Freshfields’ Japan head of disputes
Former ICSID secretary general launches disputes boutique with Steptoe veteran
Meg Kinnear joins forces with former Steptoe & Johnson partner Lucinda Low for new DC firm
Singapore Convention Week stresses ‘dialogue and innovation’
Singapore’s law minister praises multilateralism and warns of ‘much more challenging outlook for businesses and lawyers’
Navigating disruptions and distractions in international dispute resolution at Singapore Convention Week 2024
Singapore’s premier dispute resolution event Singapore Convention Week kicks off in the last week of August – here is a quick rundown of what to expect
Leading 39 Essex Chambers silk departs for new specialist arbitrator set
Former HSF partner David Brynmor Thomas KC has joined Newmans Row, which launched in March
ICC reappoints van Leeuwen as chair of influential Arbitration Commission
Melanie van Leeuwen, a Paris-based arbitration partner with Derains & Gharavi, will serve a second term as chair of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
Arbitration Bill back on UK legislative agenda, government confirms in King’s Speech
Legal practitioners welcome efforts to reform the Arbitration Act 1996, but rue missed opportunity to bring back Litigation Funding Bill
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