People and firms

David Attanasio, who recently helped a Hungarian oil and gas group win a US$237 million award against Croatia, has been promoted to counsel at Dechert in Washington, DC.

21 March 2023

Luis O'Naghten has left the partnership at Hughes Hubbard & Reed to become head of international arbitration at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough in Miami.

20 March 2023

Baker Botts has promoted New Zealand-qualified barrister and solicitor David Turner to special counsel in London.

20 March 2023

Singapore firm Rajah & Tann has hired Vanina Sucharitkul, an academic and former Herbert Smith Freehills lawyer, as partner in its international arbitration practice.

16 March 2023

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has promoted Jagdish Menezes and Manthi Wickramasooriya to of counsel in London.

14 March 2023

Washington, DC, firm Wiley Rein has promoted Josh Simmons and Lukman Azeez to partner in its global disputes practice.

13 March 2023

Yarik Kryvoi, the director of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law’s Investment Treaty Forum, has joined London disputes and insolvency boutique Keidan Harrison as of counsel.

10 March 2023

UK-qualified barrister Jonathon Egerton-Peters has joined Steptoe & Johnson as a partner in London from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom.

09 March 2023

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators’ Young Members Group has elected new members to its steering committee for the 2023 term.

09 March 2023

Tim Taylor KC, former head of international arbitration in Dubai at King & Wood Mallesons, has joined the partnership at US disputes boutique Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss – but will continue to be based in the Middle East.

08 March 2023