People and firms
Hill Dickinson hires in Hong Kong
Richard Lyons has joined Hill Dickinson’s construction and commercial arbitration team in Hong Kong after nearly three years working in-house at one of the largest infrastructure contractors in the Middle East.
07 December 2020
New partners at King & Spalding
King & Spalding has promoted Charlene Sun in New York and Andrea Stauber in London to partner in its international arbitration team – after the firm hired three new partners last month.
04 December 2020
Indian practitioner to leave London for Mumbai
Kartikey Mahajan, an Indian practitioner who has practised for several years in Singapore and London, has left King & Spalding and is heading back to India to join Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas in Mumbai.
04 December 2020
Stephenson Harwood hires partner in Hong Kong
Fan Yang has left King & Wood Mallesons, where she acted in a number of commercial disputes involving Chinese parties, to join the partnership at Stephenson Harwood in Hong Kong.
03 December 2020
Dechert lawyer heads for European boutique
Dániel Dózsa, who has acted for and against Eastern European countries in investment treaty cases, has left Dechert to join the partnership at newly launched disputes boutique Queritius in Budapest.
30 November 2020
Lalive promotes in London and Geneva
Lorraine de Germiny, who is defending Romania in a US$5 billion ICSID dispute, has been promoted to partner in the London office of Lalive, while Augustin Barrier has been made counsel in Geneva.
26 November 2020
White & Case promotes four
White & Case has promoted Oleg Todua in Moscow and Aditya Singh in Singapore to local partner, and Tom Cameron in Paris and Verena Gross in Doha to counsel.
25 November 2020
Fietta promotes two counsel
Laura Rees-Evans and Oonagh Sands, who helped to secure an investment treaty award against Egypt last year, have been promoted to counsel at public international law firm Fietta in London.
24 November 2020
Addleshaw Goddard hires from Latham
Felix Doerfelt, who acted in a multi-billion-dollar toll dispute against Germany, has left Latham & Watkins to join the partnership at Addleshaw Goddard in Hamburg.
23 November 2020
Mayer Brown promotes two
Mayer Brown has promoted Rachael O’Grady, who is acting in a treaty claim against Romania, to the partnership in London – while Raymond Yang is made counsel in Hong Kong.
20 November 2020
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