People and firms
Peter removed from Venezuela panel
Venezuela has successfully challenged Wolfgang Peter as arbitrator in an investment treaty case after raising concerns he could be influenced by the views of his Peter & Kim colleague Pierre Tercier in a similar dispute.
12 October 2022
Fieldfisher hires Hogan Lovells duo
Fieldfisher has hired two practitioners from the Munich office of Hogan Lovells, with Philipp Duncker staying in the city as partner and Jonas Poell moving to Paris as counsel.
12 October 2022
Curtis wins bid to advise Mexico in 13 disputes
Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle has won a tender to advise Mexico in 13 investment disputes after seeing off competition from six other firms.
07 October 2022
White & Case promotes in US and Europe
White & Case has named five new international arbitration partners across its offices in the US, Poland and the UK.
07 October 2022
Signature promotes in London
Neil Newing, who is acting in proceedings relating to Mozambique’s “tuna bonds scandal”, has been promoted to partner at Signature Litigation in London.
06 October 2022
DIS names corporate counsel as new secretary general
The German Arbitration Institute, or DIS, has appointed Siemens in-house counsel Ramona Schardt as its new secretary general to replace Francesca Mazza.
05 October 2022
Covington promotes in London
Covington & Burling has promoted Monique O'Donoghue to partner in its London office, four years after she returned to the firm from K&L Gates.
05 October 2022
Paris boutique launches arbitration practice
Marie-Aude Ziadé, a former disputes head at Areva who later co-founded her own Paris boutique, has joined CBR & Associés in the city to lead a new arbitration team.
04 October 2022
Sands shifts chambers in London
Philippe Sands KC has left Matrix Chambers, the London barristers' chambers he co-founded more than two decades ago, to join 11 King's Bench Walk.
03 October 2022
Ashurst hires practice head from McDermott
Arne Fuchs has left McDermott Will & Emery, where he was co-head of international arbitration, to become head of public international law and investment arbitration at Ashurst.
29 September 2022