Region: Europe
Philip Morris files claim against Ukraine
US tobacco company Philip Morris has made good on its threat to file an ICSID claim against Ukraine after being hit with a €44 million fine by a national competition authority.
21 January 2021
Agent can’t revive ICC claim after “kickbacks”
A Swiss court has upheld an ICC award that blocked a Panamanian company from recovering agency commissions from a client after it emerged the agent’s founder had paid “kickbacks” to one of the client’s employees.
21 January 2021
European boutique hires from Linklaters
Alicja Zielińska-Eisen, who helped a Luxembourg entity win a €176 million treaty award against Poland, has left Linklaters to join newly-launched disputes boutique Queritius as of counsel, splitting her time between Warsaw and Berlin.
19 January 2021
Clifford Chance team launches Moscow boutique
The eight-lawyer disputes team at Clifford Chance in Moscow led by partner Timur Aitkulov has left the firm to launch a new disputes boutique in the Russian capital.
18 January 2021
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