People and firms

Africa-focused lawyer Manuel Tomas, formerly of Foley Hoag in Paris, has joined the partnership at French law firm Fidal to help build its international arbitration practice.

07 February 2024

Schellenberg Wittmer has promoted Sebastian Coulon Bauer to counsel in Zurich.

05 February 2024

Juliya Arbisman, who has advised Canadian mining group First Quantum on a series of disputes, has left Steptoe & Johnson to join the partnership at Reed Smith in New York and London.

02 February 2024

Fieldfisher has launched an international arbitration practice in Amsterdam led by new partner Marc Krestin, formerly of environmental law firm Pogust Goodhead.

01 February 2024

Tino Schneider has left Lalive, where he advised on construction and energy disputes, to join Allen & Overy as counsel in its Frankfurt office.

01 February 2024

Winston & Strawn has promoted Imad Khan to partner in its international arbitration team in Houston.

31 January 2024

The French Arbitration Committee’s under-40 group (CFA40) has named Agnès Bizard of King & Spalding, Irène Léger of Staunch and Sacha Willaume of Gide Loyrette Nouel as its new co-chairs.

31 January 2024

Tiffany Comprés, Gene Burd and the entire arbitration team at FisherBroyles are among the 130 lawyers who have left to join breakaway firm Pierson Ferdinand.

30 January 2024

Arbitration Chambers has expanded beyond Hong Kong, London and New York, with a launch in Singapore, just around the corner from Maxwell Chambers.

30 January 2024

London disputes-focused firm Rosenblatt has launched an international arbitration practice with the hire of co-heads Leonardo Carpentieri from LMS Legal and Sara Paradisi from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner.

29 January 2024