PARTNER HIRES
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King & Spalding boosts Dubai disputes team with double partner hire from CMS
Arrival of construction specialists follows on from hire of two energy partners in Singapore
Litigation/dispute resolution
DISPUTES
Dubai arbitration cases jump to fresh record as construction disputes predominate
DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre posts 18% increase in caseload in 2019; 2020 poised for another record year
LAW FIRM LEADERSHIP
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Norton Rose Fulbright's US disputes chief steps up to head global team
Richard Krumholz succeeds new CEO Gerry Pecht as leader of 1,200-strong practice
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Jones Day not representing Trump in election fraud claims, firm says
US giant says election role confined to advising Pennsylvania GOP on ongoing mail-in ballot extension dispute
LITIGATION FUNDING
Lawyers team up with litigation funding industry to create model documents
Project aims to produce best-in-class documentation, helping to promote a credible and established asset class
ARBITRATION
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The ICC's new rules: late to the party, but welcome as tools to ensure efficient and fair process
Zoe O'Sullivan QC and Tim Benham-Mirando assess the key changes in the new ICC Arbitration Rules
CLASS ACTION
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Leigh Day teams up with South African firm to file class action claim against Anglo American
Firms allege Zambian mine's lead contamination has affected an estimated 1,000-plus people
ARBITRATION
ICCA Edinburgh congress is postponed for a second time due to Covid-19
Flagship arbitration conference rescheduled to later in 2021 as Scotland manages second wave of coronavirus
PARTNER HIRES
Squire Patton Boggs boosts arbitration practice with senior hires in Paris and Brussels
US law firm adds two partners in Paris from DWF, while a consultant joins as a partner in Brussels from Wilmer Hale
TEAM MOVE
Brown Rudnick's London head of arbitration joins Beirut's Alem & Associates
Nicholas Tse to set up Abu Dhabi branch for new firm with team of two associates