Topic: Boutiques

Scherer and Bassiri team up to launch boutique

Maxi Scherer of WilmerHale and Niuscha Bassiri of Hanotiau & van den Berg have left their firms of nearly 20 years to launch a new practice focused on their arbitrator work. 

02 September 2024

Goldberg leads Pinna expansion in London 

David Goldberg has left White & Case, where he was co-head of investment arbitration in London, to join the arbitration boutique set up by Andrea Pinna and launch its new office in the UK capital. 

02 May 2024

Greenberg parts ways with Mayer

Céline Greenberg has left the boutique she co-founded with leading arbitrator Pierre Mayer to launch an international arbitration practice at French firm Franklin.

12 February 2024

Anglo-French duo launch Paris boutique

English barrister Jacob Grierson and French-qualified Thomas Granier have left Africa-focused law firm Asafo & Co to launch an international arbitration boutique in Paris. 

20 October 2023

Former King & Spalding duo launch Singapore boutique   

Former King & Spalding lawyers Simon Dunbar and Kevin Lim have left Singapore firm Gateway Law to set up their own disputes boutique in the city-state.

12 October 2023

Dutch boutique hires from De Brauw

French national Irène Léger has left De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek to join Staunch, an Amsterdam disputes boutique set up by former colleagues from the same firm.

04 October 2023

Africa-focused boutique launches arbitration practice

Poupak Anjomshoaa has left the partnership at Baker Botts to launch an international arbitration practice at Africa-focused boutique Trinity International, which has also hired partner Natasha Peter from Gide Loyrette Nouel in Paris.

02 December 2022

Shook Hardy practice head goes solo

Carlos Concepción has left his role as chair of the global arbitration practice at Shook Hardy & Bacon to practise independently as arbitrator and counsel in Miami.

30 August 2022

Fietta names third partner

Ashique Rahman, who acted in a high-profile intra-EU BIT claim against Poland, has been made partner at public international law boutique Fietta in London.

04 July 2022

Allen & Overy partner leaves to found London boutique

Suzanne Spears has left the partnership at Allen & Overy to set up her own London boutique focusing on business and human rights law.

14 June 2022

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