Organisation: Volkswagen
Onyema on the cost of corruption
In this year's Roebuck Lecture, Emilia Onyema discussed the "cost of corruption" for local communities and how to provide them with access to arbitration and national courts, with a focus on the infamous case P&ID v Nigeria, which was of particular concern to her as a Nigerian.
04 October 2024
Willkie promotes in London
Dharshini Prasad has been promoted to partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher in London.
13 December 2023
GAR Live kicks off week of events in Berlin
The second edition of the Berlin Dispute Resolution Days featured a GAR Live focused on contract-based arbitrations against states, sessions on energy, construction and franchise disputes, and the autumn conferences of the German Arbitration Institute (DIS) and its under-40 group (DIS40).
10 November 2023
Jones Day promotes in Paris
Jones Day has promoted Claire Pauly, who is acting for French telecoms group Orange in an ICSID claim against Iraq, to of counsel in Paris.
09 February 2023
Egyptian carmaker brings treaty claim against Algeria
An Egyptian car manufacturer has filed a US$24 million treaty claim against Algeria over “severe damage and losses” allegedly caused by government measures.
07 December 2022
WilmerHale’s New York head joins Latham
John Pierce has left Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, where he headed the firm's international arbitration practice in New York, to become global co-chair of Latham & Watkins' international arbitration practice.
23 June 2022
Willkie hires from WilmerHale in London
Dharshini Prasad has joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher as counsel in London, becoming the seventh international arbitration practitioner to join the firm from WilmerHale.
28 January 2022
German arbitrator can be sued in France for non-disclosure
A German arbitrator whose failure to disclose a conflict of interests led to the annulment of an ICC award can be sued in France, the Paris Court of Appeal has ruled.
24 June 2021
French court says suit against arbitrator belongs in Germany
A French court has held it lacks jurisdiction to hear a lawsuit against an arbitrator based in Germany whose failure to disclose links between his law firm and a party led to the annulment of an ICC award.
31 March 2021
WilmerHale promotes in London
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr has promoted two London-based lawyers who have acted in billion-dollar ICC arbitrations, Sarah Ganz and Dharshini Prasad, to special counsel and counsel respectively.
08 February 2021