CMS Partner Anna Cudna-Wagner has become the new head of the firm’s Polish Dispute Resolution practice, taking over from Partner Malgorzata Surdek-Janicka who is leaving the firm.
TGS Baltic Successfully Represents AS Tartu Agro Before Supreme Court
TGS Baltic has successfully represented AS Tartu Agro before the Supreme Court of Estonia.
Adelina Prokop and Pawel Puacz Make Partner at Clifford Chance
Adelina Prokop and Pawel Puacz have been promoted to Partner in Clifford Chance’s Warsaw office.
TGS Baltic Successful for Best Idea in Filing Bankruptcy
TGS has successfully represented Marcel Vichmann’s Best Idea OU in filing a bankruptcy petition against Oliver Kruuda.
Hot Practice in Romania: Octavian Popescu on Popescu & Asociatii’s Dispute Resolution Practice
The hot practice for Popescu & Asociatii over the past year has been Dispute Resolution, with the pandemic crisis as a primary driver of work, according to Partner Octavian Popescu, who reports about a vibrant 2021 and looks ahead to a similar 2022.
Pekin Bayar Mizrahi Hires Maral Celepyan Avsar as Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright's affiliated law firm in Turkey Pekin Bayar Mizrahi has hired former Pekin & Pekin Partner Maral Celepyan Avsar.
Approval of the Amendments to the ICSID Rules
On March 21, 2022, Member States of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”) approved a comprehensive set of amendments to the ICSID’s flagship rules for resolving disputes between foreign investors and their host States, after a five-year long process. This marks the fourth time the ICSID rules have been updated. Also, this is the most extensive review until now, as also explicitly acknowledged by the ICSID. The amendments will come into effect on July 1, 2022 and will apply to arbitrations commenced from that date onwards.