Suzanne Spears Joins A&O as International Arbitration Partner

Monday, October 1, 2018

Suzanne has joined Allen & Overy as a partner in the International Arbitration group. She is a leading public international law (PIL) and investment treaty specialist, and is recognised as one of a small number of practitioners who are truly experts in the field of business and human rights (BHR) law. Suzanne joins us from specialist public international law firm Volterra Fietta, where she was a partner and head of the firm’s BHR practice. She is a US-qualified lawyer and an Associate Professor of Law at Notre Dame University, where she teaches international arbitration and BHR law. More >>

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Ashurst Strengthens Energy Capability in Madrid With Two Partner Hires

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

International law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of Andrés Alfonso and Pablo García-Manzano as partners in its team in Madrid. Andrés is a transactional lawyer, and Pablo is an expert in energy regulation and other regulated sectors. Andrés joins from Herbert Smith Freehills where he has been since 2010. Pablo García Manzano joins from the Council of State, the supreme consultative council of the Spanish Government.  More >>

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King & Spalding Adds Peter Hsiao to its Environmental Team in Los Angeles

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

King & Spalding today announced that Peter Hsiao has joined the Government Matters practice group as a partner in the Los Angeles office. As a member of the firm’s Environmental, Health and Safety team, he will head the team’s efforts on the west coast. Most recently Hsiao served as head of Morrison & Foerster’s Environment and Energy Group in Los Angeles and of its Green Products and Chemicals team. More >>

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