Breakaway arbitration boutiques are increasingly common but they rarely have the gravitas of the latest entrant, as Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s London arbitration group head Constantine Partasides resigns alongside Paris-based partner Georgias Petrochilos, to form a heavyweight trio alongside former co-arbitration chair Jan Paulsson.
Dispute resolution partner Partasides spent 10 years practising in the Magic Circle firm’s Paris office before returning to the UK in 2007 to head up the top-tier arbitration team.The Legal 500 describes him as ‘quick to master complex subjects’ and recent arbitrations he has led include advising a telecoms operator in a treaty claim regarding an expropriation of a multi-billion dollar business in North Africa.
