Post by Salah Mattoo

Four Years of Our London Office — A Reflection and a Thank You for Continued Support Since founding the firm with Marco Pocci, Voon Keat Lai, Malcolm Kemp, Imran Shafiq, Yeeling Wan, Pauline Shum, Guijun Wang and Ivy Wong, the London office has, over the past four years, had the privilege of working on more than 25 international arbitration matters seated in London, Paris, Dubai, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, Seoul, Abu Dhabi, Geneva, Zurich, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok, Milan, Muscat, Doha, Kuwait City, Riyadh, Nairobi, and Stockholm. Our work has spanned a broad range of sectors, including financial services, private equity, hedge funds, commodities, fashion, ed-tech, agriculture, energy (power, renewables and oil & gas), mining, telecoms, automotive, construction/infrastructure, defence, media and entertainment, technology, aviation, pharmaceuticals, e-commerce, logistics, real estate and cryptocurrency. We take this opportunity to express our gratitude to our clients, our fellow co-counsel all over the world and to our fellow partners in Milan, Dubai/Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong and London. Our clients are based across Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe, and we are deeply appreciative of their continued trust and collaboration. The world around us is shifting — geo-political realignments, evolving supply chains, and emerging trade dynamics are shaping a new global order. Through our travels across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, we have witnessed first-hand the changes influencing business, investment and dispute resolution. We are seeing significant growth in international arbitration across Asia and the Middle East, and expect this momentum to continue — alongside the expansion of arbitration institutions across the region. Our firm remains committed to deepening and growing our practice across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, in step with these developments. If you would like to discuss further or connect during our regular visits to these regions, please feel free to reach out. We look forward to seeing many of you soon. Salah Mattoo (Partner, London Office) [email protected]