Last week, London-headquartered law firm, Herbert Smith Freehills HSF, announced the launch of an Australian arbitration hub to support its Asia Pacific-wide practice.
The strategy is led by Melbourne-based partners, Chad Catterwell and James Allsop, who both bring extensive Asia-based arbitration experience to the initiative.
“The hub represents an opportunity for our people to increase their exposure on cross-jurisdictional arbitration, and to formalise the practice for solicitors in Australia who specialise in arbitration,” Catterwell told FinanceAsia.
He explained that in addition to the two partners, three associates are permanently allocated to the hub and the team is able to access “much...