King & Spalding Hires Nick Cherryman to Boost London Disputes Practice

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwired) -- 04/28/15 -- King & Spalding has recruited partner Nick Cherryman, previously head of international disputes in Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson's London office, as the firm continues to strengthen its global dispute resolution capacity.

Cherryman, who previously practised as a commercial chancery barrister for 12 years, represents major corporate clients and institutions in complex, high-value international arbitration and commercial disputes. He has previously acted for TNK-BP Ltd (over BP's abortive venture with Rosneft), Goldman Sachs (credit default swaps litigation against Natixis), Motorola (international fraud case against the Uzans), Malaysian Airlines (EU competition law claims), Cerner UK Ltd (UK Government's National Programme for IT) and NokiaSiemens (Russian-related guarantee dispute). He is ranked in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 for commercial litigation and international arbitration.

"London is a key global hub for disputes and it is imperative for us to offer the very best lawyers to service our international client base," said Reggie Smith, head of King & Spalding's global disputes practice. "Nick brings added expertise and experience in international commercial litigation and arbitration to our existing team in London. So far this year, we have seen partner Tom Sprange appointed a Queen's Counsel (QC), recruited partner Stuart Isaacs QC and also promoted Ruth Byrne. It is an exciting time for the practice."

Cherryman's cases regularly involve conflicts of laws issues, aspects of alleged fraud, fiduciary duties, asset tracing, company, insolvency, competition and commercial law. In addition to the UK, he has been involved in cases in the Caribbean, Hong Kong, Cyprus, Belize, and also the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. Cherryman also has substantial experience in cases involving Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Russia and the CIS countries as well as experience conducting arbitrations in the London Court of International Arbitration, the Swiss Chambers' Court of Arbitration, the International Chamber of Commerce and the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce.

"Nick is another quality new addition to our growing team in London," said Garry Pegg, managing partner of the London office. "We have now added six leading lateral partners in the last six months as we continue to build up our capacity, both in disputes and commercial advice."

Since November 2014, King & Spalding's London office has recruited partners Elisabeth Baltay (restructuring and finance from Bingham McCutchen), Tom O'Neill (capital markets from Linklaters), Markus Bauman (capital markets from Latham & Watkins), Stuart Isaacs QC (international disputes from Berwin Leighton Paisner) and Daniel Friel (tax from Latham & Watkins). The London office now has 22 partners.

About King & Spalding
Celebrating more than 125 years of service, King & Spalding is an international law firm that represents a broad array of clients, including half of the Fortune Global 100, with 800 lawyers in 17 offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The firm has handled matters in over 160 countries on six continents and is consistently recognized for the results it obtains, uncompromising commitment to quality and dedication to understanding the business and culture of its clients. More information is available at www.kslaw.com.

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