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SJ Berwin Gives International Arbitration Group a Further Boost

Tuesday 27th September 2005

SJ Berwin LLP's International Arbitration Group is pleased to announce the arrival of Per Runeland who joined the firm yesterday.

Per Runeland is a well-known figure in the International Arbitration community.   He brings a wealth of experience of acting as Arbitrator and Counsel in numerous institutional and ad hoc arbitrations with a particular emphasis on East-West work and as a leading figure on the Stockholm scene.  As one of a few Westerners who have sat in Russian language Arbitrations for ICAC, Per brings the number of Russian speakers in our group to six.

Co-head of the group, David Goldberg, commented: "We are delighted to be joined by Per, who has been a pioneer in East-West commerce and is one of the Grandees of the Stockholm International Arbitration scene."

Per Runeland said: "I had been impressed by the growth and development of SJ Berwin's International Arbitration practice in a very short time and I look forward to becoming part of that success story."

Notes:

• SJ Berwin LLP is a leading corporate and commercial law firm with offices in London, Frankfurt, Berlin, Munich, Madrid, Paris and Brussels.
• The Firm has over 450 lawyers offering a comprehensive range of services including Corporate Finance, Commercial, Real Estate, Banking, Reconstruction & Insolvency, Financial Services, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Employment & Pensions, EU & Competition and Tax.
• On 1 June 2005 SJ Berwin LLP, an English limited liability partnership, took over the business of the SJ Berwin general partnership.  SJ Berwin LLP or an affiliated undertaking has an office in Berlin, Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Munich and Paris.

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