News | Alternative Dispute Resolution

Tuesday 6th April 2004

SJ Berwin's Commercial Litigation Department is pleased to announce the arrival of David Goldberg who joins the firm on 5 April 2004. David will be co-head of the International Arbitration Group alongside Tim Taylor.

David Goldberg's area of expertise is International Arbitration. He has acted as party representative and arbitrator in various jurisdictions in a wide variety of disputes. Being a native Russian speaker and the Secretary General of the Anglo-Russian Law Association he has particular experience in the CIS and Eastern Europe related matters.

Tim Taylor said "David's practice and contacts in the ex CIS countries will add a synergy with our existing practice. As a firm with a particular reputation in cross-border disputes, we have seen a fairly dramatic increase in the number of international arbitrations since the advent of the Woolf Reforms".

David will be concentrating in particular on his contacts in CIS where his reputation speaks for itself. David said "I have chosen SJ Berwin because I see good opportunities of joining forces with the existing arbitration practice of the firm and building a strong and competitive International Arbitration Group."

The volume of litigation in the English High Court has been in decline over recent years and an increasing amount of dispute resolution is taking place by way of arbitration. This has increased dramatically since 1996 when the UK brought into effect a new arbitration regime which is more consistent with international norms as encapsulated by UNCITRAL law on international arbitration.

• SJ Berwin is a full-service international legal practice with more than 450 lawyers across its offices in London, Brussels, Frankfurt, Berlin, Munich, Madrid and Paris.
  
• SJ Berwin has a reputation as a leading international commercial litigation and dispute resolution practice. The firm is involved in litigation and dispute resolution across a variety of forums, whether it be in the High Court of England or courts in other jurisdictions, in international arbitrations or in mediation or other forums of ADR.
  
• The work carried out is representative of the firm's commercial and international client base. In addition to servicing clients from all of the firm's other departments, the litigation fee earners act for many litigation-only clients in a variety of complex matters. A diverse industry emphasis includes: banks, venture capitalists, insurers, and insurance brokers, pharmaceuticals, computer and hi-tech industries, property and hotel groups, media and sports related industries (including individuals), acting for clients before regulatory bodies such as the FSA, gaming and betting, financial intermediaries and professionals.