International Arbitration specialist Andrew Battisson has moved from Norton Rose Fulbright to join Magic Circle firm, Linklaters. At Linklaters, Andrew will lead the firm’s international arbitration practice in Asia and the Middle East.
Battisson has over two decades of experience in matters of international commercial arbitration, investor-state arbitration, as well as, enforcement and transactional litigation.
Jelita Pandjaitan who heads Linklaters’ Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations practice, commented:
“We are very excited to welcome Andrew Battisson to the firm. In all our key markets in Asia, arbitration continues to be the preferred method of resolving disputes and we are seeing strong demand from our clients. Andrew will further boost our capability to support our clients’ large-scale, complex, cross-border international arbitration needs. With his extensive experience and relevant sectoral expertise, Andrew impeccably complements our existing Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations practice. He is very well known and liked in the field – as impressive in advocacy as he is in strategy.”
In Legal Media 360’s Sentiment Index, Battisson is positioned in Band 1 for International Arbitration matters.