King & Spalding Snags Kirkland International Arbitration Trio

King & Spalding has signed three international arbitration partners from Kirkland & Ellis, in a bid to grow the firm’s commercial work in Latin America and Europe.

New Partners: With the addition of Javier Rubinstein, Lauren Friedman, and Lucila “Luli” Hemmingsen, the firm also aims to expand its work on investor-state arbitrations in those regions, which can arise when parties sue countries over alleged violations of international investment treaties.

Premiere Practice: “The geographical and industry knowledge Javier, Lauren, and Lucila have, combined with their language skills and decades of experience being outside and in-house counsel, make them a great addition ...