Thursday, April 18, 2019

Sidley Austin flexes legal muscle with prominent lawyers in New York

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 (Bernama) -- Sidley Austin LLP, a premier legal adviser announced that Dr Tai-Heng Cheng and Simon Navarro have joined its New York firm, as partner and counsel, respectively.

As a leading arbitration practitioner, Cheng will help direct the growth and development of the legal adviser’s global arbitration practice.


Fluent in English and Mandarin, he will also spend time in Asia and Europe, given the international scope of his practice.

Cheng focuses his practice on international commercial and investor-state arbitration, having achieved nine-figure victories involving high-profile matters in Asia, New York and Europe.

On the other hand, Navarro is an experienced arbitration and litigation lawyer who focuses his practice on representing clients in high-stakes, complex commercial and investment treaty arbitrations.

Fluent in Spanish, he works in a wide range of industries, including energy, insurance, banking, mergers and acquisitions, construction and infrastructure.

Cheng and Navarro are experienced counsellors whose knowledge of international legal systems is unparalleled, according to Sidley’s New York office managing partner and executive committee member, Sam Gandhi.

“Their arrival builds on the tremendous momentum we are experiencing in our New York office in practice areas that are critical and valuable to our clients.”

-- BERNAMA

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