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Nabarro continues its investment in commercial disputes team as George Lubega joins partnership

14 April 2011

Nabarro has boosted its Commercial Dispute Resolution team with the recruitment of George Lubega, a specialist in commercial litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution.

George, formerly a partner at Pinsent Masons, specialises in commercial litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution. He regularly acts for corporate clients and government departments on a range of domestic and international disputes. He is a Solicitor Advocate (civil) and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

The Legal 500 2010 describes George as 'outstanding’ and ‘a real star: intelligent, great eye for detail, dogged without being over-aggressive’.

The appointment of George, with his work on complicated international disputes along with his arbitration experience, is in line with the strategic direction and growth of the Commercial Disputes practice, which now includes 27 partners and 80 solicitors and has developed a strong reputation in complex, high value, multi-jurisdictional disputes.

Jonathan Warne, head of the Dispute Resolution team at Nabarro, said; "George's impressive track record acting on international disputes along with his commercial awareness means he will be a great asset to Nabarro. His appointment demonstrates our on-going commitment to building a top ranked litigation team. His skills complement the significant dispute resolution expertise of both our London and Sheffield teams."

George will work between the firms London and Sheffield Offices. Gerard Khoshnaw, Senior Dispute Resolution Partner in the Sheffield office said: "George is a first class dispute resolution lawyer with a real market presence and we are very pleased to see him join our commercial disputes team which builds on our reputation as a 'go to firm' for commercial disputes."

The Dispute Resolution team at Nabarro has a well established reputation in the financial services sector having worked on three of the most important litigation disputes of 2010.

Nabarro continues to attract an impressive roster of clients including: Santander, MasterCard, Biffa Waste Services, the Department for Energy and Climate Change, HSBC, Oracle, Ryan Air, and Sun Microsystems.

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