Rajinder Bassi > Kirkland & Ellis International LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP‘s ‘highly experienced‘ London international arbitration team routinely acts for major clients in arbitrations involving governments and jurisdictions across the globe. ‘Highly skilled‘ commercial and investor-state arbitration specialist Rajinder Bassi leads the London arbitration practice; and Jon Newman conducts institutional arbitrations around the world, and is increasingly taking lead roles on matters previously led by former partner and London practice head Christopher Colbridge, who retired from the firm in February 2022. Also integral to the team, international investment disputes expert Philipp Kurek, ‘a superb tactician and fantastic lawyer‘, acts in both institutional and ad hoc arbitrations.

Following the retirement of Christopher Colbridge in February 2022, Rajinder Bassi – who is singled out by one client as ‘highly skilled at running a team‘ – stepped into the practice leadership position at Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. The firm maintains its reputation for excellence in the representation of private equity shops and in the handling of restructuring-related litigation. The arrival of Stuart Doxford from Simmons & Simmons in March 2022 further strengthened this group of ‘exceptional quality‘ practitioners.