Withers has strengthened its dispute resolution offering with the addition of banking and finance litigation partner Henry Farris. Farris moves from Mishcon de Reya, where he previously headed its private equity disputes practice.
Speaking to Legal Business, Peter Wood, CEO of Withers’ dispute resolution division, said Farris’s hire fitted its growth strategy. ‘Our international dispute resolution division’s growth strategy has been to reinforce our strengths – and to bring in some selected new skill sets – through recruiting experienced and talented new partners’. He added: ‘A particular area of focus has been to build out a crypto and digital assets practice, which has from the start been immensely active, working on some landmark disputes in the US, UK and Singapore.’
