Prateek Bagaria is a specialist practitioner in international disputes.

He brings forth over a decade of experience in complex commercial cross-border disputes with strong focus on international arbitration, complex litigation, white-collar crime litigation, global enforcement and recovery.

He also represents athletes & sports federations in matters of anti doping and other disputes. Legal 500 describes him as "responsive and dynamic" and "a very driven individual and a good lawyer who handles clients well".

He is licensed to plead before the courts in India and Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). A prominent speaker across leading forums and a sought after advisor & thought leader in matters across the globe, his robust legal knowledge coupled with a unique approach to problem solving continues to be recognized widely.

Stefanie Pfisterer specializes in international arbitration as well as in litigation. She regularly acts as counsel and arbitrator in arbitration proceedings. She also represents clients in complex state court litigations in a broad range of matters.

Formerly Chancery Junior of the Year in London, he has a strong reputation as an advocate and arbitrator in both London and Dubai, with a working knowledge of Arabic and significant experience of UAE and Saudi law. Rupert’s work focuses on high-value disputes in property, commercial, banking, trusts and fraud matters. He has acted in many of the leading DIFC cases since 2010 including FAL Oil v SEWA, Corinth v Barclays, Bocimar v ETA, Vannin v Khorafi, DAMAC v Ward, WCT v Meydan, Sunteck v Grand Valley, Orion Holdings v Al Haj, YYY v ZZZ. He recently led the counsel team that obtained at trial a USD 22 million fraud judgment in favour of the State Bank of Mauritius. Now in silk for 8 years, he has a strong reputation as an advocate and arbitrator in both London and Dubai, with a working knowledge of Arabic and significant experience of UAE and Saudi law. In recent years, Rupert has sat in a number of long-running DIFC-LCIA, LCIA and DIAC arbitrations, with the sums in issue ranging from USD 6 million to 2.5 billion. Rupert is identified in Legal 500 2023 as a leading silk in Commercial Litigation, Banking and Finance and Property Litigation and in Chambers Global and UK 2022 as a leader at the Bar in Commercial, Chancery Commercial and Real Estate Litigation. He is also ranked in Chambers Global as one of the top 3 UK silks working in UAE disputes and by Legal 500 Middle East in Band 1 English Bar. Who’s Who Legal identifies him as a leading global practitioner in Real Estate and Civil Fraud. Legal 500 2021 shared client comments that he was ‘a go to QC for international complex fraud and dispute resolution’, ‘our go to silk for DIFC Court matters – he is pre-eminent in the UAE and DIFC’.

Brad Henry is an internationally recognized trial lawyer and strategic counselor whose practice focuses on white-collar criminal defense, government and internal investigations, complex civil litigation, regulatory compliance, and international arbitration.

Global Investigations Review’s GIR 100 describes Brad as “a versatile lawyer known as a go-to for sanctions, money laundering, bribery and corruption cases, and handles internal and government investigations, compliance advisory work, complex commercial litigation and international arbitration.” The American Lawyer named Brad “Litigator of the Week” for his work in securing a full dismissal with prejudice of the charges against former Pilot Flying J President, Mark Hazelwood, in a decade-long white-collar case.

A partner in Blank Rome LLP’s top-ranked White Collar Defense & Investigations practice, Brad is regularly sought after by corporations, boards of directors, senior executives, and high-profile individuals facing their most sensitive, high-stakes legal challenges. Drawing on more than two decades of courtroom and boardroom experience—including over thirty federal jury trials tried to verdict—he blends meticulous preparation, deep subject-matter knowledge, and fierce advocacy to secure favorable outcomes in courts across the United States and in numerous foreign jurisdictions.

Brad’s work is truly global in scope. He has guided clients through cross-border inquiries in Europe, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, Türkiye, and Ukraine, and he routinely interfaces with enforcement authorities such as the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Trade Commission, Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), Bureau of Industry and Security, New York Department of Financial Services, and an array of foreign regulators. Brad’s experience includes handling allegations of securities or commodities fraud, violations of the False Claims Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), economic sanctions breaches under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, anti-money-laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) violations, market manipulation, antitrust misconduct, tax fraud, and economic espionage and theft of trade secrets.

John advises creditors, debtors, private equity funds, hedge funds, and other stakeholders on BVI and Cayman Islands law. He frequently advises on matters relating to crypto-currency, NFTs, and digital assets. He has significant experience in cross-border litigation matters involving the United Kingdom, Europe, India, Kazakhstan, the Middle East, Africa, and South America.

Nicholas is a commercial disputes lawyer. He is the founder of Breakpoint LLC, a Singapore disputes-only boutique. 

Nicholas began his legal career as a law clerk to the Judges of the Supreme Court under the prestigious Justices’ Law Clerk programme. He was then appointed to the position of assistant registrar of the Supreme Court. As a JLC, Nicholas worked closely with the Judges of the High Court and Court of Appeal on a wide range of civil and criminal cases. As assistant registrar, Nicholas adjudicated numerous interlocutory applications, mainly of a commercial nature. 

Between his time with the Supreme Court and founding Breakpoint, Nicholas practised at Drew & Napier where he rose to the position of Associate Director. Since its founding in 2018, Breakpoint has grown from strength to strength and now counts international banks, global MNCs, listed companies from around the world, state-owned enterprises, international law firms, and high net worth individuals and families as its clients. 

Nicholas is instructed primarily in disputes of a commercial nature, including in the areas of banking, joint venture, shareholder, construction and trust and property, many involving cross-border elements foreign legal systems. He has appeared as lead counsel at all levels of the Singapore court system, including in the Court of Appeal. In international arbitration, he has acted as counsel and arbitrator. Nicholas also regularly undertakes probono criminal and civil legal work for the underprivileged. 

Nicholas publishes regularly in Singapore and international journals. His works have been cited by the Singapore Courts and commentators around the world. Nicholas is one of the authors of Singapore’s first comprehensive textbook on international commercial arbitration. Nicholas also previously taught conflict of laws and commercial arbitration, among other subjects.as an adjunct faculty member in the Singapore Management University.