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 a partner in the firm’s White Collar Crime and Government Investigations Group and International Litigation and Arbitration Group, based in the New York office. His practice focuses on representing entities and individuals in criminal and regulatory litigation and government investigations, and internal investigations involving securities fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and export violations, bank secrecy and anti-money laundering, public corruption, U.S. economic sanctions violations, corporate financial fraud, and theft of trade secrets. Brad has defended clients across industries, including banking and financial services, textiles, construction, mining, nuclear, tobacco, and manufacturing. He also represents clients in complex litigation and international arbitration matters.

Brad represents clients in matters involving the Department of Justice (National Security Division, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division), Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Office of Foreign Assets Control, and other federal, state, and local agencies. He has successfully conducted federal criminal jury trials dealing with crimes ranging from economic espionage to public corruption. Brad has also successfully obtained declinations, non-prosecution agreements, deferred prosecution agreements, and outright dismissals in investigations and prosecutions by US Attorney’s Offices round the country. Most recently, Brad convinced the Department of Justice to dismiss allegations of wire fraud and witness tampering for the former president of one of America’s largest gas and diesel distributors after having taken over from prior counsel, overturning the conviction and a 13.5 year sentence. 

Internationally, Brad has arbitrated cases before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). His experience ranges from disputes between sovereign nations to bilateral investment treaties related to construction, manufacturing, real estate development, ports, and oil and gas.

Brad is a frequent legal commentator and speaker, providing his view on a range of white-collar and compliance topics, as well as U.S. economic sanctions, AML/TF, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and cross-border investigations. He also serves as co-chair of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Turkey Business Council Ad Hoc Legal Working Group.

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.