Herbert Smith Freehills ranked as the 8th busiest arbitration practice in the world by Global Arbitration Review

We are delighted to announce that Herbert Smith Freehills’ International Arbitration practice has been ranked as the 8th busiest practices in the world according to the prestigious GAR 30 survey conducted by Global Arbitration Review (GAR).

GAR’s rankings of the world’s most active arbitration practices were revealed at the publication’s annual awards dinner in Washington on 25th February 2015.

GAR is one of the leading publications of the international arbitration community worldwide. Its annual awards as well as its law firm rankings – GAR 30 and GAR 100 – are the most closely watched in the field. The rankings are compiled from extensive information provided by law firms which includes the number of merits and jurisdictional hearings attended during the past two years; the number of settlements; the value of the firm's portfolio of matters; the number of hours billed to arbitration; and the number of arbitral appointments each firm receives.

The rankings also take into account the reputation of the firm’s partners amongst the arbitral community in the peer-nominated Who’s Who of Commercial Arbitration. Herbert Smith Freehills is ranked 2nd globally with a total of 14 notable arbitration specialists.

Head of the firm’s Global Arbitration Practice, Paula Hodges Q.C., comments:

“Our international arbitration practice continues to go from strength to strength and we are delighted that our global expertise in international arbitration has been recognised yet again in the GAR 30 rankings this year.”

For further information please contact Paula Hodges, Q.C., or your usual Herbert Smith Freehills contact.