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Pillsbury Strengthens Dispute Resolution Team
Law360 (July 14, 2021, 7:33 PM EDT) -- Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP's new partner Derek Soller was initially worried about moving to a "traditional New York firm," he said, picturing a cutthroat, finance-centered practice with "sharp elbows" and little international presence.
He had joined Baker McKenzie as a summer associate straight after graduating from NYU with a degree in international law. There, he worked on big commercial arbitrations in the energy sector for clients like Petrogas, with a focus on Latin America.
But Soller took note when international arbitration pro Bob Sills moved from Orrick to Pillsbury in 2018 and joined the new IA team, headed by acclaimed...