Trowers & Hamlins Adds Hendrik Puschmann in London; Secures License To Launch Branch In Singapore

Trowers & Hamlins Adds Hendrik Puschmann in London; Secures License To Launch Branch In Singapore

He will co-lead the firm’s international arbitration practice across nine offices in the UK, the Middle East, and Asia

UK law firm Trowers & Hamlins has given a fillip to its services with the appointment of Hendrik Puschmann as a Partner in London.

Meanwhile, the firm has procured a license from the Singapore Legal Services Regulatory Authority to set up an office in Singapore, Asia’s premier arbitration hub. Led by Abdulhaq Mohammed, currently based in Bahrain, it will be the second office in Asia, alongside Kuala Lumpur.

On Puschmann’s joining, Lucy James and Nick Levy, the Co-Heads of Disputes, stated, “Puschmann is a real arbitration heavy-weight, and his unparalleled cross-border experience will significantly enhance our international bench strength. He joins us at an exciting time as we continue to expand our highly regarded dispute resolution offering.”

While Trowers & Hamlins boasts of a healthy arbitration pedigree, not just in the Middle East where it is particularly highly regarded for construction and commercial work, Puschmann’s arrival augments the firm’s overall litigation expertise.

Having two decades of experience, the dual-qualified German and English lawyer, was a senior associate at K&L Gates in London and Frankfurt and spent seven years at White & Case in London, Berlin, and Moscow. He founded the arbitration group of Farrer & Co and led it for over six years.

The diversity of his regional experience is matched by sectoral breadth. He has guided on post-M&A, joint venture, and franchising claims to construction and shipbuilding disputes and in proceedings against former directors for breach of their duties to art law cases.

With expertise in investor-state treaty claims, Puschmann acted as an arbitrator in disputes heard under all the principal rules, including the LCIA, LMAA, ICC, their German and Austrian equivalents, and Asian arbitral powerhouses like SIAC.

He possesses distinguished academic credentials, lecturing at both Oxford and Cambridge University.