Fried Frank Expands International Dispute Resolution Capabilities With Addition of Prominent International Arbitration Lawyer Justin Michaelson

Fried Frank Expands International Dispute Resolution Capabilities With Addition of Prominent International Arbitration Lawyer Justin Michaelson PR Newswire LONDON, Dec. 3, 2012 LONDON, Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced today that Justin Michaelson has joined the Firm's international disputes group, resident in the London office. Mr. Michaelson brings extensive experience in handling high-value international arbitration and other multijurisdictional commercial disputes. The addition of Mr. Michaelson is an important component of the Firm's strategy to expand its international disputes practice. "Justin's expertise will further enhance the global reach of our leading dispute resolution platform, which continues to expand strategically in critical commercial markets across Europe, Asia and the US," said William McGuinness, Chair of Fried Frank's global litigation department. Mr. Michaelson has appeared before many international commercial arbitral tribunals, both institutional and ad hoc, in disputes pertaining to a wide variety of sectors including oil and gas, real estate, software technology, metals, telecoms, private equity and major projects. He has advised on a broad range of issues, including disputes arising out of private equity start-ups and exits; shareholder disputes; manufacturer-distributor quality and service disputes; real estate and construction disputes.