Month: November 2018

We are very pleased to announce that Jiries Saadeh has been promoted to partner at the firm.  Stephen Fietta says “Jiries is a fabulous colleague and an excellent lawyer, combining deep knowledge of the law and practical savoir-faire.  I was delighted to be reunited with him following the opening of Fietta in 2015.  Jiries’ promotion is an important step in consolidating our position as a pre-eminent public international law practice.”

We are very pleased to announce that Jiries Saadeh has been promoted to partner at the firm.  Stephen Fietta says “Jiries is a fabulous colleague and an excellent lawyer, combining deep knowledge of the law and practical savoir-faire.  I was delighted to be reunited with him following the opening of Fietta in 2015.  Jiries’ promotion is an important step in consolidating our position as a pre-eminent public international law practice.”

The Legal 500 UK 2018 and Chambers UK 2019 both continue to rank Fietta as one of the UK’s leading public international law and investment arbitration practices

The Legal 500 UK 2018 and Chambers UK 2019 continue to rank Fietta as one of the UK’s leading public international law and investment arbitration practices, with the firm moving up in the Chambers PIL rankings.  According to clients, the firm is made up of ‘a stellar group of lawyers’, who are ‘very smart folks’, ‘extremely knowledgeable on public international law’ and ‘very good on depth of resources, analysis and responsiveness’.

Stephen Fietta has again been recognised as a leading public international law individual with sources identifying him as ‘a world-leading PIL practitioner and an unflappable advocate’ who is ‘meticulous, thorough and thoughtful’. Jiries Saadeh has again been recognised as a member of the “Next Generation” in the field.  For further information, see Chambers and Legal 500

Fietta LLP and Matrix Chambers will host a panel discussion themed “UNCLOS and modern challenges in the Law of the Sea”.  We are honoured that Judge Heidar of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea will participate, alongside Stephen Fietta, Alison Macdonald QC and Oonagh Sands.  Philippe Sands QC will open the discussion.

1 November 2018 – Fietta LLP and Matrix Chambers hosted a panel discussion themed “UNCLOS and modern challenges in the Law of the Sea”.  We are honoured that Judge Tomas Heidar of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea participated, alongside Stephen Fietta, Alison Macdonald QC and Oonagh Sands.  Philippe Sands QC opened the discussion.