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Founded in 2012, Signature Litigation has grown into one of London’s pre-eminent specialist dispute resolution practices. From the outset, we set out to do things differently: a conflict-free, disputes-only platform designed to give clients the undivided focus and strategic agility that complex, high-stakes matters demand.
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Established in 2017, Signature Litigation's Gibraltar office was founded to address growing demand for specialist expertise in commercial litigation and private wealth disputes on the Rock.
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Signature Litigation AARPI houses one of France’s most enviable product liability practices, with the team also handling commercial and corporate litigation, insurance and reinsurance, toxic tort and ESG, civil fraud and asset tracing, international arbitration, administrative and public law.
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Frankfurt has emerged as one of Europe's foremost financial and commercial centres and, increasingly, as a bridge between European and Asian markets. With that growth comes an increasing demand for sophisticated dispute resolution. Signature Litigation established its Frankfurt office to meet this need, bringing our conflict-free, disputes-only platform to the German market.
FIND OUT MOREThe Paris offices of specialist commercial disputes law firm Signature Litigation today announces the promotion of Ela Barda to Partner. This news has been published in Global Legal Insights, Solicitors Journal, La Lettre des Juristes d'Affaires, Le Monde du Droit, Décideurs Juridiques and LegalMoves.
Ela joined Signature Litigation in 2019 as an Associate and was part of the team who launched the firm in Paris, before being promoted to Senior Associate in 2020 and Counsel in 2023.
Ela is a litigator specialising in commercial litigation, asset tracing and enforcement matters, and she has increasingly developed specific expertise in digital platform law. She represents both claimants and defendants before the French civil and commercial courts at all stages of litigation, with a particular focus on high-profile cross border disputes.
Commenting on her promotion, Ela said: “It is an honour to be promoted to partnership, having witnessed Signature’s success over the past few years. I’m looking forward to continuing working alongside my colleagues and contributing to the firm’s growth in the Paris market, and particularly expanding our enforcement and digital platform-related expertise.”
Partner Thomas Rouhette congratulates Ela and commented: “We are proud to promote Ela to Partner (the first from the ranks in Paris), and her growth from Associate to Partner over the past six years is a testament to her dedication to her clients and core values at Signature. It reflects our commitment to sustained investment in organic growth across our offices.”
Ela’s promotion follows the recent appointment of Laurent Martinet from Paul Hastings, who joined as a Partner in Paris in June.
Signature Litigation now comprises 29 partners and over 100 staff across its four offices in London, Paris, Frankfurt and Gibraltar.
