Crowell & Moring expanded its international dispute resolution practice in September with the addition of lawyer Sarita Patil Woolhouse, who is qualified in India as well as in England and Wales.
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The hire will boost the firm’s experience in international investment, treaty arbitration and international commercial arbitration. Woolhouse will be resident in the firm’s London office.
Woolhouse has almost 20 years’ experience in resolving international disputes, especially in the areas of energy, information technology, telecommunications, financial services and construction.
Woolhouse’s practice will focus on South Asia, particularly India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, as well as the Arabian Gulf.
She will work with group co-chair Arif Hyder Ali and other members of Crowell & Moring’s South Asia team including associates Baiju Simal Vasani and Sobia Haque, and international director Amarnath Bhat.
Woolhouse has acted for the Government of India in relation to the Dabhol power plant dispute.
Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Woolhouse was a member of the international disputes practices at Herbert Smith and Watson Farley & Williams.
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