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“Most Influential Woman of the Year” shortlisting

The word #influencer has been so corrupted by #socialmedia that we jokingly call it an #influenza at home. But to have impact-for-good is #hard currency. I am very touched by …
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“The most compelling lawyer I have met – her ideas are worth billions”

For this year’s whoswholegal #2025 client feedback – Hanna is “[t]he most compelling lawyer I have met – her ideas are worth billions” – I’m ridiculously cheekily riffing off Hilary …
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Celebrating our win for Ukraine

Celebrating our win for #Ukraine in an over USD 100m #expropriation claim, with former colleagues Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP Anna Tkachova David Pusztai and the excellent FTI Consulting …
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Effective, ferocious advocate in the courtroom

This year, #whoswholegal commends Oriane Cannac as a “supremely skilled communicator” and an “effective, ferocious advocate in the courtroom”. This links to my favourite ode to change (and joy 😉). …
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Shortlist for the prestigious Legal Leaders Awards!

Legal Leaders Awards have announced Hanna Roos has been included in the shortlist for “Partner of the year” We are thrilled to unveil the highly anticipated shortlists for the prestigious …
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On self-confidence and social responsibility: Hanna Roos in conversation with ELLE France

Could you briefly introduce yourself to us? Today we see you with sustainable fashion pieces!  How important is sustainable fashion to you? Very.  My focus at the moment: women’s high-heeled …
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Brussels loses bid to join legal fight over Spanish green subsidies

A UK court has thrown out a bid by the European Commission to join a legal battle in which Spain is seeking to avoid paying millions of dollars in compensation …
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ChatGPT: what is it, and should the legal community embrace it?

See my Kluwer Arbitration Blog here: https://lnkd.in/eiQQjj3V   ChatGPT is short for “Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer”.  It is an artificially intelligent text generation bot that can have a conversation.  It does so …
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Strong woman – secrets of being

Vogue Türkiye features Hanna Roos and other female leaders in the law on their aspirations and on overcoming challenges.
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Strong voices together

Harper’s Bazaar interviews Hanna Roos and other “successful and powerful women of the legal world”  talk about their plans for the future.
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ChatGPT, AI and Arbitration: Are We Approaching a Turning Point?

How could ChatGPT and other AI technologies impact arbitration and dispute resolution? Join Orrick’s Tunde Oyewole, Aavagard LLP’s Hanna Roos and Digital Gate’s Adith Haridas for a dynamic conversation on AI, ethics and the potential …
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Could ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE help HUMANISE the legal sector?

It was a pleasure to moderate a session at the #innovationconference at the Swiss Arbitration Summit in #Geneva this week, on the current use of #AI in international #arbitration. #Innovation means …
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San Pellegrino for your soul

My husband Jonathan and I get invited to lecture at the Mario Negri institute in Bergamo, Italy.  Jonathan from his vantage point as a surgeon and medical doctor with a …
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To lean in or to sit still? That is the question. – HANNA ROOS

Sheryl Sandberg recently stepped down as the Chief Operating Officer of Meta.  It brought to mind her famous title “Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead”, a manifesto …
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Ex-Quinn Emanuel lawyer launches London practice

Hanna Roos has left her role as of counsel at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan to launch an independent practice in London. Roos left Quinn Emanuel in London in June …
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How to Manage Work-Life Balance in Context of First Arbitral Appointments

I recently co-chaired with Gustav Flecke-Giammarco a Delos roundtable on this topic, at the kind invitation of its President and Co-Founder, Hafez Virjee. The topic links to a broader theme: …
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King & Spalding lands $12bn arbitration case against Russia for Pugachev

King & Spalding’s London office has been instructed on a $12bn arbitration brought against the Russian government by Sergei Pugachev, a tycoon once dubbed ‘Putin’s banker.’ The founder of Mezhprombank, Pugachev is …
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Exclusive – “Putin’s banker” Pugachev files $12 billion claim against Russia

PARIS (Reuters) – Sergei Pugachev, a tycoon once dubbed “Putin’s banker”, said on Tuesday that he had filed a $12 billion compensation claim against Russia for carving up his business …
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