Legal 500 – 2024 UK Solicitors

Volterra Fietta and its partners were once again ranked in Tier 1 for Public International Law in the 2024 Legal 500 UK Solicitors rankings. Volterra Fietta was also ranked for International Arbitration.

Legal 500 and Volterra Fietta clients described the firm as:

“Volterra Fietta is a market-leading arbitration boutique firm.”

“Its reputation precedes it, and it regularly handles the most complex and high-value investor-state arbitrations.”

“The team is particularly international, and able to draw on a range of backgrounds, language skills and cultures.”

Founding partner Robert Volterra retained his Hall of Fame ranking.  Legal 500 commended him as “very experienced and knowledgeable, and has excellent judgment”.

Partner Gunjan Sharma was promoted to the Next Generation Partner category for Public International Law by Legal 500 – in the very first year he was eligible.  Legal 500 noted that he is an “[i]ntegral” part of the VF team and “public international law and international dispute resolution specialist”.  Before his promotion to partner, Mr Sharma had previously been listed as a Rising Star in Public International Law by Legal 500 and a Rising Star in Commercial Arbitration by EuroMoney.

Partner Ahmed Abdel Hakam was identified by Legal 500 as a “fantastic lawyer – a real brain when it comes to public international law”.  It added that Mr Abdel Hakam is a lawyer with “ability . . . second to none”.

Counsel Angela Ha was also listed as a Rising Star.