FIRM NEWS 24 JUNE 2024

Raedas appoints Director of Business Development in London

Raedas

Raedas are pleased to announce the strategic hire of Eleanor Chuck as Director of Business Development & Marketing. Eleanor will be based in London, but working closely with Raedas’s offices in Washington DC and Dubai.

Eleanor joins Raedas from A&O Shearman, where she had global responsibility for BD across the International Arbitration team at Shearman & Sterling. Prior to that she spent four years at Mishcon de Reya supporting the Disputes group as well as the International Fraud Group, and nine years in the Paris and London offices of Simmons & Simmons, assisting the full-service healthcare and life sciences sector group.

Eleanor will work with the senior team at Raedas to enhance existing client relationships and identify new opportunities across the London, US and Middle East markets, as well as in key regions such as Latin America, Africa and Asia.

Eleanor’s comprehensive understanding of the business of law and her international background, as well as her existing network, will contribute to consolidating Raedas’ leading position in the international disputes ecosystem.

“Throughout my professional services career, I’ve witnessed the impact of the considered specialist focus. Knowing the value this approach creates for clients facing sensitive and complex disputes, I am thrilled to be joining Raedas, who exemplify sophistication in delivering precision investigative and strategic advice” Eleanor said.

“At a critical time of Raedas’s growth and international expansion, Eleanor’s extensive experience, dynamism and international flair will be instrumental in ensuring we continue to engage with and deliver to our existing and new client base, while maximising opportunities within our disputes specialism, including our recently established specialist practices in Sovereign Disputes, Crypto and Sanctions.” Joana Rego, co-founding partner said.

She added “Eleanor’s reputation and recognition among the disputes focused legal community is incredibly strong, and we are very lucky to have her join our team.”

Eleanor has lived in Frankfurt, Paris and Madrid, and studied Modern European Languages at Durham University.

For questions please contact enquiries@raedas.com