Index 08 — Counsel / Who does the work

Six people. The one you meet is the one who runs the matter.

A boutique is only worth the name if the person who takes the call also writes the argument. Every engagement is led by a named principal from this list, and the team is set out in the engagement letter before any work begins.

  • New York · London
  • Est. 2009
  • No intake queue

The bench

Name · Admission · Focus

  • Adrienne Hallren

    Founding Partner · Litigation Admitted — New York · England & Wales

    Built the firm around one habit: assemble the record before anyone forms a view of the case. Tries commercial disputes and leads the appellate practice.

    • Commercial
    • Appellate
    • Arbitration

  • Marcus Oyelaran

    Partner · Corporate Admitted — New York

    Runs the transactional side — carve-outs, private capital and the governance work that follows a deal for the next three years.

    • M&A
    • Private Capital
    • Governance

  • Ingrid Køhler

    Partner · Regulatory Admitted — England & Wales

    Advises on sanctions, antitrust and cross-border investigations. Prefers the version of the work that never reaches a regulator’s desk.

    • Sanctions
    • Antitrust
    • Investigations

  • Daniel Tervuren

    Counsel · Advisory & Risk Admitted — England & Wales · Belgium

    Board counsel and crisis response. Called first when the question is whether there is a problem at all.

    • Board
    • Crisis
    • ESG

  • Rhea Sandoval

    Senior Associate · Litigation Admitted — New York

    Leads disclosure and evidence reconstruction. The exhibit index on most of our disputes is hers.

    • Disclosure
    • Evidence
    • Expert testimony

  • Joachim Wrede

    Director of Practice Operations Admitted — Non-legal

    Owns conflicts clearance, matter budgets and the weekly file review that keeps engagements on their estimate.

    • Conflicts
    • Budgets
    • Reporting
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How we staff a matter

One principal, one senior associate, and no one else unless the work genuinely requires them. If a matter needs specialist counsel we do not have, we bring them in openly and you see their rate, not a mark-up on ours.

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