Three Crowns, the global arbitration law firm, is pleased to announce the promotions of Nicola Peart and Rudolf Simone-Pont.
Nicola Peart has been promoted to International Counsel in the Washington, DC office. Since joining the firm in 2015, Nicola has represented States, international organisations, and private clients in proceedings before a wide range of international courts and tribunals. She has also appeared in the English courts on arbitration-related matters, including the UK Supreme Court.
Nicola’s experience includes complex, high-value commercial matters involving energy, intellectual property, patent licensing, joint ventures, litigation funding, fraud and corruption. She was part of the team that secured a multimillion-dollar UNCITRAL award on behalf of Elliott Associates against the Republic of Korea, and she represented the Republic of Vanuatu before the International Court of Justice in proceedings concerning the Legal Consequences of the Separation of the Chagos Islands from Mauritius in 1965. Nicola also led a team advising the UN Environment Programme in proceedings before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea concerning a request for an advisory opinion submitted by the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law. In 2020, she was appointed Legal Secretary to the International Tennis Federation Ethics Commission and has since led numerous investigations into ethical complaints in sport.
Nicola has been ranked in The Legal 500 US, Chambers USA, Chambers Global and Who’s Who Legal: Future Leaders and praised as “one of the best arbitration lawyers of her generation”, “demonstrat[ing] an incredible depth of knowledge and sensitivity to strategy” and “prepared, unflappable on her feet”.
An in-house counsel quotes: “Nicola is brilliant in the way she can see the big picture while maintaining meticulous attention to detail and being responsive to the client’s needs in a challenging situation. Nicola’s intellect, calm professionalism and unwavering dedication in assisting us in developing a strategy of multiple simultaneous actions to maximize potential recovery has impressed us from day one. Huge gratulations on a well-deserved promotion!”
Rudolf Simone-Pont has been promoted to Counsel in the Paris office. Rudolf has a BA from Yale and a BA in Law from Oxford. He has represented clients in international arbitrations conducted under all major arbitration rules. His practice focuses on complex high-value commercial and investment disputes across a broad range of sectors, with a focus on energy and financial services. He has acted for private parties and States, including Croatia, Ukraine and Latvia. Rudolf also has experience with proceedings for the annulment and enforcement of arbitral awards, as well as advising clients on the renegotiation of bilateral investment treaties. Rudolf is qualified in England & Wales and France.
Valentina Ferri, Head of International upstream and procurement at Eni (legal department) said: “Rudolf demonstrated a remarkable ability to build rapport and trust with the Eni team, as well as to explain complex legal concepts in a clear and accessible way. His contribution to the case was invaluable”.
“We are thrilled to recognize the outstanding contributions of Nicola and Rudolf with these well-deserved promotions,” said Liz Snodgrass, Executive Partner at Three Crowns. “Nicola first joined us as an intern, and it has been incredibly exciting to see her development into an internationally recognised lawyer and who is a trusted advisor to a number of clients. Rudolf, similarly, has developed into first-class lawyer. He is calm under fire and a reassuring presence for clients and colleagues. Both promotions are a further demonstration to our commitment to organic growth and talent development”.