Philipp Kurek

Practice Areas

Philipp Kurek is an arbitration partner in Signature’s London office. Philipp specialises in international arbitration, representing clients and providing strategic legal advice in both institutional and ad hoc arbitration proceedings across a wide range of sectors and regions.

Philipp’s practice includes both investment arbitration, as well as commercial arbitration under all major institutional rules.

Philipp’s investment arbitration expertise (including under the ICSID and UNCITRAL Rules) has seen him represent clients operating in several global industries, including technology, telecommunications, energy, infrastructure, logistics, real estate, financial services, tax, media, health care, and aerospace. Philipp’s focus on global arbitration has led to him representing international clients in claims against several states in the following regions: Central and South America, the Middle East, Europe and Asia.

Philipp also regularly acts for clients in commercial arbitrations around the world, and in this context has acted for clients in relation to a wide variety of disputes, including joint venture, shareholder, finance, private equity/M&A, regulatory, and pharma disputes, as well as many other contractual and non-contractual claims.

Career

Associate, Kirkland & Ellis, 2011; Partner, 2017; Partner, Signature Litigation, 2023.