CMS Prizes in International Arbitration Awarded
Three LLM students in The Dickson Poon School of Law have been awarded prizes sponsored by top 10 international law firm, CMS. Students completed a research essay as part of their degree and the prizes were awarded to students Lukas Pfister, Alice Combastet and Berengere Moin.
The CMS Prize in International Arbitration is the biggest prize offered by the School to LLM students. First place wins £2,000, second receives £1,000 and £500 is on offer for third place.
Lukas Pfister
'I am very honoured and grateful to receive the CMS Prize in International Arbitration. Thanks to the dedicated and experienced teaching team and my inspiring classmates my studies at King’s have truly been a great experience. I would like to thank CMS for such a great prize which motivates and encourages student research in the field of International Arbitration. I hope that the cooperation between King’s and CMS will continue and the CMS Prize in International Arbitration will become an inspirational tradition for the benefit of future students.'
Alice Combastet
'I am extremely pleased to have been awarded the second CMS Prize in International Arbitration. It made me confident that I was right to do this programme of study and that I should continue on this track. On top of the gift I received, I am extremely grateful that my work will be published on KEATS. This prize brings to a close an enriching year at King's on both the professional and the personal level.'
Berengere Moin
'I am very humbled and deeply honoured to have been awarded the third CMS Prize in International Arbitration. Beyond the academic achievement it represents, it will forever remind me of the amazing experience I had at King's and of all the people who made this year so fantastic. This prize somehow also rewards the quality of King's teachers and professors. I would like to thank them all, in particular Maria-Krystyna Duval, my tutor on the international arbitration research essay.'
The prize-winning essays are available for other current Law students to read on KEATS.
About CMS
CMS provides clients with specialist, business focused advice in law and tax matters. With over 3,000 legal professionals across the world working in sector-based teams and trained in project management, CMS’ focus is on clients and fulfilling their objectives. In a competitive legal market, CMS stands apart through its deep commitment to understanding their clients’ business and the sectors and countries in which it operates. From major multinationals and mid-caps to enterprising start-ups, CMS provides the technical rigour, strategic excellence and long-term partnership to keep each client ahead whatever its chosen markets.
CMS numbers global companies such as Telefónica, BP, eBay and Nestlé among its clients.
CMS acts for the majority of the DAX 30, for a large number of the FT European 500 and for a number of Fortune 500 companies.
CMS is ranked second most global firm in the AmLaw 2014 Global Top 100. In the Chambers Global 2014 Rankings, CMS has 11 Band 1 and 23 Band 2 Rankings. In the Top 5 League Table Rankings 2014 by deal volume, CMS is ranked #1 by Bloomberg in Europe, CEE, France and Germany, #1 by Mergermarket in CEE and Germany and #1 by Thomson Reuters in CEE and Germany.
See www.cmslegal.com for more information.