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February 2013 Law360.com
Q&A With Shearman's Fred Sosnick
The attorney in my field who has most impressed me as a lawyer is Ronald DeKoven [of DeKoven Chambers]. Ron is a U.S.-trained restructuring lawyer who, when he was in the United States, led engagements in some of the most significant insolvencies and workouts in the U.S. and around the world.What impresses me most, however, is that after briefly leaving the practice to work on an Internet claims trading platform in the early 2000s (an idea that proved to be before its time, as it continues actively to be considered in some form by a variety of different market participants), he decided to expand his international practice by practicing law in the United Kingdom. Never one to settle for taking the easy way out, Ron was determined to become a full-fledged barrister. Remarkably, he was able to achieve that feat, making him a dual-qualified attorney who can advise and appear in courts in both jurisdictions...
January 2013 Counsel Magazine
Profile: What have been some of the highlights of your career?
Several matters that I was instructed on in the ‘90s (acting for the liquidators of BBCI, acting for the administrators of KWELM, acting for Equitas and the Society of Lloyd’s of London, and acting for the administrators of Barings) were very important to my career at Shearman & Sterling and in creating expertise in cross border insolvency. In addition these matters provided a foundation for my decision to leave New York City and emigrate to London in 2003. In the course of doing that work I met a number of members of the Bar...
December 2012 The Barrister
Is Direct Access about to take off at last?
myBARRISTER is an online matchmaking service between clients and barristers. It is a portal on which barristers can present their skills to the world, and where the world, in turn, can find the exact legal expert they need. The business is the brainchild of Ronald DeKoven, formerly senior partner at Shearman & Sterling in New York, who then practised at South Square and who now has his own chambers at Lincoln’s Inn. One of the world’s foremost litigators, he’s put together a team of professionals including ex-senior executives of chambers and leading marketing and branding experts.
December 2012 Legalweek.com
New online barrister portal launched in effort to harness direct access
A new scheme to promote direct access to the Bar through a centralised portal of barristers has been launched this month, marking the latest in a string of moves to increase direct instructions. myBARRISTER, the brainchild of former Shearman & Sterling partner Ronald DeKoven, is a new online service that will allow individuals to search for a barrister in their area, select one from a relevant practice shortlist and submit their claim, without the need for a solicitor.
October 2012 The University of Chicago
Ronald DeKoven, ’68: An American Barrister in London
In 2008, Ronald DeKoven, ’68, had been living in London for five years, enjoying a thriving international practice built on many years in the top ranks of American lawyers. He could look back with satisfaction on his 40-year career, which also included very substantial contributions to the drafting of national and international legal codes and honors from all of his discipline’s leading professional associations...
