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ECHR president to join Gibson Dunn

27 Oct 202260 Seconds

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European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) president, Judge Robert Spano, will join Gibson Dunn (London) as Of Counsel on 1 January 2023. Spano is a digital rights expert, involved in policy work related to challenges in disinformation, online content moderation and freedom of expression, and has decided landmark judgments in the field. He will advise clients on multi-national disputes, particularly in the fields of digital rights, public international law and investor-state arbitration, on business and human rights, environment, social and governance, and on government affairs and public policy.

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