Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs

Rajinder Bassi, Noah Stewart-Ornstein, Charlie Griggs, Dana Lee and Guy Buckle were recognized as runners-up for The American Lawyer Litigation Daily's "Litigator of the Week" for their work for client Appian Capital.

"... Lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis and Blackstone Chambers secured a win for funds owned by Appian Capital in litigation against South African mining firm Sibanye-Stillwater over a $1.2 billion busted deal to buy two Brazilian mines. Last week, after a five-week trial this summer, London's High Court sided with Appian, finding that a geotechnical event at one of the mines did not constitute a material adverse effect under the applicable sale and purchase agreements. A trial on the amount owed to the Appian funds is set for November 2025. The Kirkland team included Rajinder Bassi, Noah Stewart-Ornstein, Charlie Griggs, Dana Lee and Guy Buckle. The team of barristers from Blackstone Chambers included Andrew Green KC, Andrew Scott KC and Gayatri Sarathy."