Freshfields announced today that commercial litigator Rob McCallum has been appointed partner in New York. Rob has represented clients in significant cases across a variety of sectors including technology, media and telecommunications.

Co-Head of U.S. Litigation Gayle Klein said: “Rob is a core part of the U.S. dispute resolution practice. The diversity of his experience across all stages of the litigation lifecycle will continue to be an asset to clients across industries and allow us to build on our robust commercial litigation offering.”

“Rob is an incredibly skilled litigator,” U.S. Managing Partner Sarah Solum noted. “His appointment to the partnership supports the continued expansion of our commercial litigation practice and enhances our ability to continue supporting our corporate and financial sponsor clients.”

Rob added: “I have worked with Freshfields for 20-plus years and I’m thrilled to join the partnership. I am looking forward to working with colleagues to broaden our U.S. commercial litigation offering for clients across the U.S. and around the world.”