On Tour with Curtis: Inside an International Law Firm

This episode captures the breadth of Curtis's pro bono work , spanning human rights and refugee asylum cases to estate planning for artists and arguing constitutional challenges before the U.S. Supreme Court. Curtis attorneys champion the legal interests of both individuals in need, and charitable organizations that serve the public good. The firm's commitment to pro bono is evident in its 200-yea...

In this episode, recorded from our Paris office in the elegant 8th arrondissement, you'll hear from lawyers in our dispute resolution team discussing their career journeys and  the choices they have encountered within this dynamic discipline. Regarded as a centre of excellence in dispute resolution within Curtis, our Paris team comprises lawyers with diverse backgrounds within disputes and be...

An insight into the sophisticated and distinctive legal market in Frankfurt, Germany’s financial and banking centre and home to the European Central Bank. Life is never dull for Curtis’ Frankfurt team, which serves a strong domestic client base alongside a high level of international clients with interests in Germany. In this episode, Kate Fairweather meets a variety of lawyers at different stages...

An insight into the dynamic legal landscape in the Sultanate of Oman and what it’s like to practice law in Curtis’s office in their vibrant capital city, Muscat. Curtis is one of the very few international law firms with a base there, offering both international and Omani law under one roof. In this episode, Kate meets with a mix of lawyers at different stages of their careers, with varied di...

This episode covers all you wanted to know about being a lawyer in the multicultural capital city of Buenos Aires! You’ll hear from an interesting mix of partners; one specializing in investor-State arbitration, and two corporate lawyers with a wealth of knowledge in ‘B Corps’ and agri-business. Together they articulate what makes a career in law uniquely interesting in Curtis Buenos Aires. T...

This episode, Kate is in Curtis’ headquarters in New York, the city where it was founded nearly 200 years ago. Today, Curtis occupies several floors of a prestigious heritage building just a few steps from Grand Central Station. As you’d expect of the firm’s headquarters, and the largest of all Curtis offices, it has the full range of international and U.S. practice areas: Jonathan Walsh...

In the first of two episodes from Italy, Kate is in Rome to meet the team at their office, inside a heritage building on Piazza Venezia. The lawyers here have expertise in diverse areas, from data privacy to renewable energy, VC investments and art law. Data protection and cyber law focused corporate lawyer, Gaia Morelli argues that the ‘digital native’ position occupied by early career lawyers pu...

In the second episode from Italy, Kate visits Curtis’ Milan office, located in one of the stunning historic neighbourhoods, a stone's throw away from Milan’s architectural landmark, the Duomo. Here, she chats with four of the partners, each with fascinating backgrounds in fashion, litigation, corporate and the firm’s staple international arbitration: Fashion lawyer Daniela Della Rosa on how commer...

Kate is on her home turf this time, introducing some of the partners in Curtis’s brand new office space, situated in the heart of the City of London. With London being a key hub for international work, lawyers here specialize in energy, oil and gas, public international law and funds with clients far and wide, including the MENA region. Investment funds lawyer, Karl Behrouz started life at Curtis...

The White House is moments from Curtis' Washington D.C. office – and Kate is there to speak with managing partner Claudia Frutos-Peterson, who teaches international commercial and investment arbitration alongside her thriving practice, and Marija Ozolins, an associate within that practice. Claudia Frutos-Peterson explains the attraction for young attorneys of these dynamic areas of the law and why...

Are you considering a career in the law? Join host Kate Fairweather for an insight into working in a unique law firm, which combines a storied tradition with an international outlook and entrepreneurial smarts.  Meet our lawyers and find out what they think of Curtis and what it’s like to build a practice here.