SJ Berwin is set to lose its co-head of arbitration David Goldberg, who is to join White & Case in the next month.

Goldberg will be based in London but also spend significant time in the US law firm’s Moscow office. The litigator headed SJ Berwin’s London-based Russia desk and had previously looked at launching a Moscow office for the top 20 City law firm. However, the firm shelved the plans as the global financial downturn severely affected the local market.