Sponsored briefing: The end of Libor in Switzerland Guest Blog The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced on 27 July 2017 it would no longer require that banks that are…
Third German office and trio of Dublin hires the latest moves in Pinsents’ international odyssey Marco Cillario Pinsent Masons has kicked off 2019 in expansionist mode, opening a new office in Frankfurt, right after finishing 2018 with…
Cooley leverages Brexit uncertainty to launch in Brussels Marco Cillario Four years after launching in London, West Coast US firm Cooley is to launch its second European base in Brussels. The…
Globetrotters in Europe: Dentons and White & Case expand operations as Weil scales back in CEE again Marco Cillario Global players scaled up their investment in continental Europe this autumn, with Dentons launching its fourth German base and White…
Another CEE closure for Weil Gotshal as Prague team launches independent firm Marco Cillario Weil, Gotshal & Manges is continuing to scale back its once-potent central and eastern Europe (CEE) operations with its entire Czech…
Ashurst sets sights on funds and Brexit fallout work with new Luxembourg arm Nathalie Tidman Ashurst is targeting a significant uptick in its European funds offering, having received licence approval for a new Luxembourg office…
Ashurst targets funds and Brexit business with Luxembourg launch Nathalie Tidman Ashurst is a step closer to building out its European funds offering having today (22 June) received licence approval for…
The Euro Elite: Italy – And yet it moves Marco Cillario Looking out of the window of his office overlooking the picturesque Piazza del Duomo on a rainy April afternoon, one…
The Euro Elite 100 – The Main Table Legal Business Baltics Firm Total lawyers Total partners No. of offices Sorainen 219 32 4 Ellex 195 41 3 COBALT 182 32…
The Euro Elite Top 25 Legal Business Rank Firm Region The Legal 500 rank Size rank Lawyers Partners Recent partner promotions Offices Revenue 1 Loyens & Loeff…
The Euro Elite Methodology Legal Business Legal Business’ Euro Elite comprises independent law firms based in more than 40 European jurisdictions, rather than the local offices…
The Euro Elite: Market overviews Legal Business ‘The main threat will be from legal tech in the long term.’ Christof Jäckle, Hengeler Mueller Germany Despite riding out…
The Euro Elite Overview: Ode to Joy Dominic Carman The good times are back in Europe – at least for now – making growth the word on every managing…
Europe’s elite continues robust performance as multi-site firms prosper Marco Cillario The mood among most managing partners at independent law firms from Lisbon to Moscow is certainly upbeat. And for good…
DLA joins Brexit march to Dublin after finding the right kind of leader Hamish McNicol William Fry’s David Carthy will join the firm to head new office The decision of DLA Piper to join a…
Fieldfisher continues European push with Luxembourg and Frankfurt offices Thomas Alan Legal Business 100 pacesetter Fieldfisher has further extended its European reach with the opening of a new office in Luxembourg,…
Client Intelligence Report: Data View – Euro Elite Focus David Burgess The European region of the Client Intelligence Report received feedback from just over 2,500 in-house lawyers and legal spend decision…
Who Represents Who: Snapshot of best performers’ clients in The Euro Elite David Burgess We take a further delve into some of the best performers in Legal Business’ Euro Elite table, looking at the…
Iberia: Off the Richter scale Marco Cillario ‘An earthquake’; ‘very shocking’; ‘difficult to understand’; ‘one of the most relevant moves in the market over the last few…
