Switzerland – The rough and the smooth Dominic Carman Switzerland has not been in a foreign conflict since 1815 when its neutrality was first established by the Treaty of…
An ‘amicable’ discussion sees Weil Gotshal exit Hungary as 20-strong team joins Bird & Bird Marco Cillario Bird & Bird has bolstered its Budapest operations by adding a 20-strong Weil, Gotshal & Manges team, bringing the US…
‘Potential is still enormous’: Dentons European arm grows revenue 21% in 2017 Marco Cillario Revenue from Dentons’ continental European practice grew 21% to €288m in 2017, as the firm recorded growth in all but…
Weil Gotshal to shut Hungarian operations as team jumps to expansive Bird & Bird Marco Cillario Weil, Gotshal & Manges will close its Budapest office after its 20-strong Hungarian team agreed to join Bird & Bird…
Bristows points to Brexit as TMT specialist launches first-ever international office in Brussels Marco Cillario The impact of Britain’s exit from the EU on the international strategy of City firms is still largely obscure –…
International doubles – Bird & Bird and Herbert Smith Freehills open new hubs in Amsterdam and Sydney Marco Cillario Bird & Bird continues to invest in its international operations, launching its second Dutch office in Amsterdam 16 years after…
The Brexit effect: Bristows to open first international office in 180-year history with Brussels launch Marco Cillario Technology and life sciences specialist Bristows is to open in Brussels next year in a move that underlines the impact…
International moves: Kennedys in double office launch as Bird & Bird plans San Francisco base Tom Baker Top-50 insurance specialist Kennedys has made an ambitious bid to further increase its global footprint, today (2 October) announcing the…
Eversheds opens three European offices at once to extend international odyssey in line with strategy Marco Cillario Seven months after its game-changing transatlantic merger, Eversheds Sutherland is continuing its spate of recent international expansion with the opening of three new…
Eversheds Sutherland gains further momentum in Germany with fourth office in Düsseldorf Kathryn McCann Eversheds Sutherland has expanded further in Germany by acquiring Düsseldorf-based firm Grooterhorst & Partners, giving the firm a fourth office in…
‘Exciting growth journey’: White & Case advises Polish telecoms company Play on €1bn IPO Madeleine Farman White & Case has again advised Polish telecoms group Play Communications and its shareholders, Novator and Olympia, this time on Play’s…
A new hope for Cyprus’s recession-battered lawyers Dominic Carman Crisis is an overused term, worn out by endless repetition. For most European economies, it has meant a period of…
Comment: Royaume-Uni, nil points – why the true Eurovision is independence Legal Business Compiling our second annual Euro Elite report this month reminded me of when the late Rodrigo Uría, then managing partner…
Royaume-Uni, nil points: why the true Eurovision is independence Mark McAteer Compiling our second annual Euro Elite report this month reminded me of when the late Rodrigo Uría, then managing partner…
Stronger together – amid turbulent times, Europe’s top indies remain in bullish mood Dominic Carman As Brexit, China and Trump take their toll, our second Euro Elite report finds the continent’s leading independents in bullish…
The Euro Elite 2017 Legal Business Menu Stronger together The Euro Elite Top 25 Focus: Garrigues Focus: Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners Focus: Gide Loyrette…
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…
Market report: Germany – Wennschon, dennschon Dominic Carman With Brexit dominating the EU agenda and causing widespread paralysis in the continent, Germany’s law firms are simply going about…
Market report: Italy – Bravissimo Dominic Carman Despite a testing political backdrop to business, the Italian elite is still outperforming the domestic economy ‘Reforms are the major…
