En Marche! Dominic Carman With France’s political landscape settled and its EU status reconfirmed, the country’s law firms are feeling confident The French presidential…
Market report: France – En Marche! Dominic Carman With France’s political landscape settled and its EU status reconfirmed, the country’s law firms are feeling confident The French presidential…
Market report: Iberia – Out of the storm Tom Baker Dominant in their home markets, law firms from Spain and Portugal have weathered the tempest by heading for far-flung locations…
Market report: Central and Eastern Europe – Here to stay Georgiana Tudor Increased stability and diversified investment is keeping independent law firms in the CEE region busy Despite the impact of recent…
Market report: Switzerland – Feeling lucky Dominic Carman 2017 is shaping up to be another strong year for the leading Swiss firms, particularly on the back of a…
Market report: Ireland – Quiet tiger Legal Business A slowdown in domestic transactional activity has hit the leading Irish independents, but they remain bullish about the landscape post-Brexit…
Market report: Baltics – Still waters Legal Business Following a raft of consolidation, the biggest players in the Baltics are experiencing a much more settled market Baltic firms…
Market report: Southern Europe – A long recovery Georgiana Tudor While Turkish firms have dropped out of The Euro Elite this year, recession continues to plague firms in Greece The…
Market report: Nordics – Over a barrel Legal Business Following a turbulent period of falling oil prices, independent firms in the Nordics are finding profitable new markets Crude oil…
Market report: Benelux – Neighbourhood watch Tom Baker Benelux firms have to contend with global competitors as geopolitical uncertainty hangs over the region The Benelux countries have experienced…
Market report: Russia and the CIS – The new silk road Georgiana Tudor While deal flow in Russia remains hampered by sanctions over the war in eastern Ukraine, local firms have made efforts…
Emerging empires – Bakers, CMS and DLA Piper rise up the ranks as global giants march on Legal Business Ella Marshall and Jonathan Armstrong assess the latest EMEA rankings from The Legal 500 The market continues to evolve in…
‘Reflecting market pressure’: DLA and Latham pick up lead roles on largest toll road merger Georgiana Tudor DLA Piper, Latham & Watkins and Legal Business Euro Elite leader Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners all picked up…
Freshfields plans to cut German partnership by up to 20% by 2020 Legal Business Almost two decades after its flagship three way merger, Legal Business can reveal Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is planning to cut…
Pinsents opens third international office in 12 months with Madrid launch Legal Business Pinsent Masons is launching its third international office in less than a year with the opening of a Madrid office…
Going Dutch: Dentons sets out new European integration strategy after Boekel merger Legal Business Dentons is set to combine with Dutch firm Boekel, completing its third phase of European expansion, which has seen the…
Dentons takes entire Tblisi office from DLA Piper as firm closes in Georgia Legal Business In its second office closure in a week, DLA Piper will shut down its Georgia operations with all fee earners,…
Hot private equity money is remaking Europe’s legal market Legal Business What are we to make of the most aggressive raid between top ten City firms since Allen & Overy helped…
Hunting El Dorado – Iberian firms keep their eyes on prizes at home and abroad Tom Baker A year ago, Spanish leader Garrigues unveiled its fifth office in Latin America, adding Chilean firm Avendaño Merino to its…
Making ripples – Turbulent times ahead for the Swiss legal market Dominic Carman Switzerland is changing. Among the country’s traditionally-minded law firms, conservatism is in decline, fuelled by a greater appetite for domestic…
