Euro elite: focus Benelux – Perfect triptych Kathryn McCann While local firms in the three Benelux countries have had to fight global law firms at one time or another,…
Euro elite: focus Russia and CIS – Cold fronts Legal Business While international firms have enjoyed tussling with leading independents in Moscow for years, a hardening market has seen the local…
Charles Russell Speechlys dives into Swiss law with three partner hire to its Geneva offices Madeleine Farman In its continued bid to strengthen its presence in the Swiss private wealth market, Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS) has appointed…
Quinn opens eighth European office with Zurich launch Legal Business Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has opened its eighth European office, opening a Zurich outpost which will have a focus…
Just like buses – Dentons latest to relocate support jobs somewhere cheaper with Warsaw move Legal Business With Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) this morning (19 May) announcing an offshoring move expected to hit 170 jobs, Dentons has revealed…
Cyprus: Picking up the pieces Anthony Notaras On the face of it, Cyprus has much to celebrate. In March, the country completed the three-year economic adjustment programme…
Freshfields European exits continue as four partner Paris team gears up to join Orrick Jaishree Kalia Partners from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer continue to exit the firm’s European offices as a four partner team is about to…
Global London: European firms move into the unknown Madeleine Farman Last year European partners voiced their fears over the possibility of the UK leaving the EU. Now they could be…
Goodwin Procter hires from KWM private equity team again for Paris office launch Legal Business Taking its second step to expand its private equity (PE) practice in Europe, Goodwin Procter has turned to King…
Beneficial ownership in Swiss PE acquisitions Legal Business Bär & Karrer’s Christoph Neeracher and Luca Jagmetti advise on the new rules. As part of a new Swiss legislation…
Compliance obligations: genetic resources Legal Business Homburger’s Andri Hess details the Nagoya Ordinance. Switzerland is a member of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)…
Red dragon, white cross – Can Chinese money kickstart Swiss markets Dominic Carman ‘In our worldwide business, the volume of mergers is at a record high. However, in Switzerland we can talk about…
Closing Cologne: Freshfields restructures German offices to create broad offering Legal Business In a bid strengthen its platform in Germany, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is closing its Cologne office, with the bulk of…
Kennedys obtains Scandinavia cover with Danish merger and Norway and Sweden alliances Legal Business After spending most of 2015 launching new offices and forming international alliances, Kennedys has announced one merger and two formal…
Freshfields closes German IT support team as Manchester hub set to hit 300 staff in 2016 Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is stripping back its worldwide support network in favour of its new Manchester back-office centre as it…
Dentons continues international expansion with Luxembourg tie-up Legal Business Dentons has announced its fifth merger of 2015 and today (25 November) confirmed a tie-up with Luxembourg firm OPF Partners,…
Asia next target for DLA as it launches third low-cost centre in Warsaw Legal Business DLA Piper has ramped up its low-cost services offering, opening a centre in Warsaw and eyeing Asia for a fourth…
‘Greater efficiency’: Freshfields to consolidate Cologne and Düsseldorf offices to create 240-strong team Legal Business In a rare move, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer will combine its Cologne and Düsseldorf offices to create what it says will…
White & Case to close Munich office after nearly a decade as it consolidates German operation Legal Business White & Case is shutting its Munich office after almost ten years after opening, offering its 11-lawyer team the opportunity…
Goodwin Procter opens Frankfurt base with the hire of four Ashurst partners Legal Business US firm Goodwin Procter is setting up shop in Frankfurt, establishing a real estate capital markets platform with four of…
