‘Naturally a key market’: HSF launches in Düsseldorf with former CC hire Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has boosted its German capability with the launch of an office in Düsseldorf – its third…
Entering Italy: Dentons opens in Milan with 21-strong team from DLA and local boutique Legal Business Dentons has launched an office in Milan, its first in Italy, with the hire of 21 lawyers, including three partners…
Greenberg makes a splash in Europe after two mass summer hires in Berlin and Warsaw Legal Business Greenberg Traurig has made a concerted push into Europe this summer. Having recruited a 12-lawyer real estate team in May…
Going Dutch: Taylor Wessing hooks up with former EY Law outfit in the Netherlands Legal Business Taylor Wessing has today [1 September] announced it has merged with Dutch firm Deterink, gaining offices in Amsterdam and Eindhoven…
Simmons & Simmons to shut Rome office as firm focuses on ‘doing it all out of Milan’ Legal Business Simmons & Simmons is set to shut its nine-partner office in Rome following a ‘detailed review’ and focus on clients…
PLMJ focuses on international expansion as it elects new managing partner Legal Business Portuguese firm PLMJ has elected a new managing partner, Luís Pais Antunes (pictured), with a remit to focus on further…
Strategy reversal sees Winston & Strawn shut 22-year old Geneva office to focus on London and Paris Legal Business After more than two decades operating in the Swiss city, Winston & Strawn is to shut its Geneva office at the…
Reed Smith launches in Frankfurt with raid on US rivals Legal Business Nearly a year in the offing, Reed Smith has opened its second German office with a bang, hiring a total…
Launching in Luxembourg: Bird & Bird targets Unified Patent Court work with new office Legal Business Bird & Bird has made an application to open in Luxembourg as it targets work heading to the new European…
‘A city of significant interest’: Reed Smith launches in Frankfurt with raid on US rivals Legal Business Nearly a year in planning, Reed Smith has opened its second German office with seven partners arriving from Mayer Brown;…
International moves: Dentons takes on White & Case Budapest office with over 30-strong team Legal Business Dentons has enhanced its CEE presence in Budapest with the hire of White & Case partners István Réczicza, Rob Irving…
Game theories – many approaches as European firms tackle the City Legal Business Rising transactional activity has given European firms in the City renewed confidence but playing in London remains a tricky game.…
Europe’s credit markets – the future is not where it used to be Legal Business Ashurst’s Mark Vickers and Helen Burton assess a seismic shift in Europe’s leveraged debt markets For many participants in Europe’s…
The use of a Cyprus International Trust (CIT) as a business vehicle Legal Business Andri Tsangarou and Andrianna Solomonides of Kinanis LLC discuss a new use for the CIT. The economic and business instability…
Return of the black dog – Hard times return for Cyprus’ legal community Helen Mooney Wind back 12 months and the mood from the Cypriot legal community was undeniably improving. The island was meeting the…
Aftershocks – hard decisions for Swiss lawyers amid a turbulent market Helen Mooney When even that most venerable of Swiss industries, watch-making, comes under threat, you know the country has a problem. But…
Stuck in the middle – CEE advisers buffeted from pressures from east and west Sarah Downey On a Sunday night in mid-November last year, people gathered on the streets of Bucharest in their thousands to celebrate…
Aiming for 80 jurisdictions: EY law launches in Sweden with Stockholm office Kathryn McCann Ernst & Young’s (EY) legal team has launched in Sweden with the hire of a six member team in Stockholm,…
‘It was necessary to be present in the financial capital of Europe’: Spain’s Pérez-Llorca set to launch London office Sarah Downey Spanish firm Pérez-Llorca has made a key investment into the City and is set to launch a London office at…
Chadbourne closes Kiev arm as Freshfields duo set up in Barcelona Legal Business Political tension and economic turbulence have seen more law firms retrench in the wider European region, with Chadbourne & Parke…
