Revolving Doors: Orrick swoops for Gibson Dunn oil and gas duo as Addleshaw secures lawtech leader Bertie Ford As London is gripped by autumn’s blustery arrival, law firm partners continue to be swept into new firms and practices.…
‘We’re ambitious in branching into new areas’ – Cleary targets expansion and continuity with new leadership Bertie Ford ‘Internationalism has been part of Cleary from the very beginning,’ says Jeffrey Karpf, as he prepares to take the helm…
‘There’s significant capital flowing into Italy’ – Ropes makes Milan move with Latham team hire Will Lewallen Ropes & Gray has ramped up its European expansion with the launch of a new office in Milan, hiring a…
Latham and Paul Weiss score lead roles as Apollo injects €3.2bn into RWE joint venture Will Lewallen Latham & Watkins and Paul Weiss have scored major roles acting for Apollo as the private capital fund targets European…
Revolving Doors: Ropes restocks in PE as Slaughters sees double partner departure Will Lewallen September is here, summer is over and this week’s Revolving Doors has a flurry of moves as partners everywhere return…
‘We’re not complacent – we’re not done’: Latham stakes its claim as leader of the PE pack Alex Ryan The City private equity recruitment market has shown no signs of slowing down for the summer, with major moves including…
Freshfields Central Europe white-collar defence head decamps for Deutsche Bank Theresa Hargreaves Freshfields’ white-collar defence practice head for Central Europe, Simone Kämpfer, has taken a role at Deutsche Bank, where she will…
Merck M&A legal head returns to private practice at McDermott ahead of Schulte merger Theresa Hargreaves McDermott Will & Emery has made a key hire for its life sciences transactions practice with the hire of M&A…
Macfarlanes and A&O Shearman among advisers on Santander’s £2.65bn TSB takeover Theresa Hargreaves Macfarlanes, A&O Shearman and Uria Menendez have picked up lead roles on Santander’s £2.65bn acquisition of TSB, in the latest…
International roundup: White & Case hits Weil for three-partner New York team while Reed Smith opens in Denver Tom Cox Leading a busy week for high-profile moves in New York, White & Case raided Weil for a three-partner litigation team…
‘A difficult decision, but one that was needed’ – Hogan Lovells to shut three international bases Elisha Juttla Shortly after the news broke that A&O Shearman would be shutting down its South Africa office, Hogan Lovells has announced…
Euro Elite 2024: Southern Europe – Treading carefully Alex Marsland The Southern European market has been largely dictated by the recent inflow of foreign investment to the region, as the…
Resistance is agile – Euro Elite firms adapt to survive amid global turbulence Mark McAteer Last year, our annual Euro Elite survey of 100 leading independent firms across more than 40 jurisdictions found partners in…
Breaking barriers: Garrigues tops €450m revenue in milestone for Euro Elite firms Anna Huntley Spanish leader Garrigues has continued its pacesetting reputation among the Euro Elite firms by becoming the first in the group…
Greece focus: Lap of the gods Alex Walsh Greece remains buoyant, despite the global pressures affecting jurisdictions worldwide. Major transnational corporations and huge global players are beginning to…
Overview – Elite Level: annual Euro Elite report finds the continent’s leading independents still in a bullish mood Mark McAteer Our annual Euro Elite survey finds the 100 leading firms across more than 40 jurisdictions still in a strong position,…
Euro Elite 2023: Methodology Legal Business Legal Business’ Euro Elite comprises independent law firms based in more than 40 European jurisdictions, rather than branches of international…
Euro Elite 2023: Annual survey finds the 100 leading firms across more than 40 jurisdictions still in a strong position Legal Business
Euro Elite 2023: Switzerland – Strength in depth Edgar Tate 2022 brought fresh challenges for the Swiss market, given the widespread instability in the global economy. Despite strong consumer spending…
