Italian Job: Fieldfisher merges with Milan headquartered firm SASPI
UK law firm Fieldfisher has entered Italy through a merger with 21 partner firm Studio Associato Servizi Professionali Integrati (SASPI),…
Europe
Comment: The Legal 500 perspective on EMEA – more ways than ever to skin a cat
The shifting interests of international business are echoed in recent law firm moves across Europe, the Middle East and Africa…
The Legal 500 view on EMEA – more ways than ever to skin a cat
The shifting interests of international business are echoed in recent law firm moves across Europe, the Middle East and Africa…
Spain: A changing legal landscape
Garrigues’ Fernando Vives on the after-effects of the crisis. Let’s take, as a starting premise, that the Spanish economy’s situation…
‘Evolution, not revolution’: New A&O management team sets sights on US, Europe and China growth
Continued and steady growth is the key focus for Allen & Overy‘s new management team, with senior partner Wim Dejonghe…
Freshfields loses another Paris partner as Norton Rose Fulbright takes tax specialist
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has made a key appointment with tax partner Antoine Colonna d’lstria from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer moving…
Eight already depart KWM partnership as European restructuring kicks in
Eight City-based lawyers have left the partnership at King & Wood Mallesons as part of a restructuring that will see up…
Simpson Thacher tops first quarter global deal tables, as Davis Polk dominates Europe
Despite a looming Brexit referendum swaying levels of transactional activity, certain law firms are enjoying a healthy pipeline of deals…
Heads roll on Queen Street: KWM to axe 15% of European partners in sweeping shake-up
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) told its London partnership this morning that 15% of its European and Middle Eastern partners…
KWM restructures London as Europe managing partner returns to full-time fee-earning
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) is restructuring its London teams, which has delayed the election of a new European managing…
City lawyers form pro-Brexit coalition led by 8 New Square QC
Lobby groups set up on both sides as questions loom large for the country’s legal framework Debate among lawyers over…
Comment: Privacy v transparency – Withers’ Noseda on incoming OECD tax rules opening a new battle front
In almost every field of legal work, privacy is regarded as a primary and legitimate concern to protect the interests…
Comment: What did Brussels ever do for us? The lawyerly view on Brexit
Classicists holding to the maxim ‘first, do no harm’ will be looking in dismay at the debate on the UK…
‘An environment conducive to M&A’: global elite anticipate busy year after record 2015
Skadden heads US M&A tables while Freshfields leads in Europe Deal lawyers are unsurprisingly predicting another busy year in M&A…
What did Brussels ever do for us? The lawyerly view on Brexit
Classicists holding to the maxim ‘first, do no harm’ will be looking in dismay at the debate on the UK…
Privacy v transparency – incoming OECD tax rules are opening a new battle front
Withers’ Filippo Noseda casts a weary eye over the latest attempt to bolster tax disclosure In almost every field of…
DLA Piper expands Nordic footprint with Finnish tie-up
DLA Piper has agreed a combination with 30-lawyer Finnish law firm Peltonen LMR as it expands its Nordic footprint.
International moves: Bonelli recruits A&O Italy senior capital markets partner while BLP makes double Dubai hire
Italian firm BonelliErede, the European best friend of Slaughter and May, has made a key hire with Allen & Overy‘s…
Client profile: Paul van Reesch, Coca-Cola Enterprises
The soft drink giant’s top European lawyer talks about value and facing pressure from the sugar lobby. As a young…
‘More of a PR stunt than a constitutional milestone’: Government backtracks on withdrawal from ECHR
The Conservative government has backtracked on any planned withdrawal from key provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)…