Gibson deals body blow to Ashurst’s European business as four-partner Paris team quits

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Gibson deals body blow to Ashurst’s European business as four-partner Paris team quits

Ashurst’s hopes of stabilising its European practice have been dealt a body blow with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher today (8 June) recruiting a four-partner team from its Paris arm. The move – which comes just months after a five-partner corporate team quit Ashurst’s Paris outpost for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer  – sees a team led by litigation and restructuring partner Jean-Pierre Farges decamp to the US-based giant.

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Unsecured creditors to lose almost £34m as KWM Europe admin continues

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Unsecured creditors to lose almost £34m as KWM Europe admin continues

KWM China buys reassurance by taking SJ Berwin name

An initial report into the financial affairs of King & Wood Mallesons’ (KWM) now defunct European arm estimates that unsecured creditors are set to lose £33.5m as the firm’s inner financial workings begin to surface.

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‘Mixed emotions’: Facebook appoints Olswang partner Caddick as new regulatory and litigation head in Europe

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‘Mixed emotions’: Facebook appoints Olswang partner Caddick as new regulatory and litigation head in Europe

Ahead of the tripartite merger between CMS, Nabarro and Olswang, Facebook has announced that it has taken on commercial disputes partner Anna Caddick from its external adviser Olswang as its EMEA head of regulatory and litigation.

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Ashurst Paris corporate team chooses Freshfields as Magic Circle firm reinvigorates offering

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Madeleine Farman on a rare team move between London-based international players

In one of the most significant team hires between major City players for some time, a group of five Paris corporate partners – collectively responsible for a book of business worth £8m – is moving from Ashurst to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Continue reading “Ashurst Paris corporate team chooses Freshfields as Magic Circle firm reinvigorates offering”

News in brief – March 2017

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News in brief – March 2017

FRESHFIELDS SIGNS 20-YEAR LEASE ON NEW HQ

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has signed a pre-let agreement on a 20-year lease in February to move from existing premises in Fleet Street to 100 Bishopsgate in 2021. The Magic Circle firm will reduce its London real estate by roughly a third when it takes out 255,000 sq ft of office space.

 

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