‘An investment in Europe’: Latham & Watkins to open nearshoring office in Manchester
US firm Latham & Watkins has announced internally that it will open a business services office in Manchester during the…
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Targeting Europe: James Roome set for a place on Akin Gump’s global board
London-based restructuring guru James Roome, who carried a 28-partner team from Bingham McCutchen to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld…
News in Brief – November 2014
PWC LEGAL LOOKS FOR REGIONAL GROWTH Addleshaw Goddard and DLA Piper veteran Neal Shepherd was recruited by PwC Legal to…
‘It was necessary to be present in the financial capital of Europe’: Spain’s Pérez-Llorca set to launch London office
Spanish firm Pérez-Llorca has made a key investment into the City and is set to launch a London office at…
Stockholm syndromes
MARKET VIEW – ARBITRATION James Hope of Vinge talks to Annette Magnusson, secretary general at the Arbitration Institute of the…
Monckton Chambers secures largest ever award from European Court of Human Rights in second historic Yukos ruling
In what becomes the second multibillion dollar award against Russia in the space of a week, the European Court of…
‘The right to be forgotten’: Cleary client Google dealt a blow by ECJ’s privacy ruling
Decision contradicts EU advocate general’s previous non-binding guidance. After years of attempts by Brussels to tighten up Europe’s data privacy…
Squire Patton Boggs – what does the merger mean for lawyers in London and Europe?
Effective on 1 June, the merger between 39-office firm Squire Sanders and 330-lawyer Washington outfit Patton Boggs will bring together…
Revolving doors: Growth in Europe for Skadden, K&L Gates, Paul Hastings and Squire Sanders
A raft of European hires for US and transatlantic firms has seen Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and K&L Gates bolster…
‘The right to be forgotten’: Google led by Cleary dealt a blow by ECJ’s privacy ruling
After years of attempts by Brussels to tighten up Europe’s data privacy rules in the face of US lobbying, yesterday…
European deal wave anticipated amid growing market confidence
Holcim/Lafarge merger and Vivendi’s SFR acquisition lead the way Corporate partners are forecasting the next big European M&A wave after…
Clifford Chance leads on VW’s $9.2bn offer for remaining shares in Scania
Magic Circle giant Clifford Chance (CC) has scored a key advisory role on Volkswagen’s (VW’s) $9.2bn offer for a remaining stake…
Jones Day hires CC Frankfurt head of automotives and McKenna Long Brussels regulatory partner
Fresh from its run of lateral hires from Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) in London, Jones Day has made two prominent…
Deals: CC, Taylor Wessing and Ashurst act on infra and real estate deals
Advisers benefit as investors target industrial assets The shift towards global industrial real estate portfolios as an asset class last…
Growth in Germany for HSF as it launches disputes practice in Frankfurt
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) today (3 February) took a further step towards building up its German capability following the collapse of…
Clifford Chance in line for windfall payment after PwC reaches European Lehman settlement
As latest payout confirmed to Lehman’s creditors, total US and UK costs soar to $2bn Clifford Chance is among the…
West meets East – CMS latest to announce Istanbul office launch
The latest move by CMS to enhance its international offering lies at the cross roads between Europe and Asia, with…
Aviation: Further consolidation predicted as Aegean acquisition of Olympic approved
Aviation lawyers expect further consolidation within the airline industry as Aegean Airlines was on Wednesday (9 October) given the all…
European M&A: Big ticket summer mandates scooped by Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Freshfields and Macfarlanes
Despite corporate partners attesting to a summer lull (if only by their absence from the office), the past month brought…
UK legal services regulation ‘steals a competitive march’ as Jacoby & Meyers launches European venture
Jacoby & Meyers is to establish a new joint venture in the UK as the major US consumer law firm…