Ashurst Paris corporate team chooses Freshfields as Magic Circle firm reinvigorates offering
Madeleine Farman on a rare team move between London-based international players In one of the most significant team hires between…
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‘Our growing European footprint’: DWF launches in Paris with four partner firm
Following its Belfast merger at the end of 2016, DWF has launched in Paris with the acquisition of four partner…
‘Already deep bench’: Quinn boosts Paris offering with Allen & Overy and HSF hires
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has added to its international bench yet again, with Allen & Overy (A&O) global co-head…
Euro elite: focus France – Liberté, égalité, fraternité
Strong competition from UK and US firms in Paris and a penchant for tight, focused practices means French firms do…
Revolving Doors: Squire and Watson Farley make Paris hires in big week for international appointments
Paris has been a hot spot for lateral hires this week, as firms including Squire Patton Boggs, Watson Farley &…
An American in Paris: Jones Day seeks to bolster teams through local recruits
Jones Day has launched a fund formation practice in Paris through the hire of partner Catherine Martougin from Luxembourg firm Arendt…
Targeting Paris: Mayer Brown boosts its French corporate team with Davis Polk’s Pérès
Mayer Brown has bolstered its European corporate team with the hire of two former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer lawyers, including one…
Respected Paris boutique launches London arm to target deal work
French firm AyacheSalama has launched its first international office in the City with four partners as it looks to advise…
Clifford Chance takes HSF partner in bid to boost its capital markets practice in Paris
Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance has hired longstanding Herbert Smith Freehills’ partner Alex Bafi, one of London’s high-profile US securities…
Fieldfisher bolsters Paris office with trio of lateral hires
Fieldfisher has bolstered its Paris office with a trio of local lateral hires, including M&A lawyer Pascal Squercioni and tax specialist…
Shearman London and Linklaters Paris lead on circa $2bn Euronext float
Shearman & Sterling’s London office has taken the lead advising New York-listed global exchange and clearing house operator IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) on its initial…
Revolving doors: Senior ex-Unilever and Amex lawyers move to private practice as McDermott boosts Paris office
Some of the most high-profile strategic hires recently have seen former in-house counsel move to private practice, all following the…
Olswang brings in ex-Linklaters Paris TMT head in further hire on the Continent
Olswang has made a further senior TMT lateral on the Continent, boosting its Brussels and Paris practices with the hire of…
Management overhaul for KWM SJ Berwin as dual corporate heads replace Davis
As King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin beds down its $1bn merger the Sino-Australian and UK giant has announced further changes…
More Paris moves as Linklaters announces triple partner hire
Further movement in the Paris market has seen Linklaters announce a trio of high level hires as Matthieu de Boisséson, Pierre…
Paris walk out: Gide hires nine partner team from Morgan Lewis
The highly fluid Paris market has seen nine partners and ten associates walk out of Morgan Lewis & Bockius’ regional office to join Gide…