International roundup: Reed Smith debuts in Atlanta with 15-partner team while Broadfield enters Hong Kong with Sidley trio
Reed Smith has opened a new office in Atlanta with a 15-partner team from Morris, Manning & Martin (MMM) and…
Italy
Euro Elite 2024: Italy – Time to shine
The instability caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and exacerbated by Russia’s war with Ukraine, with the resulting gas supply difficulties…
Sponsored thought leadership: How the ESG S-factor is widening the traditional concept of labour law consultancy
In recent years, ESG (environmental, social, and governance) factors have been subject to a growing and constant evolution within the…
Sponsored Q&A: AndPartners
1. What is the core philosophy or guiding principle of your law firm? We have six keywords governing the overall…
Euro Elite 2023: Italy – Toughening up
While the three years following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic were marked by instability and uncertainty – exacerbated by…
Euro Elite Italy: La dolce vita
Our Euro Elite report in 2021 noted how the Italian legal landscape, dominated by independent law firms, had been more…
‘Independent thinker’ Greenberg Traurig picks Milan as latest step of unusual European footprint
Greenberg Traurig’s executive chair Richard Rosenbaum has pointed to his firm’s track record for independent thinking as it enters Italy…
The Euro Elite: Italy – And yet it moves
Looking out of the window of his office overlooking the picturesque Piazza del Duomo on a rainy April afternoon, one…
The Euro Elite: Market overviews
‘The main threat will be from legal tech in the long term.’ Christof Jäckle, Hengeler Mueller Germany Despite riding out…
Global Outlook sponsored briefing: Internal investigations and public enforcement: challenges under Italian law
Cleary Gottlieb’s Francesco De Biasi, Andrea Mantovani and Alessandra Anselmi examine the challenges facing companies Internal investigations and public enforcement…
The generation game – Linklaters makes Italian corporate play with veteran rainmaker Casati
It is well known that Italian law firms owe much of their fortunes to a small group of veteran rainmakers…
Market report: Italy – Bravissimo
Despite a testing political backdrop to business, the Italian elite is still outperforming the domestic economy ‘Reforms are the major…
Ashurst retreats in Europe, closing Stockholm and Rome
Ashurst closed the doors to two of its European offices in June, confirming it will dissolve its Swedish offering with…
European retreat: Ashurst pulls out of Rome days after Sweden exit
In its second European closure this month, Ashurst is shutting the doors to its Rome office after five years, with…
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),…
Euro elite: focus Italy – La dolce vita?
A new generation is revitalising the performance of a trio of Italian leaders committed to remaining steadfastly independent It’s been…
La Dolce Vita: Dentons opens first Italian office with DLA hires
Dentons has opened its first office in Italy having hired 21 lawyers, including three partners from DLA Piper, as well…
DLA Piper boosts Italian offer with nine hires from Ashurst
DLA Piper has hired a team of three partners and six other lawyers from Ashurst for its restructuring and litigation group…
Clifford Chance and Shearman deliver advice on Italy’s €4bn post office IPO
Clifford Chance (CC) and Shearman & Sterling have landed lead advisory roles on the floatation of Italy’s post office, in…
The beautiful game: Cleary advises Inter Milan on sale of 70% stake to Indonesian tycoons
One of Italy’s most successful football teams, Inter Milan, has turned to Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton as it becomes the…