Eversheds Sutherland believes it can grow partner numbers across its four Benelux offices to more than 40 in the next five years as part of a concerted push to become an major player in the region. The partner headcount growth would represent an increase of almost two-thirds (60 per cent) by 2029 from its current […]
Welcome back to The Passport after our usual summer break. This week, we explain what the future may hold for Schjødt as managing partner Magnus Lütken casts his mind ahead; and how can Eversheds stand out in Benelux? You will also notice a new addition to The Passport which is our moves section, highlighting some of […]
A&L Goodbody is to focus its West Coast business development efforts on its San Francisco rep office, leading it to close its outpost in Silicon Valley. The firm is in the process of winding down its office in the tech heartland of Palo Alto. A&L Goodbody first opened its Palo Alto office in 2012 to […]
White & Case has continued its 2024 European expansion drive with the addition of Weil Gotshal & Manges’ restructuring co-head in Paris. Anne-Sophie Noury will join White & Case, strengthening the firm’s capabilities in restructuring, debt funds and public takeovers. Noury joined Weil from well-regarded French restructuring boutique BDGS, spending more than five years with […]
A judge has part-sided with DWF in Qatar after the firm brought a claim against a client over unpaid fees. DWF’s Qatar branch took consulting company Roland Berger to court in the Qatar Financial Centre, claiming it was owed QAR 766,380 (£158,947) by its client. The firm was employed to draft and define a mandate […]
The co-managing partner of German-headquartered firm Luther has hit out at post-Brexit visa requirements that are preventing the firm from implementing its plans to boost growth in London. Speaking to The Lawyer, Markus Sengpiel said the firm had big plans for expansion and would ideally have at least one partner based in the office to […]
A week after A&O Shearman said it was closing its Johannesburg office, Hogan Lovells is to do the same with closures in another two global cities. Hogan Lovells is to exit Sydney and Warsaw also, leaving it with no offices in Australia or South Africa. Warsaw is the largest office of the trio, with three […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s “professional connections” with an arbitrator led to apparent bias in an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) case, a High Court judge has ruled. Aiteo, Africa’s largest private integrated energy company, brought a challenge before the English High Court alleging a “serious irregularity” after the ICC issued four arbitration awards against it between […]
Despite cultural and geographic obstacles, African firms are joining forces to make the most of new opportunities
Despite the region’s reputation for political and economic upheaval, the likes of Morocco, Egypt and Algeria have encouraged global law firms to collaborate with local experts in their pursuit of fresh business opportunities
DAC Beachcroft (DACB) has launched its second office in Asia Pacific. DACB will form an association with the newly-created CK Lee & Co, a Hong Kong firm that will ensure DACB’s clients can access legal advice internationally and in Hong Kong. The firm will be led by Kelvin Lee who was previously a partner at […]
Bird & Bird has announced it will be opening a new office in Tokyo with the hire of Ashurst partner Hiro Iwamura. The primary purpose of the office will be to support the firm’s Japanese clients in the renewable energy, life sciences and technology space with outbound work across Europe, the Middle East and Asia […]
European giant Kinstellar has gained a foothold in the Southeast Asian legal after securing a joint-venture deal with Vietnamese firm Asia Counsel. Asia Counsel boasts a headcount of just 21 lawyers, including four partners. Its focus has been on assisting foreign multinationals and Vietnamese corporations with expansion, M&A and financial matters. Acting independently for the […]
Pogust Goodhead has launched an office in Sydney with a warning to Australian corporations that the firm is “ready to hold them to account”. The claimant law firm, which specialises in social and environmental mass claims, has hired Sydney litigation boutique Crichton & Co’s two partners, Amie Crichton and Joshua Carton. It is also looking […]
Welcome to The Passport, your regular round-up of the most important stories to come from the European legal market. In this week’s edition, we explain why hearing the names of a select group of elite firms is piquing our interest; and what can be taken away from Hogan Lovells’ Warsaw retreat. US firms are dictating […]
Latham & Watkins has lost another member of its Continental European transactional team, with a leveraged finance partner joining A&O Shearman in Paris. Michel Houdayer has made the move to A&O Shearman today (16 September). He was a Latham lifer, having joined the firm in 2002 and spent almost a decade in the partnership having […]
The Lawyer’s European Awards is back this year to crown the crème de la crème of the European legal market. We received a huge number of entries from firms across the Continent, seeking to pick up some of the most prestigious prizes in the profession. The event will be held in-person at the JW Marriott […]
Dentons has moved swiftly to name its successor as European litigation head, after its former group leader spearheaded an eight-lawyer defection to Italian firm Chiomenti. Rome-based Roberto Fabio Lipari will take the reins to lead the firm’s disputes team across Continental Europe and Central Asia. Lipari joined Dentons five years ago as a partner, having […]
Pinsent Masons is giving all employees Friday afternoons off this August as part of a new flexible working trial. Subject to client demand, employees in offices across the UK, Europe and Middle East can work a compressed week and leave by lunchtime on Fridays without a pay cut. The compressed hours trial is nearing the […]
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s EMEA legal team has launched a trainee solicitor scheme in partnership with Flex Legal. Five new graduates have been hired into the team, with four based in London and one in Dubai. Two of the recruits will join as apprentices. The bank will offer these trainees the opportunity to qualify as […]
Revenue at Dentons is up 6 per cent across the UK, Ireland and Middle East (UKIME), bringing the firm’s total revenue for the region to £280.5m. Most of last year’s growth was generated outside of the UK in Ireland and the Middle East, with 18 per cent growth in the former and 22 per cent […]
Mercedes F1 team files for disclosure from phone companies Mercedes Grand Prix, the legal entity behind F1 team Mercedes AMG Petronas, has filed an application for a Norwich Pharmacal Order (NPO) to the King’s Bench division, according to the public filing system. The filing, which targets mobile network operators Vodafone and Lebara, was filed on […]
Womble Bond Dickinson is preparing to expand significantly in the US, with a merger confirmed with Phoenix firm Lewis Roca. The geography-driven deal, which aims to plug several strategic gaps in the larger firm’s office network, is set to go live at the start of next year. The merged firm will be known as Womble […]
Milbank has announced that associates around the world are soon to receive summer bonuses of up to $25,000. To be paid by the end of September 2024, associates can expect a sum between $6,000 and $25,000, as first reported in Above the Law. Associates with six years of experience or more, as well as special […]
BDB Pitmans is throwing its entire weight into finding mid-market US firms to join its soon-to-be-launched international network, Broadfield. The Lawyer understands there is space in the proposed network for multiple US firms with BDB Pitmans managing partner John Hutchinson describing the UK and US as “starting points” for its grand plan. The firm announced […]
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has prepared the groundwork for its first $20m partner lateral hire, if it “can find that special person”, The Lawyer can reveal. The move comes as Cleary looks to build on an unprecedented growth spurt in the City over the past few years, which has seen partner headcount increase by […]
In this month’s Signal International report we look at France’s elite firms. The report provides an analysis of five-year headount trends among the 13 French firms in our European 100 ranking. We also look at the partnerships at these firms to answer the question if it takes longer to make partner in France. Despite a […]
London’s importance to the network of European legal services has always been paramount. The City sits on top of the pile in Europe for charge-out rates, for blockbuster moves and for big-spending US firms pinching premium magic circle partners by offering them stacks of cash. Research undertaken by The Lawyer in 2022 suggests that European […]
The final report on Signal International for 2023 is The Lawyer‘s flagship European 100. We delve into Europe’s largest firms and analyse their 2022 financial performance, five-yearrevenue and headcount trends, the continent’s key regions and gender diversity among Euro 100 partnerships. Despite a number of factors putting a dampener on 2022, the majority of Europe’s […]
For the past three months on the International Signal channel, we have assessed, analysed and attempted to understand headcount patterns in the 30 largest global law firms across the Californian, Asian-Pacific and European legal markets. This month we analyse one key trend which fundamentally underpins headcounts and illustrates where firms allocate their resources and plan […]
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