Anne Bagamery
Anne Bagamery is the Paris-based correspondent for Law.com International. She writes about lawyers and legal issues in France and elsewhere in Europe. Her coverage includes the business of law, global and domestic law firms, in-house legal departments and regulatory issues. She can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter: @abagamery.
December 17, 2021 | International Edition
Pinsent Masons Gets Paris Boost With Partner Duo HireThe firm has had its eye on European expansion in 2021, having opened a new office in Amsterdam in February.
By Anne Bagamery
2 minute read
December 15, 2021 | International Edition
Italian Competition Judgment Against Amazon Shows the Future of Big-Tech Regulation in EuropeThe case serves as evidence that tougher scrutiny and higher fines, which new EU-wide rules are likely to amplify, are on the way, competition lawyers say.
By Anne Bagamery
4 minute read
December 15, 2021 | International Edition
2021 In Review: The Year Continental Europe Went From Worry to WealthAfter a shaky start, 2021 eventually proved to be hugely successful for many firms thanks to a late deal surge. But firms are still grappling with the remote working debate and, of course, the pay war.
By Anne Bagamery | Linda A. Thompson | James Carstensen
8 minute read
December 14, 2021 | International Edition
Remote-Work Schedules, Off-Hours Commuting, Less Travel: European Firms Adjust to an Omicron WorldBut unlike many U.S.- or U.K.-based counterparts, firms in Europe have avoided proclaiming a fixed return-to-office date that they may have to back away from.
By Anne Bagamery
4 minute read
December 08, 2021 | International Edition
Heavyweight Firms Line Up as Football Clubs Challenge CVC's LaLiga BidThe firms are advising on a late-game effort by three Spanish professional soccer teams to avert an alliance between the Spanish football league LaLiga and private equity powerhouse CVC Capital Partners.
By Anne Bagamery
2 minute read
December 06, 2021 | International Edition
Spanish Firm Garrigues Elevates 14 in Latest Partnership RoundThe appointments, covering four practice areas and spread among the firm's offices in Spain and Portugal, bring the total number of partners to 328.
By Anne Bagamery
2 minute read
December 01, 2021 | International Edition
Spain's Pérez-Llorca to Open Brussels OfficeWith the move, the Spanish firm will become the latest in a long line of international and independent firms to establish or consider establishing beachheads in Brussels.
By Anne Bagamery
2 minute read
December 01, 2021 | International Edition
Greenberg Replenishes Warsaw Real Estate Ranks With 7-Strong TeamThe hires go some way to repopulating the firm's local practice, which lost 10 lawyers to CMS earlier in November.
By Anne Bagamery
2 minute read
November 30, 2021 | International Edition
Four Top Firms Build In Europe as Year-End ApproachesFirms in France, the Netherlands, and Spain are creating or bolstering key practice areas with partner and group hires.
By Anne Bagamery
3 minute read
November 22, 2021 | International Edition
Latham Bursts Onto Cannabis Scene in France With CBD VictoryThe ruling means that France must revise its restrictive rules on marketing CBD products and opens the door to better regulation, the Latham partner on the case said.
By Anne Bagamery
3 minute read
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