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.
October 13, 2022 | International Edition
Jones Day Paris Litigator Leaves for DentonsThe lawyer joined Jones Day in May 2021 from Gide Loyrette Nouel as part of a five-lawyer team hire.
By Anne Bagamery
2 minute read
October 10, 2022 | International Edition
Squire Patton Boggs Bolsters EU Data and Privacy Practice With Team Hire From SteptoeThe four-lawyer, partner-led hire is the latest in a string of recent recruitments by the firm to bolster its global data and cybersecurity team after departures.
By Anne Bagamery
3 minute read
October 05, 2022 | International Edition
Mayer Brown Boosts Brussels Competition Team with Partner HireIt is the second partner addition to the team so far this year.
By Anne Bagamery
2 minute read
October 04, 2022 | International Edition
Squire Taps EU Commission for Senior Antitrust Hire in BrusselsThe lawyer, who will also be based in Madrid, was a senior figure at the Commission's Directorate-General for Competition, and was previously a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
By Anne Bagamery
2 minute read
September 22, 2022 | International Edition
French TV Merger to 'Rival Netflix' Founders on Competition ConcernsFirms including White & Case and Vogel & Vogel were involved in the deal which was halted by the French Competition Authority.
By Anne Bagamery
3 minute read
September 21, 2022 | International Edition
Report: Merger Activity in Europe Slows but Optimism Persists Among Law Firms and PE FundsThe new report, published by CMS, underlines the role of private equity funding in keeping merger activity going. But it notes that foreign direct investment, a driver of dealmaking, is likely to slow amid geopolitical uncertainty and increased regulatory scrutiny.
By Anne Bagamery
4 minute read
September 20, 2022 | International Edition
Squire Patton Boggs Continues Europe Hiring Spree With Addition of Partner-Led PE Team in ParisThe hires are part of the firm's strategy to expand its private equity capabilities in key European markets.
By Anne Bagamery
2 minute read
September 20, 2022 | International Edition
What's Happening in Europe, LatAm and the Middle East Legal Markets?Law.com International correspondents in Latin America, Europe and the Middle East share their predictions for the key markets.
By Anne Bagamery | Amy Guthrie | Peter Shaw-Smith
13 minute read
September 19, 2022 | International Edition
Herbert Smith Freehills Loses Four Finance Lawyers in Paris to Rival FirmsEric Fiszelson, former head of HSF's regional financial practice in EMEA, joins Ashurst with two team members, while Rachel Campbell joins Watson Farley & Williams.
By Anne Bagamery
2 minute read
September 19, 2022 | International Edition
'It Has Exploded': Labor Lawyers in France Say They Are Drowning in M&A-Related WorkLaw firms are adding to their labor teams, and even redirecting work, as demand grows for advice on France's rigid and complicated rules, lawyers said.
By Anne Bagamery
4 minute read