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.

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May 11, 2023 | International Edition

Meta's Shifting Fines in Ireland Reflect Growing Pains for EU Data Privacy Regulation

"Data regulation in Europe is not so complicated, but it's not so easy, either," said Marc Mossé, senior counsel at the French firm August Debouzy and a former attorney at Microsoft.

By Anne Bagamery

6 minute read

May 11, 2023 | International Edition

Meta's Shifting Fines in Ireland Reflect Growing Pains for EU Data Privacy Regulation

"Data regulation in Europe is not so complicated, but it's not so easy, either," said Marc Mossé, senior counsel at the French firm August Debouzy and a former attorney at Microsoft.

By Anne Bagamery

6 minute read

April 27, 2023 | International Edition

'This Is Not a Wait-and-See Situation': IP Rights in Russia Are on the Clock

Intellectual property rights in Russia can be canceled after three years if they are not "seriously used," putting pressure on rights holders and their lawyers as the war in Ukraine stretches into its second year.

By Anne Bagamery

4 minute read

April 25, 2023 | International Edition

Europe Targets Greenwashing, the Latest 'Hot Issue' in Environmental Law

As the European Union furthers its mission to lead in combatting climate change, the European Commission last month introduced a proposal for a Green Claims Directive on "the substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims."

By Anne Bagamery

4 minute read

April 20, 2023 | International Edition

McDermott Adds to Litigation Team in Milan With Partner Hire From Willkie

The hire is in response to an increased demand for dispute resolution, the firm said.

By Anne Bagamery

2 minute read

April 17, 2023 | International Edition

Orrick Hires Eversheds Partners in Paris and Germany, Pinsent Masons Snags a Partner-Led Teams in Paris

In Paris, Orrick has recruited a new head of restructuring from Eversheds Sutherland, who arrives with a team of three, and in Germany, the firm has brought on an energy and infrastructure partner, also from Eversheds; Pinsent Masons boosts its international arbitration team with four lawyers, including a partner, from a Paris boutique.

By Anne Bagamery

4 minute read

April 12, 2023 | International Edition

Clifford Chance Alumnus From Italy Was Victim in Israel Terror Attack

Alessandro Parini, 35, who practiced at Clifford Chance from 2011 to 2020, was killed in a car-ramming attack in Tel Aviv on April 7.

By Anne Bagamery

2 minute read

March 30, 2023 | International Edition

French and International Firms Closely Watching French Banking Tax-Fraud Probe

The investigation of five prominent French banks resembles Germany's multibillion-euro 'cum-ex' scandal, lawyers in Paris told Law.com International.

By Anne Bagamery

3 minute read

March 27, 2023 | International Edition

IBA Urges Israel to Reject Proposed Judicial Reforms

The government's proposed changes would concentrate power in the executive and 'wholly undermine' Israel's position as 'a substantial upholder of the rule of law'.

By Anne Bagamery

3 minute read

March 16, 2023 | International Edition

How I Made Managing Partner: 'Be Curious, Get Involved,' Reed Smith's Paris Head Says

Leading an office full of 'free and independent lawyers' is 'a very fragile alchemy that needs to be built every day', says the firm's Paris head.

By Anne Bagamery

5 minute read

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