Simon Petersen

June 27, 2011 | Law.com

Wragge & Co has confirmed it is seeking a London merger, possibly with another U.K. top 50 firm -- either a boutique or a smaller firm with a number of niche practice areas. The news comes after it was revealed that Clydes and Barlows are in advanced merger talks that could create the largest-ever union between two U.K. practices.

By Simon Petersen

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May 04, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Reed Smith is set to launch a Paris intellectual property (IP) practice with the hire of a five-strong team from Howrey. Marina Couste and Francois Jonqueres will join Reed Smith as partners on 28 May, along with two associates and one paralegal, bringing the number of partners at the US firm's Paris office to 15.

By Simon Petersen

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March 28, 2011 | Law.com

K&L Gates has launched a real estate practice in Paris with the hire of a three-lawyer team from Simmons & Simmons. The team, headed by partner Edouard Vitry, takes the number of partners in K&L Gates' Paris arm to five, and leaves Simmons without a real estate partner in France.

By Simon Petersen

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March 24, 2011 | Law.com

Freshfields has strengthened its Paris public law practice with the hire of a trio of lawyers from Paul Hastings led by partner Pascal Cuche. Freshfields said the team would complement the firm's finance, corporate and environmental law offerings in France.

By Simon Petersen

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June 20, 2011 | Law.com

Lateral partner hiring by international firms in London rebounded by almost 50 percent last year, according to new Legal Week research. Ninety-three lateral partner hires were made across the 62 firms surveyed, up 41 percent from just 66 the previous year.

By Simon Petersen

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July 18, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Simon Petersen

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May 04, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Simon Petersen

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August 30, 2011 | Law.com

Linklaters, Eversheds and DLA Piper are among a raft of top 20 U.K. law firms offering pro bono legal support to victims of the recent London riots. To date, 15 firms have donated to a helpline launched by legal charity LawWorks and offered advice on matters ranging from insurance to compensation and property law.

By Simon Petersen

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March 23, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Simon Petersen

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April 08, 2011 | Law.com

Legal Week research demonstrates the extent to which many law firms in the U.K. are continuing to resize their partnerships. DLA Piper has seen 75 partners resign from its international LLP since January 2010, and Eversheds and Ashurst have also had large partnership upheavals.

By Simon Petersen

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