Sofia Lind

May 12, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Sofia Lind

2 minute read

March 20, 2008 | National Law Journal

Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek, the German former ally of U.K. firm Denton Wilde Sapte, has opened an office in Zurich, becoming the first major German independent to open in the Swiss financial center. The new office will be headed up by new private client partner Holger Erwin, who joins Heuking Kuhn from rival independent Haarmann. Erwin, who is both U.K. and German-qualified, has previously practiced at elite German independent Hengeler Mueller and London giant Allen & Overy.

By Sofia Lind

2 minute read

August 04, 2008 | Law.com

In a move to promote Malaysia as a hub for Islamic finance work, the Malaysian Bar Council is proposing to liberalize its rules and allow foreign law firms into the country through joint ventures. Eversheds is currently the only U.K. law firm with a presence in the country, but City firms including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, DLA Piper, Lovells, Herbert Smith and Norton Rose are keeping a close eye on the process and have not ruled out entering the country through a joint venture in the longer term.

By Sofia Lind

2 minute read

September 02, 2011 | Law.com

Pinsent Masons and SJ Berwin are reviewing partner remuneration, with both firms considering moves toward more performance-driven systems. The two law firms join a roster of law firms, including Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, launching reviews of partner pay in recent months.

By Sofia Lind and Simon Petersen

2 minute read

July 08, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

City elite keep profits on course in 2009-10 despite falls in revenue. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has unveiled an 11.3% drop in revenue for the 2009-10 financial year, becoming the latest magic circle firm to post declining fee income in the uncertain market.

By Claire Ruckin and Sofia Lind

3 minute read

May 09, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Sofia Lind

2 minute read

July 30, 2008 | Law.com

Clifford Chance is set to become the latest foreign firm to launch an office in Abu Dhabi, following in the footsteps of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, DLA Piper, Ashurst, Norton Rose, Eversheds, Hogan & Hartson and Latham & Watkins. The office will open on Aug. 3, and will be led on the ground by Dubai-based banking and finance partner Richard Ernest, and overseen from Dubai by Gulf managing partner Graham Lovett. The firm expects the Abu Dhabi office to grow to 20 to 30 lawyers in two to three years.

By Sofia Lind

2 minute read

December 07, 2009 | Law.com

CMS Russia has laid off 30 staff members in Moscow, including 10 fee earners, in a redundancy round that ended Nov. 27. The Moscow office has cut a total of 29 fee-earner positions and 32 support-staff roles in 2009, following a previous round of job cuts that closed in June. CMS launched its Russia office in January through the merger of the local offices of CMS Cameron McKenna and its French and German alliance firms. The firm attributed the cuts to the significant reduction of work in the Moscow market.

By Sofia Lind

3 minute read

June 01, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

Top lawyers rally in support of new UBS chair Peter Kurer.

By Claire Ruckin and Sofia Lind

4 minute read

May 18, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Sofia Lind

2 minute read