Sofia Lind

August 14, 2009 | Law.com

DLA Piper has hired a three-lawyer corporate crime team from Clifford Chance in Germany, including Frankfurt-based partner Juergen Taschke. He will be responsible for building up DLA Piper's corporate crime and international investigations team in Germany alongside Hamburg-based litigation partner Carsten Grau, who is currently the only white-collar specialist partner at DLA in Germany.

By Sofia Lind

2 minute read

March 19, 2008 | National Law Journal

Dewey & LeBoeuf has bolstered its Rome office with the addition of two new partners from the local office of Clifford Chance. The U.S. firm is bringing in Clifford corporate partner Tiziana Del Prete and capital markets counsel Guido Masini as partners, with both joining alongside small teams of associates. The hires will take the number of partners in Dewey's Rome office to five, with Del Prete joining as an equity partner and Masini as a local partner.

By Sofia Lind

2 minute read

June 25, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

DLA Piper, Clifford Chance (CC) and Eversheds are among the firms staging a revival in a flagship Legal Week project that grades law firms on the satisfaction of their lawyers.

By Alex Novarese and Sofia Lind

4 minute read

August 28, 2009 | Law.com

Shearman & Sterling is set to lose its only two Brussels-based partners to Arnold & Porter. Shearman's local office head Annette Schild is joining Arnold & Porter in the Belgian capital, along with fellow partner Silvio Cappellari and counsel Stephanie Birmanns. All three lawyers focus on competition and antitrust and have advised high-profile clients including Arriva, BASF, Siemens and Novartis. The departures will leave Shearman without a single full-time partner in Brussels.

By Sofia Lind

2 minute read

July 07, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Clifford Chance (CC) has elected Simon Tinkler as its new London corporate head after the voting process closed yesterday (6 July).

By Sofia Lind

2 minute read

March 12, 2008 | National Law Journal

DLA Piper has a new head of corporate for the Middle East region after the hire of a senior partner from Australian firm Minter Ellison. Peter Monk, who specializes in M&A and private equity work, joined the transatlantic firm on Feb. 3. At Minter Ellison he helped oversee the developments of the firm's Asian practice and was also a member of the international partner selection committee.

By Sofia Lind

2 minute read

May 22, 2008 | Law.com

Hogan & Hartson is set to lose two partners from its Munich office, including high-profile private equity partner Uwe Steininger. The former co-head of SJ Berwin in Germany, Steininger has yet to announce his next move. Also, corporate partner Jochen Schaefer is leaving to join local sports law boutique Duvinage & Partner. Meanwhile, White & Case leveraged finance partner Anne Force, previously an in-house counsel at Deutsche Bank, is moving to Ashurst in Frankfurt.

By Sofia Lind

3 minute read

May 23, 2008 | Law.com

SJ Berwin is considering a Moscow launch, as a growing number of international law firms seek to bolster their presence in Russia's oil-driven economy. The top 20 U.K. firm is currently assessing plans overseen by Russian practice group head David Goldberg to launch a local practice -- which would mark SJ Berwin's first office outside continental Europe. Lawyers are not expecting the upcoming change in the country's leadership to have a marked effect on one of the most coveted emerging legal markets.

By Sofia Lind

3 minute read

March 30, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Sofia Lind

3 minute read

February 13, 2008 | National Law Journal

Baker Botts has added its name to the ranks of U.S. firms posting strong financial results for 2007, with profits jumping by almost a fifth at the Houston-based law firm. Profits per equity partner (PEP) improved by 18.6 percent to a new mark of $1.3 million, up from $1.09 million in 2006. Baker also saw revenues jump significantly, with turnover growing by just under 15 percent for the previous 12-month period.

By Sofia Lind

2 minute read