HSF Hires Trio for Luxembourg Launch, Builds Private Capital Practice

Norton Rose Fulbright Posts Steady Growth Outside US

Hannah Walker | November 17, 2022

The firm was in line with transatlantic rivals and states it's 'well placed to navigate the current global, economic headwinds'.

3 minute read

Elite US Trio Bag Roles On $2.8B Estee Lauder Deal

Habiba Cullen-Jafar | November 17, 2022

Estee Lauder is adding another beauty name to its belt with the acquisition of the Tom Ford brand.

2 minute read

'Attractivity' and its Role in Law Firm Success

Patrick Bignon | Richard King | November 16, 2022

Brand attraction is more important than ever in the legal market amid underlying competitive market pressures.

5 minute read

Clifford Chance Hires 2 IP Partners in Düsseldorf

James Carstensen | November 16, 2022

The hires come in the build up to next year's full opening of the long-anticipated Unified Patent Court.

2 minute read

Ince Ditches Loss-Making Arden Partners After A Year

Jack Womack | November 16, 2022

Ince said that Arden's revenues have declined significantly since it purchased the business.

2 minute read

Loyens & Loeff Hires M&A Luxembourg Partner From Rival

Linda A. Thompson | November 15, 2022

It is Loyens' second significant hire in a month, having added a De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek's Amsterdam partner in October.

2 minute read

Garrigues Promotes 16 to Partner, Half Are Women

Alex D'Elia | November 15, 2022

The promotions were mostly in Spain, but two were elevated in Latin America.

3 minute read

The Cost of Becoming a Lawyer: How Countries Compare

Paul Hodkinson | November 15, 2022

The US is the most expensive place to study law, a study has found, while Germany, China and Sweden are among the cheapest.

2 minute read

5 Heavyweight Firms Advise on Vodafone-KKR Deal

James Carstensen | November 15, 2022

It is the latest significant European telecoms deal involving private equity giant KKR.

2 minute read

Squire Patton Boggs to Launch in Dublin As Pinsents Hit Again

Jack Womack | November 14, 2022

International firms continue to flock to Dublin, with Bird & Bird and Addleshaw Goddard also launching offices in the city during 2022.

2 minute read

The Art of the Team Hire

Krishnan Nair | November 14, 2022

The Global Lawyer: Team hires are all the rage right now. And there's a reason.

7 minute read

Wilson Sonsini Hires Former European Commission Lawyer and Hong Kong Competition Official for Brussels Office

Linda A. Thompson | November 11, 2022

The Brussels base of the California-headquartered firm has hired an official who has worked for both the European Commission's antitrust watchdog and Hong Kong's competition authority.

2 minute read

Portugal's Abreu Hits Rival for 4-Lawyer Finance Team

Alex D'Elia | November 11, 2022

The team joins the firm amid a market shift from high-yield investment to infrastructure investments, the partner leading the move said.

3 minute read

VTB Trial Adjourned Owing to Sanctions Licence Delay

Jack Womack | November 10, 2022

'This is becoming an increasingly common issue in the Commercial Court', the U.K. High Court judge said.

3 minute read

Law Firms in UK Flock to Provide Pro Bono Support to Refugees

Jack Womack | November 10, 2022

Law firms focused much of their pro bono efforts on the consequences of the humanitarian crises taking place in both Afghanistan and Ukraine.

6 minute read

International Bar Association Appoints Noerr Partner as Next Secretary General

James Carstensen | November 10, 2022

The partner has been at Noerr for over two decades, and is currently the head of its Bucharest office.

2 minute read

Ex-Cleary Gottlieb Veteran and 'Father' of EU Competition Law Passes Away

Linda A. Thompson | November 09, 2022

A former leader within Cleary's Brussels competition practice, John Temple Lang was an influential figure in the European Commission.

3 minute read

Allen & Overy Adds 4-Lawyer Baker McKenzie Restructuring Team in Paris

Hannah Walker | November 09, 2022

The partner brings with him a group of three associates.

2 minute read

Deal Digest: Large International Law Firms Guide Energy/Infrastructure Deals in Latin America

Amy Guthrie | November 08, 2022

Infrastructure and energy work continues across a region with major deficits, undeterred by a rising tide of nationalism and populism. That bodes well for Latin America practices at such firms as White & Case, Latham & Watkins, Akin Gump, Hogan Lovells, Gibson Dunn, Willkie Farr and more.

4 minute read

Dentons Launches Energy and Infrastructure Group in Italy With Team Hire From Norton Rose

Anne Bagamery | November 08, 2022

Law firms in Italy and across Europe have lately been reorganizing their talent into multidisciplinary teams to provide integrated service to clients in complex areas.

2 minute read

Q&A

Legal Strategy for Saving the Planet at COP 27

Christine Schiffner | November 07, 2022

"The Russian-Ukraine war should serve as an impetus to think about how we accelerate the energy transition because one thing that's become very clear is the overreliance on Russian gas," Covington & Burling senior adviser Thomas Reilly said.

12 minute read

Joe Andrew Bows Out as Dentons Global Chair

Bruce Love | November 07, 2022

When Andrew finishes his current term, Dentons' global chairperson role will be 'retired'.

4 minute read

King & Spalding Hires Tax Trio in Paris

Anne Bagamery | November 07, 2022

The three-lawyer, partner-led team is part of a strategy to build out the firm's M&A and private equity capabilities in the French capital.

3 minute read

Contenders Challenge Incumbent in Clifford Chance Senior Partner Elections

Habiba Cullen-Jafar | November 07, 2022

Jeroen Ouwehand is being challenged by two longstanding partners for the four-year term that commences in January.

2 minute read

Cuatrecasas to Incorporate 40-Person Portuguese Law Firm

Alex D'Elia | November 07, 2022

The addition come during a period of sustained Iberian expansion for the firm.

3 minute read

Canada Signals Fast-Tracking of 'Onerous' Regulatory Regime for Energy and Mining Projects

Gail J. Cohen | November 03, 2022

Lawyers praise Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland's comments indicating Canada will adopt a new strategy to spur investment and provide needed resources to like-minded allies around the globe.

5 minute read

Rising Nationalism and Protectionism Force International Dealmakers to Read Politicians and Regulators

Dan Roe | November 03, 2022

Governments in Latin America, Europe and Asia are implementing formal FDI policies or informally blocking deals for politically motivated reasons.

5 minute read

Eversheds Continues Populating Upcoming Frankfurt Office with Reed Smith IP Hire

James Carstensen | November 03, 2022

The Reed Smith IP and life sciences partner joins the firm ahead of the imminent launch of the Unified Patent Court.

2 minute read

New Record For London in Proskauer Global Partner Promotions

Habiba Cullen-Jafar | November 03, 2022

While New York saw the bulk of promotions, the firm is capitalizing on its sharp revenue growth in London this year.

3 minute read

Ukraine Prosecutor General and US Ambassador Weigh Possible Civil Damages Against Russia

Raychel Lean | November 02, 2022

"Now what we can be doing is making a registry of claims, so that those claims are preserved, they're documented and they're available for when there is a pot of money that can go to recognizing and executing upon those claims," said Dr. Beth Van Schaack, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice.

5 minute read

Dentons Canada Expands Corporate and M&A Team With Two Former Gowling WLG Lawyers

Gail J. Cohen | November 01, 2022

Nurhan Aycan and Mehmet Kömürcü both have extensive international and cross-border experience.

2 minute read

'How to Lose Your Clients': Corporate Counsel Dish on Their Biggest Turnoffs

Amy Guthrie | November 01, 2022

Panelists at the International Bar Association 2022 Conference talk about pet peeves, from getting squeezed by fees to seeing partners hogging the client relationship and mistreating junior attorneys.

5 minute read

10 Years On From the HSF Merger, How Successful Has it Really Been?

Hannah Walker | November 01, 2022

Law.com International spent months gathering data and speaking with insiders to unpack the merger and explore whether it is the roaring success it's often proclaimed to be.

15 minute read

'Defenders of Human Rights': Ukraine President Beseeches Lawyers to Hold Russia Accountable for War Crimes

Amy Guthrie | October 31, 2022

In a video address to thousands of attendees of the International Bar Association's annual meeting, Volodymyr Zelenskyy called upon lawyers from around the globe to bring Russian war criminals to justice.

3 minute read

'A Pressure Cooker': Mental Health is a Problem for In-House Lawyers Too

Leah Brown | October 31, 2022

The theory that 'overflow work can be delegated to external firms' does not work in reality, a range of tech GCs say.

6 minute read

EY Sets Sights on Growing Legal Services Market Share Post-Split

Bruce Love | October 31, 2022

"Even though the words are sometimes the same as you might hear from a Big Law firm. It is not the same. I promise you," said EY's Nick Bruch.

6 minute read

Solutions, And Where To Find Them

Paul Hodkinson | October 30, 2022

Baker McKenzie's chair, the private equity rising stars and Slaughter and May lawyers all have problems to solve, writes the Global Lawyer. Perhaps the answers lie in unexpected places.

6 minute read

DLA Piper and Pinsent Masons Refresh German Leadership

James Carstensen | October 28, 2022

DLA Piper and Pinsent Masons have refreshed their German leadership as they look to the future of their continental Europe bases. DLA Piper has…

2 minute read

Gibson Dunn London Hires European Court of Human Rights President

Linda A. Thompson | October 28, 2022

The outgoing president of the European Court of Human Rights will join Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's London office at the beginning of next year.

2 minute read

Latham Announces 44 New Partners, Nearly Half in Corporate Groups

Dan Roe | October 27, 2022

New York and London each saw new partners in the double digits, while the firm's Los Angeles office—its first—had just one promotion to partner.

2 minute read

Instead of Breaking the Bank to Recruit Legal Talent, EY Banks on 'Better Work Experience'

Bruce Love | October 27, 2022

Global law leader Cornelius Grossmann said EY's new-look legal services business will give them a considerable edge in the war for talent against Big Law.

7 minute read

Why Do We Ignore Partner Mental Health in Big Law?

Leah Brown | October 27, 2022

'There is never a time when a sense of attainment or security is reached—[one can] only be as confident as the last quarter's financial results allowed', one partner said.

7 minute read

Linklaters in Driving Seat as Audi Enters Formula 1

Hannah Walker | October 27, 2022

The car giant will acquire a stake in Swiss racing team Sauber.

2 minute read

Webcast

Lawyers Express Confidence in Chinese Market, But Will Singapore Keep Its Allure?

Jessica Seah | October 26, 2022

At the Asia Legal Marketplace webinar on Oct. 25, leaders from King & Wood Mallesons, Han Kun Law Offices, K&L Gates and Corrs Chambers Westgarth discussed the bounce back of Greater China and the challenges for firms in Southeast Asia.

8 minute read

Partner Track: The Biggest Issue You're Not Allowed to Ask About

Jack Womack | Hannah Walker | October 26, 2022

If you're on the partner track, it will culminate in the biggest promotion you're ever going to get. But are you on it, or have you just been taken off it? Law.com International explores one of corporate law's biggest secrets.

9 minute read

A&O Adds Willkie Litigation Partner in Italy

Anne Bagamery | October 26, 2022

The hire is part of A&O's strategy to build out its commercial litigation capabilities at a time of "unpredictable circumstances and market uncertainties," according to the firm.

2 minute read

New Private Equity Boutique Law Firm Launches in Paris

Anne Bagamery | October 26, 2022

The firm, Duroc Partners, is one of several new boutiques focused on mid-cap private equity deals that have opened in Paris over the past two years.

2 minute read

Life Lessons: Baker McKenzie Chair Reflects on His Reign Over Troubled Times and the New Normal

Jessica Seah | October 25, 2022

The global chair of one of the world's largest firms says "adaptability is key" and lawyers have to know how to pivot. He's had to do a lot of that over the past few years.

6 minute read

Pérez-Llorca Becomes First Spanish Firm to Launch In Singapore

Alex D'Elia | October 25, 2022

The firm is the latest international firm to launch an office in Singapore. Some firms that already have a presence in the city-state have also been expanding their head counts.

4 minute read

Macau Law Firm Launches in Portugal to Target China-Related Deals

Jessica Seah | October 25, 2022

Macau firm, MdME Lawyers, has launched a new office in Lisbon, Portugal. The firm will be targeting work in relation to investments from Portugal into China.

2 minute read

Cuatrecasas Adds to Madrid, Barcelona Ranks With 6 Hires

Alex D'Elia | October 25, 2022

The hires include a team of four lawyers from DWF-RCD.

4 minute read

In Pictures: Inside the Lavish World of Law Firm Art Collections

Hannah Langworth | October 25, 2022

An in-depth look at why and how some of the world's largest law firms curate high-end art collections, what they aim to do, and what they're worth.

13 minute read

In Paris, Turbulent Times for Global Firms May Be Just Getting Started

Anne Bagamery | October 25, 2022

Office closures and team departures are part of a bigger picture that has been brewing in the market for some time, partners and market experts said, as clouds on the economic horizon are causing firms to reassess where they put their people, how to deploy them and how to price their services.

6 minute read

Littler Enters Swiss Market With Office Opening in Zurich

Anne Bagamery | October 25, 2022

It is the second European expansion for the global employment law firm in less than a month.

2 minute read

CEOs Are Starting to Hit Brakes on ESG to Weather Expected Recession

Greg Andrews | October 24, 2022

The environmental, social and governance programs that many legal departments have been ramping up could take a hit as companies put resources elsewhere, according to a new survey by KPMG.

3 minute read

Ranking

Private Equity Rising Stars: Europe's Best Up-and-Coming Lawyers 2022

Hannah Walker | Varsha Patel | October 24, 2022

After months of research the list of the 25 best young private equity lawyers across the U.K. and Europe has been announced.

27 minute read

Linklaters Names New Paris Managing Partner

Anne Bagamery | October 24, 2022

Francoise Maigrot is the first woman to head the Paris office solo. She is also the latest senior appointment for a woman at the firm since Aedamar Comiskey was elected to serve as the firm's first-ever female senior partner in 2021.

2 minute read

Australia Class Action Firm Plans Cases Against BMW and Mercedes

Christopher Niesche | October 21, 2022

Gerard Malouf & Partners says consumers were likely misled, alleging the two automakers tampered with their diesel engines to skirt regulatory emissions requirements. The allegations are similar to Volkswagen's historic "dieselgate" scandal.

2 minute read

Event

'The Test of Our Times': Former US Ambassador to Ukraine Warns Against Turning Blind Eye to Putin, Disinformation

Rose Walker | October 21, 2022

Marie Yovanovitch told an audience at the Women, Influence & Power in Law conference of the behind-the-scenes events leading up to her removal as ambassador and the power of disinformation campaigns.

4 minute read

Flexible Work Faces Obstacles Among European Employers, Survey Finds

Anne Bagamery | October 21, 2022

Law firms are struggling to settle on a middle ground between in-person work and maintaining the flexibility needed to attract and retain talent, a new study by Littler shows.

4 minute read

Unified Patent Court Appoints 85 Judges In Major Step Forward

James Carstensen | October 21, 2022

The Court is on the brink of being fully formed and, from April 2023, will become part of the judicial systems of the 24 EU member states that signed up to it nearly 10 years ago.

3 minute read

Reed Smith Appoints Next Frankfurt Leader as McDermott Hires Away Incumbent

James Carstensen | October 20, 2022

It comes after the firm earlier this year appointed a new Munich managing partner, ushering in a new generation of Germany leaders.

2 minute read

Norton Rose Hires Gide Veteran and Pinsents Partner in Paris

Hannah Walker | October 20, 2022

One of the veteran partners has spent over 41 years at his former firm.

3 minute read

De Brauw Veteran Partner Leaves for Loyens & Loeff

Linda A. Thompson | October 20, 2022

The leading independent Dutch firm has suffered a few notable exits in the last few months.

2 minute read

Davis Polk to Close Paris Office by End of 2022

Anne Bagamery | October 19, 2022

The office, which opened in 1962 and was the firm's first outpost outside the U.S., today counts five lawyers, including one partner, who are all being outplaced, the firm said.

3 minute read

New Dentons Compliance and Investigations Unit Aims at Traversing Legal and Non-Legal Services

Bruce Love | October 19, 2022

Dentons' newly launched Global Compliance and Investigations group will work with the firm's Global Advisors to provide linked-up services beyond the traditional legal services offering.

5 minute read

Russia Fines Amazon for Failure to Delete Banned Content

Linda A. Thompson | October 19, 2022

This is the first time the tech giant has been hit with a fine by Russia, which last year adopted a new social media law that requires online platforms to proactively identify and remove prohibited content.

1 minute read

Fragomen Opens Office in Geneva as Global Growth Strategy Kicks In

Anne Bagamery | October 19, 2022

It is the second Swiss office and the ninth in Europe for the global immigration firm, which is looking to open three more offices by the end of the year, according to its newly named co-chairs.

2 minute read

'Unprecedented:' French Cement Company Lafarge to Pay $778 Million for Conspiracy to Provide Support to ISIS

Jane Wester | October 18, 2022

Federal prosecutors said the case represented the first time a corporation has ever been charged with providing material support and resources to a foreign designated terrorist group.

3 minute read

7-Strong Shearman & Sterling Paris Team Heads to Gide

Anne Bagamery | October 18, 2022

It is the second time in recent years that Shearman has parted ways with a large Paris team, having lost a significant arbitration group in 2021.

3 minute read

Siemens Litigator to Lead Germany's Top Arbitration Institution

James Carstensen | October 18, 2022

The chairman of the German Arbitration Institute said that being led by a former in-house counsel "underlines" its "focus on the users" and "user-friendliness".

2 minute read

Brown Rudnick Closes Paris Office

Anne Bagamery | October 17, 2022

The surprise move leaves Brown Rudnick with just one office outside the United States, in London, after it also closed in Dublin in 2016.

3 minute read

New Firm Steps in to Replace Freshfields Advising VTB Bank in Longrunning Litigation

Hannah Walker | October 17, 2022

The case has been on pause for the last six months since Freshfields requested to withdraw as counsel of the sanctioned client.

3 minute read

The (Very) Strict Rules of Going Global

Krishnan Nair | October 17, 2022

Western institutions setting up in new jurisdictions are having to come to terms with the fact they're not always well-liked.

5 minute read

Are General Counsel Using The Big Four More?

Corinne Staves, CM Murray | October 14, 2022

For many years, the perceived threat was that that 'The Accountants Are Coming'—but are the Big Four now winning over the clients?

6 minute read

Q&A

'Some Firms Have Been Naïve': A Baker Botts' Partner on Getting it Right in Brussels

Linda A. Thompson | October 14, 2022

The partner in charge of Baker Botts' Brussels office reflects on becoming an office managing partner in her early thirties, on how some firms get it wrong in Brussels, and the challenge of retaining talent.

8 minute read

Eversheds Sutherland's Three Rs At Partner Conference

Habiba Cullen-Jafar | October 13, 2022

After a fourth reschedule of Eversheds' partner conference, more than 800 partners flocked to Westminster for it. Then the Queen died.

4 minute read

Jones Day Paris Litigator Leaves for Dentons

Anne Bagamery | October 13, 2022

The lawyer joined Jones Day in May 2021 from Gide Loyrette Nouel as part of a five-lawyer team hire.

2 minute read

Covington Hires Baker McKenzie Brussels Competition Partner

Linda A. Thompson | October 12, 2022

It is the second time a Brussels antitrust partner has left Baker McKenzie in the space of 2 months.

2 minute read

The Best Firms For Black Career Progression⁠—According to the Clients

Varsha Patel | October 12, 2022

'It hasn't just been taking on a Black intern, posting it on LinkedIn and getting 100s of likes. It's behind the scenes work', was the view on one firm.

6 minute read

Latham & Watkins Lawyer Rejoins Firm as Partner After 4-Year EU Commission Stint

Linda A. Thompson | October 11, 2022

The move continues a trend of EU competition officials jumping ship to join (or rejoin) elite law firms.

3 minute read

Orrick Parts Ways with 21-Strong Italy Team

Jack Womack | October 11, 2022

The lawyers have left to set up an energy-focused boutique that will maintain a "best friends" arrangement with Orrick.

4 minute read

'A Dangerous Course of Action': Lawyers React as UK Bans Advice to Russian Clients

Jack Womack | October 10, 2022

The UK government announced that it "will prevent Russian access to transactional legal advisory services", leading some lawyers to describe the move as problematic and disruptive.

4 minute read

These Five Law Firms Had M&A Boosts While the Rest of Big Law Slowed Down

Patrick Smith | October 10, 2022

Among the top 25 firms by deal value this year, only five firms are in the black and two of them are from outside the US.

6 minute read

Squire Patton Boggs Bolsters EU Data and Privacy Practice With Team Hire From Steptoe

Anne Bagamery | October 10, 2022

The 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.

3 minute read

Why Big Law is Getting Bigger and Bigger

Paul Hodkinson | October 09, 2022

Law firms' relentless growth is not about keeping people; it is about keeping up with other people, writes the Global Lawyer.

6 minute read

The Portuguese Lawyers Lifting the Lid on Mental Health in Their Industry

Alex D'Elia | October 09, 2022

Direito Mental was set up to support Portuguese lawyers' mental ill-health in May.

7 minute read

The Curious Missing Client Value in Law Firm Project Management

Eric Staal | Isabel Venegas, Lex Mundi | October 07, 2022

'Project management in the legal sector is seen as an essentially administrative task to keep deadlines and budgets on track for legal advice that is traditionally associated with opaque costs and timelines.'

6 minute read

Where Are Banks Sending Legal Work? Look Outside the Am Law 200

Andrew Maloney | October 06, 2022

Financial companies are giving a chunk of work to law firms outside the Am Law 200, ALSPs, the Big Four, large Asian law firms as well as U.K. and European firms.

5 minute read

American Bar Protests Legislation That Targets Lawyers' Work With Foreign Wealth

Dan Packel | October 06, 2022

The bipartisan Enablers Act was introduced in the Senate on Monday. The ABA says the legislation's measures "will undermine the principle of lawyer-client confidentiality."

5 minute read

Clifford Chance Resumes Partner Conferences With Biggest Ever Gathering

Habiba Cullen-Jafar | October 06, 2022

The key topics of the Paris event, its first since 2019, included generational differences, geopolitics and diversity.

3 minute read

Host of Elite Law Firms Lead $6.9B Europe-US Energy Deal

James Carstensen | October 06, 2022

Big Law deal teams from Germany and the U.S. were deployed.

2 minute read

DLA Piper Replaces Bob Bishop as Global Corporate Co-chair

James Carstensen | October 05, 2022

The firm has appointed a German partner to the role.

2 minute read

White & Case Launches Madrid Litigation Practice with Ex-Linklaters Partner

Alex D'Elia | October 05, 2022

It is the latest expansive move by an international law firm in the region, with several firms committing resources to Spain.

2 minute read

Mayer Brown Boosts Brussels Competition Team with Partner Hire

Anne Bagamery | October 05, 2022

It is the second partner addition to the team so far this year.

2 minute read

Squire Taps EU Commission for Senior Antitrust Hire in Brussels

Anne Bagamery | October 04, 2022

The 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.

2 minute read

Taylor Wessing Data and Cyber Security Head Leaves for Baker McKenzie

Hannah Walker | October 04, 2022

He joins Baker McKenzie as head of its data team.

2 minute read

Kirkland Promotes Record Class of Lawyers to Partner

Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | October 03, 2022

The firm's 193 newly minted partners include 26 in London, five in Hong Kong, three in mainland China and one in Germany.

8 minute read

Deal Watch: Cravath, Latham Lead $6.8 Billion Clean Energy Deal; Q3 Deal Activity Down

Patrick Smith | October 03, 2022

Even with a spurt of deals announced this past week, global M&A value is down 34% year-over-year and deal volume is down 17.4%.

9 minute read

European Digital-Payments Heavyweight Hires Senior eBay Attorney as Legal Chief

Hugo Guzman | October 03, 2022

Olympe Leflambe is taking the legal reins of Mangopay, which expects to process more than $12 billion in transactions in 2022.

2 minute read

Freshfields Picks Bratislava For Latest Support Office

James Carstensen | October 03, 2022

The new base will work closely with the law firm's main back office support function in Manchester.

2 minute read

McDermott Hits Paul Hastings In London Again As Macfarlanes Also Swoops For Talent

Habiba Cullen-Jafar | October 03, 2022

The departure from Paul Hastings is the latest in recent months in London.

2 minute read

'Paying Your Dues': Have Associates Just Gotten Smarter?

Lisa Shuchman | October 02, 2022

Associates aren't buying into the long-held belief that you have to suffer to prove your mettle, writes Lisa Shuchman in The Global Lawyer.

8 minute read

Arbitration Shop Three Crowns Taps DC Managing Director as First CEO

Bruce Love | September 30, 2022

Hugh Carlson has been at the firm for eight years and was part of a team that secured ConocoPhillips multi-billion-dollar victories over Venezuela and its state-owned oil company.

2 minute read

Akin Gump Expands Public Law And Policy Practice To Europe

Habiba Cullen-Jafar | September 30, 2022

Akin Gump has added a former senior public servant to its public law and policy group

2 minute read

Clifford Chance Appoints New Italy Managing Partner

Habiba Cullen-Jafar | September 30, 2022

Clifford Chance has appointed a corporate partner to the leadership role.

2 minute read

Ashurst Hires McDermott Will & Emery International Arbitration Global Co-chair

James Carstensen | September 30, 2022

The partner joins with two associates in Germany.

2 minute read

KPMG Law Germany Hits Clifford Chance and PwC for Triple Hire

James Carstensen | September 30, 2022

KPMG Law has been increasingly active in the European hiring market this year.

2 minute read

In Pictures: Spanish Law Firm Displays Ukrainian Art Amid Pro Bono Drive

Alex D'Elia | September 30, 2022

The firm is acting alongside a charity in the drive, and plans to expand the exhibition beyond Madrid to Barcelona.

3 minute read

Silver Exodus: Tackling Ageism in the Legal Industry

Dana Denis-Smith | September 28, 2022

'We need to move away from a race for youth that too often sees older people being side lined', says Dana Denis-Smith.

5 minute read

Peruvian Disputes Firm BFE+ Opens Office in Madrid

Amy Guthrie | September 27, 2022

The Lima-based firm sees growing demand for legal services from European multinationals with operations in Latin America.

2 minute read

DWF Appoints 5-Person Corporate Team in Paris

James Carstensen | September 27, 2022

'The global dimension of the business and its original model are considerable advantages for our clients,' says Philippe Feitussi.

2 minute read

Pinsent Masons Hires Rival's Madrid Banking and Finance Head

Alex D'Elia | September 27, 2022

The partner had been in the practice leadership role for a year.

2 minute read

Grant Thornton Spain Forms Joint Venture with Seville Law Firm

Alex D'Elia | September 26, 2022

It is the latest example of one of the major auditing firms gaining more ground in the European legal space.

3 minute read

The Global 100: A Good Time to Be an Equity Partner

Krishnan Nair | September 26, 2022

The Global Lawyer: The biggest firms performed better than ever this year. But with major deals being abandoned, leaders are adopting caution.

4 minute read

Squire Patton Boggs Continues Europe Restructuring Push With Paris Partner Hire

Habiba Cullen-Jafar | September 25, 2022

The firm has returned to Brown Rudnick for another hire.

2 minute read

Smart Speakers, Games and More: EU Takes a Stab at Comprehensive Cybersecurity Legislation

Cassandre Coyer | September 23, 2022

The European Union's proposed cybersecurity regulation comes at a time when many other legislators are attempting to mitigate the global rise in cyberattacks.

5 minute read

KPMG Law Expands Polish Banking and Finance Practice With DWF Hire

James Carstensen | September 23, 2022

KPMG Law says its goal is to become 'a recognized law firm that can effectively compete with other business law firms in the most complex and prestigious projects.'

2 minute read

Making Sense of London's Crazy Hiring Market

Paul Hodkinson | September 23, 2022

The London Lawyer: Why does Kirkland keep hiring? Are there certain practice areas in demand? And what's with the busy summer?

4 minute read

Simmons Team Completes 126KM Charity Bike Ride in Honour of Former Associate

Varsha Patel | September 23, 2022

Lucy Boyle, who joined the firm in 2019, passed away due to a brain aneurysm earlier this year.

2 minute read

Plaintiffs Firm Pogust Goodhead Secures Venue in the Netherlands in Case Against Brazil's Braskem

Amy Guthrie | September 22, 2022

Thousands of claimants from Brazil's "sinking city" seek damages for homes and communities they say were destroyed by salt-mining-provoked tremors.

4 minute read

Video

Video: The 2022 Global 200 Webinar: Watch It Here

Law.com International | September 22, 2022

Watch our global correspondents and editors review the recent performance of the world's biggest law firms, discuss major trends in international legal markets and talk about what they think we will see in the coming year.

1 minute read

Kirkland Hits Clifford Chance For Second Major London Partner Hire In A Week

Varsha Patel | September 22, 2022

The firm hired A&O's global infrastructure co-head on Wednesday.

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French TV Merger to 'Rival Netflix' Founders on Competition Concerns

Anne Bagamery | September 22, 2022

Firms including White & Case and Vogel & Vogel were involved in the deal which was halted by the French Competition Authority.

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Waterstones General Counsel Exits After Less Than A Year

Varsha Patel | September 22, 2022

Briefer general counsel stints are becoming increasingly common in the U.K. market as in-house lawyers also take advantage of a competitive hiring market.

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UK Proposes Arbitration Law Refresh in Bid to Reclaim International Supremacy

Krishnan Nair | September 22, 2022

The proposed changes come as other key arbitration hubs, such as Dubai and Singapore, usher in reforms to make themselves more competitive.

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What Happens to Law Firms When EY Ditches Its Troubled Audit Business

Bruce Love | September 21, 2022

"They are going to change the legal profession faster than law firms will. And therefore, they will change what lawyers do and how lawyers market themselves. That will be their biggest impact," said Dentons' Joe Andrew.

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Report: Merger Activity in Europe Slows but Optimism Persists Among Law Firms and PE Funds

Anne Bagamery | September 21, 2022

The 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.

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