HSF Hires Trio for Luxembourg Launch, Builds Private Capital Practice

IOC and Paris Olympic Attorneys Combat IP Abuse with Online Tracking & Cease-and-Desist Letters

Rick Mitchell | July 26, 2024

Infringement could result in financial penalties of up to billions of euros.

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Canada's Biggest Grocer Agrees to $500 Million Settlement in Bread Price-Fixing Scheme

Gail J. Cohen | July 26, 2024

The settlement still requires a formalized agreement between the parties and court approval scheduled for later in the year, which will also finalize court-approved expenses and lawyers' fees.

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Middle East Deal Roundup: White & Case, CC & Freshfields Lead on Deals

Dario Sabaghi | July 26, 2024

Clifford Chance is advising ALAFCO's $3.3 billion sale to Macquarie while White & Case is working on Rasan's IPO and ADES' $3 billion facility,

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Latham Loses Top German Banking Partners to White & Case

James Jackson | July 25, 2024

Oliver Seiler and David Rath advise Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, and UBS.

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From Big Law to the Big Games: The Story of Mayer Brown's Olympic Athlete

Louis Altmann | July 25, 2024

The Mayer Brown Paris paralegal and South African men's hockey vice captain talks about balancing the two sides of his life.

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Post Office Litigation Funder Subpoenaed in the US

Jack Womack | July 25, 2024

Earlier this year, the arbitrator who awarded $15 billion to the claimants in the dispute was sentenced to six months in prison and disqualified from working as an arbitrator for one year for disobeying orders from the court.

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Bracewell Launches Paris Office with 11-Lawyer Norton Rose Energy Team

Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | July 25, 2024

The Norton Rose Fulbright energy and infrastructure team, led by three partners, expands Bracewell's reach into France and French-speaking Africa.

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Dentons Taps Former EY Executive as New Global CEO

Dan Roe | July 24, 2024

Former EY global vice chair Kate Barton will take the helm in November as Dentons continues to draw inspiration from Big Four accounting firms.

5 minute read

Strong Results For Bird & Bird and Taylor Wessing

Jack Womack | July 24, 2024

The two law firms, both known for their strength in the technology and life sciences sectors, are the latest to post robust figures.

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Latham, Slaughter and May, Clifford Chance Among Advisers on Latest Private Equity Deals

Habiba Cullen-Jafar | July 24, 2024

The buyouts also included mandates for firms such as Weil Gotshal, CMS and PedersoliGattai.

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Brussels' Reverse Revolving Door: Why Lawyers Leave Lucrative Jobs at Law Firms to Join the EU's Powerful Antitrust Enforcer

Linda A. Thompson | July 23, 2024

The revolving door from the European Commission to Brussels-based law firms has frequently stirred controversy, but the revolving door from law firms to one of the world's top antitrust enforcers has received much less attention.

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Sullivan & Cromwell, Simpson Thacher, Freshfields Advise on Bosch's $8B Acquisition of Johnson Controls and Hitachi Assets

Ulrike Barth | July 23, 2024

The all-cash transaction is the largest acquisition to date for the privately held German technology group.

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ICC Court's 2023 Statistics Reflect Resurgence in Global Arbitration

Philip Dunham | July 23, 2024

In its 100th anniversary year, the ICC International Court of Arbitration's latest figures highlight a significant rebound in its caseload to pre-pandemic levels, reflecting the institution's efforts to expand its global reach.

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Harvey Raises $100 Million Series C Investment, Reaches Unicorn Status

Isha Marathe | July 23, 2024

The funding round, led by Google Ventures, and with participation from OpenAI and other venture capital funds, brings Harvey's valuation to $1.5 billion.

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Anglo American GC: 'Maybe Partners Should Make Less Money and Associates Should Make More'

Tom Parry | July 23, 2024

In a wide-ranging interview, the mining giant's company secretary Richard Price expresses concerns about the effects of soaring associate pay and the erosion of the rule of law.

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Paris Law Firms Hope Olympics Boost US-Style Sports Deals in France

Rick Mitchell | July 22, 2024

"We hope the Olympics could help generate a little more appetite by foreign and French investment funds to invest in this type of activity in France."

6 minute read

LexisNexis Completes Acquisition of Belgian Gen AI Startup Henchman

Rhys Dipshan | July 22, 2024

Lexis intends to integrate Henchman's generative AI technology into it's Lexis+ AI and Lexis Create platforms.

2 minute read

How Philip Bowden's Hire Fits into Proskauer's London Strategy

Kasvi Sehgal | July 22, 2024

"All of our competitors are really ramping up on the private credit front. We welcome it," say the leaders of Proskauer Rose's fast-growing London operation, following the hire of the A&O Shearman duo.

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Asia Deal Digest: A&G, A&O Lead on Billion Dollar JV Deals, Hong Kong IPOs Pick Up But Deal Values Remain Small

Jessica Seah | July 22, 2024

Two Singapore deals are some of the region's largest transactions in recent months. Allen & Gledhill and A&O Shearman are advising on both.

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How Afriwise is Using AI to Tackle Africa's Compliance Bottleneck

Alfred Olufemi | July 21, 2024

Afriwise, the African legal platform that acquired AI-based legal software developer Pythagoria in 2023, is deploying AI and their own legal database to build a compliance toolbox.

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CrowdStrike Outage Yields Mixed Impacts on Big Law

Amanda O'Brien | July 19, 2024

"I'm hearing of more West Coast latencies than on the East Coast," said one Am Law 100 executive. "It really depends where [the office] is regionally, whether they're experiencing the same symptoms even within the same firm."

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Latham Double Ollies With Roles on Two International Deals

Habiba Cullen-Jafar | July 18, 2024

One of the deals included the $1.5 billion sale of iconic skateboarding brand Supreme, while the other was Pernod Ricard's disposal of its wine portfolio to an Australian consortium of investors and wine makers,

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Squire Patton Boggs Launches Office in Geneva, Continues Expansion Across Europe

James Jackson | July 17, 2024

The new office will focus on commodities and shipping, international trade, international dispute resolution, government investigations and sanctions. the firm said.

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TikTok Owner ByteDance Loses Legal Challenge Against the EU DMA

Linda A. Thompson | July 17, 2024

The decision marks the first legal test for the EU's stringent new digital competition rulebook.

3 minute read

Spain's Pérez-Llorca Eyes Americas Growth Via Mexico Merger

Amy Guthrie | July 17, 2024

The road map for Pérez-Llorca is diverging from that of its top Spanish rival, Uría Menendez, which opted to close its New York office in June and shied away from an acquisition in Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic. But more Spanish firms are expected to seek tie-ups in Mexico.

5 minute read

Australia Law Firm Gadens Merges with Smaller Rival to Enter Canberra Market

Christopher Niesche | July 17, 2024

The new office provides a base to pursue government-sector work.

2 minute read

McDonalds v Supermac: When Trademarks Turn Philosophical

Peter Vaughan | July 17, 2024

The EU dispute revealed a cautionary tale and some useful take home points for trade mark proprietors and their advisors.

5 minute read

Spain's Garrigues To Merge With Mexican Law Firm Sánchez Devanny

Alex D'Elia | July 17, 2024

After the tie-up, scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year, Mexico will be Garrigues's second largest market behind Spain.

3 minute read

US Ambassador to Spain Rejoins Winston & Strawn

Mimi Lamarre | July 16, 2024

Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón, former chief of staff to the first lady, will rejoin Winston's New York office in its litigation department.

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Q&A

Latham's Elisabetta Righini on Why Brussels Is a Must for a Career in Antitrust

Linda A. Thompson | July 15, 2024

Righini was one of the first WTO litigators in private practice in the late 1990s—an expertise that got her recruited by the European Commission, where she would spend over a decade.

6 minute read

The 10-Year Plan That Has Willkie Growing Faster Than Any Other Big Firm

Patrick Smith | July 15, 2024

The firm's leaders pointed to a strategy for expansion about a decade ago, pinpointing certain markets, practices and large lateral groups. In London, Willkie now has 131 attorneys, including 38 partners.

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Explaining MiCA: What It Means For Your Crypto-Asset Business

Floortje Nagelkerke, Hannah Meakin, Anna Carrier | July 15, 2024

Achieving MiCA compliance will not be an easy task, there should be no doubt about it.

5 minute read

Dentons' AML Case Dismissal Appealed by SRA

Jack Womack | July 15, 2024

Earlier in 2024, the U.K.'s Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal dismissed the legal regulator's case, deciding not to sanction Dentons.

2 minute read

Withers Adds Private Client Quartet in Hong Kong

Jessica Seah | July 15, 2024

Withers has added a new partner to its Hong Kong outfit.

2 minute read

Clyde & Co Latest Firm to Enjoy Double Digit Revenue Uplift

Jack Womack | July 15, 2024

The U.K. made up just under half of the firm's total revenue, while Europe was its fastest growing region.

2 minute read

Capital Markets Partners Welcome Eased UK Listing Rules

Kasvi Sehgal | July 12, 2024

The reform has been anticipated and gained wide approval from capital markets partners across London.

3 minute read

Can England Triumph at Euro 2024? Top Partners Predict

Habiba Cullen-Jafar | July 12, 2024

It's England v Spain. Who will clinch an historic victory?

9 minute read

Europe Moves: Latham & Watkins, Gowling WLG and White & Case Make Partner Hires, DLA Piper and William Fry Make Management Changes

James Jackson | July 11, 2024

Europe Moves is an occasional report of moves and management changes that have taken place across Europe in the past few months.

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The Ambassador: Legal Luminary Charles Martin on Joining Paris Powerhouse Darrois

Lisa Shuchman | July 11, 2024

The former Macfarlanes senior partner is now senior adviser to the elite French firm, using his London connections and expertise to help it navigate the U.K. and global markets.

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A&O Profits Hit £1B in Run Up to Merger

Jack Womack | July 11, 2024

The pre-merger results are an improvement on last year, when the firm's pre-tax profits and PEP both decreased.

2 minute read

Skadden Tops Europe M&A Rankings in 1st Half of 2024

Alex D'Elia | July 10, 2024

In continental Europe, Germany was the most-targeted nation for M&A deals announced in the first half of 2024, with 815 deals totaling $42.8 billion.

3 minute read

Simmons & Simmons Hires New Hong Kong Regulatory Head

Tony Sabine | July 10, 2024

Former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer counsel Kenneth Hui will help clients navigate financial regulatory issues, with a special focus on digital assets.

2 minute read

Big Law Firms Sign Paris Bar Charter Supporting LGBT+ Inclusion

Rick Mitchell | July 10, 2024

More than a dozen Big Law partnerships are among the 40-plus firms that signed the Paris Bar Association's first Charter for Inclusion…

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Mayer Brown Paris Gains 30 Lawyers Including 7 Partners

Rick Mitchell | July 09, 2024

The addition comes weeks after Paul Hastings added a 12-lawyer litigation team led by a prominent partner in the city.

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Chart

The 2024 Pro Bono Scorecard: International Report

ALM Staff | July 09, 2024

Dechert has knocked Jenner & Block out of the number one spot as having the highest pro bono score among its non-U.S. lawyers.

2 minute read

Spain's ECIJA Sells Stake in Law Firm to Private Equity

Alex D'Elia | July 09, 2024

The rapidly growing Spanish firm will use PE funds to attract new partners, teams and open new offices in Spain and abroad.

3 minute read

Linklaters Tops UK M&A Rankings Amid Deal Market Rebound

Kasvi Sehgal | July 09, 2024

Although the data shows that overall deal volume has declined by 19% since last year, a recent rush of deals has indicated a reviving deal market.

2 minute read

Big Law Leader: 'Stay True to Foundational Principles'

Richard A. Rosenbaum | July 08, 2024

Current trends—overpaying at the top, avoiding fundamental change, and allowing culture to take a back seat to money—do not constitute a recipe for long-term success.

4 minute read

French Elections Yield Hung Parliament and Possible Tax Hikes

Rick Mitchell | July 08, 2024

France's left Nouveau Front Populaire coalition has come out on top in snap elections that President Macron called in June to the dismay of his own party.

5 minute read

Linklaters, Baker McKenzie Lead on Carlsberg's £3B Acquisition of UK's Britvic

Habiba Cullen-Jafar | July 08, 2024

The new company will be known as Carlsberg Britvic, and is the latest example of a U.K. company being acquired by a major foreign corporate.

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Commentary

The Political Dilemmas Facing Law Firm Leaders

Paul Hodkinson | July 07, 2024

As several law firms close offices, the Global Lawyer examines how leaders are navigating intense pressure to perform amid challenging conditions, mirroring the quandaries faced by political leaders.

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Skadden, Davis Polk Advise in Multi-Billion Dollar Bid for Latin America Telecom Operator

Rick Mitchell | July 05, 2024

Nasdaq-listed Millicom said a committee of its independent board members believes the $24 per share offer undervalues the Luxembourg-headquartered company.

2 minute read

Skadden, Wachtell and Goodwin Top First-Half M&A Tables, as Megadeals Rachet Up

Mimi Lamarre | July 05, 2024

M&A deals valued at over $10 billion were up 70% from last year to $363.4 billion, while private equity-backed M&;A was up 36% to $369.5 billion.

4 minute read

Herbert Smith Freehills Hires Pair of Paris TMT Leaders from Eversheds

Rick Mitchell | July 05, 2024

HSF partners Emmanuel Ronco and Vincent Denoyelle will help clients navigate an increasingly digital world

2 minute read

BonelliErede Adds Four-Lawyer PwC Team in Rome

Alex D'Elia | July 04, 2024

The Italian law firm has brought on a partner-led team to its financial regulatory practice in the Italian capital.

2 minute read

Germany Inches Closer to Allowing Investor-Owned Law Firms

Ulrike Barth | July 04, 2024

ECJ Advocate-General recommends Germany allow non-lawyers to Invest in law firms in the landmark Halmer case, potentially opening the door to private equity investors.

4 minute read

Blakes and McCarthys Advise on $1.35B Canadian Medical Testing Lab Sale to Quest Diagnostics

Gail J. Cohen | July 04, 2024

Major pension plan OMERS to sell off LifeLabs, which it has owned since 2007.

2 minute read

HFW Latest Firm to Post Double-Digit Revenue Growth

Jack Womack | July 04, 2024

Almost 60% of HFW's total revenue is now generated outside the U.K., the firm said.

2 minute read

Australian Law Survey Reveals Persistent Gender Pay Gap, LGBQ+ Data

Christopher Niesche | July 04, 2024

Data reveals persistent gender pay gaps across all ages in New South Wales' legal profession and includes first-time reporting on LGBQ+ lawyers.

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