Top-ranked EU competition lawyer Robbert Snelders among those moving over
Departure of Stephen Nicolas leaves Paul Hastings with no London real estate partners following other recent exits
Closure follows departure of senior partners from shrinking office in recent years
Incoming group will be based in New York, Washington DC and the Bay Area
Springbok AI’s founder and team of 10 data scientists and AI engineers to join Cleary
New York firm to focus China coverage in Hong Kong
First outright rejection of certification effectively tightens UK’s class action regime putting spotlight on independence of class representatives
US firm completes first promotions round since it introduced non-equity partner tier
Follows similar move by rivals Cravath, Paul Weiss and WilmerHale
Nickolas Bogdanovich joins after Cleary M&A partner James Langston defected to Paul Weiss in May