Europe/Belgium
Squire Patton Boggs adds seven-lawyer team in Brussels from Fieldfisher
US firm beefs up environmental, safety and health practice with group led by partners Peter Sellar and Gerard McElwee
Reed Smith re-hires trade specialist from Amazon as a partner in Brussels
Philip Heeren will lead the firm’s EU trade and customs practice
Quinn Emanuel’s Brussels managing partner departs for Geradin Partners
Trevor Soames is the second competition partner to leave QE’s Brussels office in recent weeks
Japan’s Nishimura & Asahi to open in London and Brussels
Offices set to open early next year with mix of Japanese and local lawyers
Prominent arbitration lawyers launch new boutique in Europe
WilmerHale’s Maxi Scherer and Niuscha Bassiri of Hanotiau & van den Berg team up for ArbBoutique
Volume of European class actions continues to grow as UK tops market ahead of Portugal
CMS report reveals that £120bn in damages have been sought over last five years and predicts further rise in number of claims
Paul Weiss adds antitrust partner from European Commission for Brussels launch
Henrik Morch joins recent antitrust recruits from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Macfarlanes in new office
Simpson Thacher partner exits ahead of reported Paul Weiss Brussels office launch
Simpson Thacher confirms antitrust partner Ross Ferguson’s departure as Paul Weiss reportedly gears up to open first base in continental Europe
Skadden elevates 21 to partnership in latest promotions round
US promotions dominate this year’s cohort, though overall numbers are lower than 2023’s round
Landmark EU corporate sustainability legislation on hold after U-turn by Germany
European Council fails to approve Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive over bureaucracy fears
Van Bael & Bellis unveils new managing partner
Competition lawyer Andreas Reindl to take helm of leading Belgian firm 1 February
Sidley and Latham sew up Coupang’s $500m Farfetch rescue deal
Sidley advises South Korea’s Coupang on its acquisition of troubled luxury e-commerce platform, advised by Latham
ESG in 2024: getting to grips with the new paradigm
Due diligence, stock exchange requirements, carbon markets and nature will be on next year's ESG agenda, write HSF’s Silke Goldberg, Ernst Muller and Tihomir Svilanovic
European invasion – firms flood into the EU’s legal markets
US and UK firms have been seeking to expand their European footprints post-Brexit, writes Buchanan Law’s James Lavan
McDermott snaps up White & Case’s former Brussels head
Axel Schulz adds depth to competition team following retirement of heavyweight Philip Bentley KC
Former WilmerHale Brussels partner rejoins Henderson Chambers
EU competition law specialist John Ratliff returns to the Bar after 24 years with US firm
Japanese heavyweight Anderson Mori debuts in Brussels
Tokyo-based firm follows up 2022’s London launch with new base offering Japanese law advice to clients across Europe
Clifford Chance elects 32 new partners in diverse round
Twelve women included in round that sees 39% of new US and UK partners come from minority ethnic backgrounds
Around the house: Cushman & Wakefield taps Univar for new GC, BDO promotes legal head to global GC
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Tui Group, Microvast, Eiger BioPharmaceuticals and Washington Spirit
HSF announces new antitrust leadership
Kyriakos Fountoukakos to serve as managing partner of global competition and trade team
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