Europe/France
Paris Arbitration Week reshuffles leadership, elects three new board members
White & Case lawyer among those appointed to board of landmark arbitration event
Royal Tulip luxury hotel brand-owner Louvre promotes ex-Moet Hennessy legal manager to GC
Grégoire Bouffard will replace Benjamin Dornic, who announced he is leaving the hotel group
A&O Shearman adds leveraged finance partner in Paris from Latham
Michel Houdayer latest in string of defections from Latham's Europe offices
Prominent arbitration lawyers launch new boutique in Europe
WilmerHale’s Maxi Scherer and Niuscha Bassiri of Hanotiau & van den Berg team up for ArbBoutique
White & Case recruits Weil partner to lead Paris restructuring team
Anne-Sophie Noury’s arrival follows team exits earlier this year from White & Case to Jones Day and Hogan Lovells
IOC cracks down on counterfeit goods as Paris Olympics get underway
Olympics organisers highlight anti-counterfeiting efforts as crucial for protecting athlete funding
Paris Bar Association launches major pro bono initiative for Summer Olympic Games
Initiative aims to ensure spectators and residents can receive qualified legal advice
Canada Olympic kit sponsor Lululemon faces greenwashing action in France
Claimant firm Hausfeld advises as Canadian advocacy group files complaint with authorities
Bracewell opens in Paris with 11-lawyer energy team from Norton Rose Fulbright
Incoming team is led by Bracewell’s new Paris managing partner Anne Lapierre
ICC reappoints van Leeuwen as chair of influential Arbitration Commission
Melanie van Leeuwen, a Paris-based arbitration partner with Derains & Gharavi, will serve a second term as chair of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
Paul Hastings absorbs 12-lawyer litigation team in Paris from local boutique
Top flight white collar and investigations partner Antonin Lévy takes entire team from Antonin Lévy & Associés to US firm
Skadden and Cleary advise French giants LVMH and Accor on deal to revive Orient Express brand
US law firms step in as French groups team up on relaunch of historic brand that will operate luxury train routes, cruises and hotels
Xiaomi hit by FRAND lawsuits in France and India
Patent holding company Sun Patent Trust is asking the Paris Judicial Court to determine a global FRAND rate, while India will examine infringement
HFW hits Eversheds Sutherland for international arbitration team in Paris
Partners Julien Fouret and Gaëlle Le Quillec join alongside a senior associate
The Global Legal Post launches international comparative guide to cryptoassets
Edited by Brown Rudnick partners Jane Colston and Jessica Lee, online resource outlines emerging legal frameworks for cryptoassets
McDermott hires two senior Shearman tax specialists in Paris
Longstanding partner Niels Dejean is switching firms ahead of A&O Shearman merger with counsel Anne-Sophie Maes
Jones Day adds government regulation team in Paris from White & Case
Hire follows Jones Day adding government regulation team in Paris last October from NRF
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
Gateley and Fidal target African disputes with senior arbitration hires
Perenami Momodu joins Gateley from Aelex Legal, while Manuel Tomas joins Fidal from Foley Hoag
Hogan Lovells secures five-strong disputes team from White & Case in Paris
Former senior government lawyer Jean-Pierre Picca joins alongside fellow partner Jean-Lou Salha and three more lawyers
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