Europe/France

Reed Smith hires ex-Clifford Chance restructuring lawyer in Paris

Marie Crumière joins as a partner, having run her own boutique firm since leaving CC last August

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French firms Gide and Lacourte Raquin Tatar guide Kering and Ardian in luxury real estate partnership

Gucci-owner Kering sells 60% stake in prominent Paris properties to PE firm Ardian

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Morgan Lewis to absorb 54-lawyer Kramer Levin Paris team

Split comes ahead of Kramer Levin’s planned merger with Herbert Smith Freehills

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‘A dynamic international landscape’: The Global Legal Post launches IP guide

Law Over Borders Intellectual Property guide is edited by Foley & Lardner’s Jeffrey Greene

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Clifford Chance recruits private credit partner duo in Paris from Goodwin Procter

Hires follow reports Ropes & Gray has added three partners from CC ahead of Paris launch next year

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‘ESG is a major topic for all our clients’: Baker & McKenzie’s Katia Boneva-Desmicht

Law firm executive discusses defending luxury brands and the rising importance of ESG legislation

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Kramer Levin’s Paris office to spin out ahead of HSF merger

Merged firm to have 100-plus legacy HSF lawyers in French capital

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Reed Smith’s Paris managing partner wins 2024 IBA Outstanding Woman Lawyer Award

Natasha Tardif lauded for her work championing women’s rights in the legal profession

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Kennedys hires leading Paris arbitration partner from Hogan Lovells

Thomas Kendra brings emerging markets expertise to his new firm notably through his Africa work

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Kirkland, Freshfields, Bredin Prat called in for €16bn sale of Sanofi’s consumer health arm

Sale to US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice comes as investors anticipate more and larger European PE buyouts

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Paris Arbitration Week reshuffles leadership, elects three new board members

White & Case lawyer among those appointed to board of landmark arbitration event

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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

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A&O Shearman adds leveraged finance partner in Paris from Latham

Michel Houdayer latest in string of defections from Latham's Europe offices

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Prominent arbitration lawyers launch new boutique in Europe

WilmerHale’s Maxi Scherer and Niuscha Bassiri of Hanotiau & van den Berg team up for ArbBoutique

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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

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IOC cracks down on counterfeit goods as Paris Olympics get underway

Olympics organisers highlight anti-counterfeiting efforts as crucial for protecting athlete funding

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Paris Bar Association launches major pro bono initiative for Summer Olympic Games

Initiative aims to ensure spectators and residents can receive qualified legal advice

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Canada Olympic kit sponsor Lululemon faces greenwashing action in France

Claimant firm Hausfeld advises as Canadian advocacy group files complaint with authorities

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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

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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

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