Europe/France

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

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

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

Kennedys hires leading Paris arbitration partner from Hogan Lovells

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

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

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

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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

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

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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

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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

  • 6mos
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