Europe/France
Norton Rose Fulbright adds projects team from Eversheds in Paris
Incoming team is led by partners Sindhura Swaminathan and Olivier Le Bars
Taylor Wessing launches French patent litigation practice with team from Pinsent Masons
Paris-based group strengthens the firm’s pan-European patent law offering
Moroccan independent URITI hires UGGC partner to open Paris arm
Laurent Sablé will also co-head firm founded in 2022 by former Dentons Morocco partner
Herbert Smith Freehills promotes 19 lawyers to partnership
Cohort is down significantly compared to 2024 as HSF prepares for US merger
European IP firms NLO and Ipsilon enter into PE-backed partnership
Firms hope to expand their range of specialisms and geographical presence
WIPO reports return to growth in patents and trademarks filings in 2024
China was the leading country filer for patents and designs, while US took the top spot for trademarks
Travers Smith plans Brussels office launch as it winds down Paris arm
UK firm looks to enhance competition law offering, but will close Paris office ‘in due course’
Ropes & Gray debuts in Paris with Clifford Chance team
Team led by trio of partners focuses on private equity, infrastructure, banking and finance transactions
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
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
Morgan Lewis to absorb 54-lawyer Kramer Levin Paris team
Split comes ahead of Kramer Levin’s planned merger with Herbert Smith Freehills
‘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
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
‘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
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
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
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