Europe/France
Linklaters recruits eight-lawyer restructuring team in Paris from top French boutique Darrois
Group led by partner François Kopf, who joins as global chair of restructuring and insolvency
Storytelling is key to brand differentiation – key takeaways from Luxury Law Summit London
Delegates heard from luxury luminaries like former Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman and celebrated designers Julien Macdonald and Karen Millen
Weil, Goodwin called in for L’Oréal’s acquisition of Color Wow
Deal strengthens L’Oréal’s professional products portfolio and positions Color Wow for global brand growth
Signature boosts Paris arm with Paul Hastings partner hire
Arrival of Laurent Martinet boosts office’s partner count to seven
A&O Shearman leads in L’Oréal’s €1bn Medik8 acquisition from Inflexion
Deal underscores L’Oréal’s commitment to boosting its position in the rapidly growing dermocosmetics market
The Global Legal Post launches Law Over Borders Arbitration guide
Edited by Volterra Fietta partners Ahmed Abdel Hakam, Gunjan Sharma and Robert G. Volterra, guide offers cross-jurisdictional insight into arbitration law and practice
Two years on German firms take lead on Unified Patent Court activity
Germany’s dominating on a number of fronts, but UK firms are more than holding their own according to figures drawn up by the European Patent Litigators Association
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
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