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Gide snaps up LVMH's Ouart
The French firm has moved to boost its disputes team with the hire of Patrick Ouart.
Four-lawyer employment team moves to A&O in Paris
Claire Toumieux, vice-chair of the European Employment Law Association, is moving from Flichy Grange Avocats to become head of the Allen & Overy employment group in Paris.
August & Debouzy runs start-up aid competition
French law firm August & Debouzy is to give full legal support for €200 a month to ten new start-ups in France.
Linklaters creates 3-partner arbitration team in Paris
Linklaters is taking on two lawyers from Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier and another from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton to make up the new team.
Morgan Lewis & Bockius mass defection to Gide
French firm Gide is on the attack picking up a large team from the US law firm.
Gide Loyrette Nouel trims name to Gide
The famous international French firm has unveiled a new logo, updated its website and slimmed its name down to just one syllable.
Herbert Smith Paris energy team defect to King & Spalding
A team of energy lawyers have defected from the Paris office of Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) to join King & Spalding, significantly expanding the firm's energy practice in Europe and Africa.
Litigation boutique launched in Paris
Two Mayer Brown litigation partners have set up a specialist Paris practice with white collar and crime specialisms.
Legal issues top business concerns in Slovakia
Businesses in Slovakia see poor law enforcement as their main barrier to operating effectively, according to the Slovakia Business Alliance.
The Devil's advocate dies in Paris
Colourful French lawyer Jacques Verges, known as “the Devil's advocate” has died in Paris.
Credit Agricole in law firm panel revamp
France's largest retail banking group Credit Agricole is reshuffling its global panel.
Parisian walkways for Osborne Clarke
UK law firm Osborne Clarke has opened a new office in Paris.
Fashion giant buys 80 per cent stake in Loro Piana
Italian luxury retailer Loro Piana, which has more than 130 boutiques worldwide, has just sold an 80 per cent stake for $2.6 billion.
Germany and France change counterfeit laws
Germany is upping the stakes on piracy whilst France has changed direction.
French spy chief hit with snooping charge
Bernard Squarcini, the former French domestic spy chief, has been indicted for ordering the capture of phone records belonging to a journalist investigating alleged illegal party funding involving former president Nicolas Sarkozy.
Europe seeks to strip London of Libor control
Regulatory control for the Libor benchmark could go to Paris under new European proposals.
France goes flexible on employment laws
The introduction of a draft bill on what is known as 'employment securing ' could offer more flexibility for employers and more security for employees. But is this a possible win-win deal or a marriage doomed to fail, asks Christine Hillig-Poudevigne.
Reed Smith launches Paris competition practice
Pittsburgh-headquartered global law firm Reed Smith has announced the opening of a competition practice in Paris with the appointment of Michel Debroux to its partnership.
Leading French lawyer found dead
High-profile French lawyer Oliver Metzner, nicknamed the 'gangsters' lawyer', was found dead near his private island in Brittany yesterday morning.
French labour firm moves into training
French law firm Fromont Briens has flown out of the blocks since the turn of the New Year, launching a landmark training department and adding four new partners to its ranks.