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Quartet of lawyers launch independent business law firm CLOVER in Paris
Firm will specialise in corporate M&A, private wealth tax and IT, innovation and data
Anderson Mori opens Paris office amid European growth push
Follows openings in London and Brussels in recent years as Japanese rivals expand across Europe
Darrois Villey adds four-partner M&A team in Paris from Gide
Former Darrois co-managing partner Olivier Diaz returns to top French independent with three more partners
McDermott Will & Schulte hires private credit partner from Kirkland in Paris
Kalish Mullen will lead the Paris office’s finance offering
Doctrine grows European presence with acquisition of Spanish AI platform Maite
Deal marks Paris-based Doctrine’s fourth European acquisition in three years
Proskauer hires three-partner PE team in Paris from Hogan Lovells
Team joins ahead of Hogan Lovells’ planned merger with Cadwalader going live at the start of July
Latham & Watkins adds private equity quartet from Clifford Chance in Paris
Group includes trio of partners: Benjamin de Blegiers, Daniel Zerbib and Gauthier Martin
Ropes & Gray expands in Paris with private funds and tax team from Linklaters
Incoming team include partners Edouard Chapellier and Jonathan Abensour
France’s new collective redress law offers wins for consumers, but challenges for business
New laws that significantly change French class action law will pose challenges for claimant and defendant lawyers alike, writes Ben Rigby
Trio of Swiss firms advise on L’Oréal’s increased stake in Galderma
Switzerland’s Bär & Karrer, Niederer Kraft Frey and Homburger advised with Ropes & Gray providing antitrust counsel
Mayer Brown elevates 36 to partner in latest promotions round
Latest intake is down from 39 in 2024 but overall promotions including counsel are 12% higher
Bird & Bird’s former France co-head decamps to Eversheds with six-lawyer team
Employment specialist Benjamine Fiedler marks Eversheds’ 17th partner hire this year in Continental Europe
Investors using media to pressurise states into paying $83bn of unpaid arbitral debts, report finds
Investor-state disputes ‘generate far more media coverage than might be expected from confidential proceedings’, according to Thorndon Partners
Simmons & Simmons adds restructuring partner duo in Paris from Fidal
Isabelle Vincent and Arnaud Roiron are joined by a team of three associates
Freshfields builds in Paris with four-lawyer M&A team hire from French boutique
Partner Benoit Marpeau joins from Peltier Juvigny Marpeau & Associés with a counsel and two associates
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
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
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