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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
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