Europe/Germany
Freshfields beats gender target for fourth year in a row in latest partner promotion round
Magic Circle firm elevates 23 to partner, with women accounting for more than half of promotions
Fieldfisher raids SKW Schwarz to boost media and entertainment practice in Germany
UK firm recruits 11 lawyers, seven from SKW Schwarz, as part of plans to build out a pan-European media and entertainment practice
Skadden elevates 21 to partnership in latest promotions round
US promotions dominate this year’s cohort, though overall numbers are lower than 2023’s round
Noerr spins out four CEE offices to Kinstellar
Leading German independent cites limited growth in the region as it hives off majority of CEE network
Landmark EU corporate sustainability legislation on hold after U-turn by Germany
European Council fails to approve Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive over bureaucracy fears
BMW wades into dispute between Irish patent monetiser and its litigation funder
German car maker says it is still owed costs from one of the parties in a series of patent infringement actions
Volkswagen is latest carmaker to join Avanci’s 5G licensing programme
Group that includes Audi and Seat joins more that 25 automotive brands that can now use the standard essential patents of more than 60 patent holders
Willkie unveils Munich launch plans and new German leadership
Frankfurt office head Georg Linde becomes German managing partner, alongside co-managing partner Kamyar Abrar
End in sight to dispute between BMW, patent monetiser and Susman Godfrey
Law firm had tried to withdraw as counsel, but parties now working on settlement in long running patent infringement action
Eversheds Sutherland absorbs four-partner KWM team in Frankfurt
Ten lawyers join with business services colleague as part of Eversheds’ and KWM’s cooperation agreement forged last year
ESG in 2024: getting to grips with the new paradigm
Due diligence, stock exchange requirements, carbon markets and nature will be on next year's ESG agenda, write HSF’s Silke Goldberg, Ernst Muller and Tihomir Svilanovic
Norton Rose Fulbright unveils 49-strong partner class
Canada and US arms account for lion’s share of promotions with seven made up in London
Gowling WLG grows in Germany with quartet of senior hires
Recruits join as partners from firms including Norton Rose Fulbright and DLA Piper to bolster recently-launched Frankfurt office
European invasion – firms flood into the EU’s legal markets
US and UK firms have been seeking to expand their European footprints post-Brexit, writes Buchanan Law’s James Lavan
White & Case announces 42-lawyer partner promotion class
Cohort edges down from 46 last year with proportion of women slipping from 52% to 36%
‘It is key that the legal function is an enabler rather than an inhibitor of ideas’: luxury executive Daniel Feith
Oracle Solicitors’ Tim Fongern talks with REAWAKE co-CEO Daniel Feith about the company’s move into second-hand luxury, sustainability concerns, the challenges of counterfeiting and plans for growth
Addleshaw Goddard adds energy team in Germany from EY law
UK firm continues European expansion push with hire of seven-strong team led by EY Law’s German energy practice head
Freshfields, Skadden lead on Deutsche Bahn’s Arriva sale to I Squared Capital
Freshfields acts for Deutsche Bahn in deal valuing Arriva at reported €1.6bn
Pinsent Masons adds partner trio in Germany from Dentons in Europe growth push
Public sector and EU law duo join in Dusseldorf alongside corporate partner and team of associates
Digital piracy increases by 3.3% in 2022, says EUIPO report
For the first time in years, piracy levels rose in 2022, largely driven by TV shows, series, films and manga publications
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