Europe/The Netherlands
Dutch engineering company Arcadis confirms former KLM legal head as next GC
Barbara van Koppen had been serving as interim GC since January, replacing Emily Barker in the role
Addleshaw Goddard debuts in the Netherlands with local merger
Tie-up with 17-partner corporate firm Florent continues AG’s Europe and Middle East expansion drive
Trio of firms guide Pershing Square’s €55bn bid for Universal Music
Sullivan & Cromwell, White & Case and Dutch heavyweight Stibbe advise Pershing in offer to combine world’s largest music group with a blank-cheque company
Hausfeld adds a partner to its Amsterdam office
Nima Lorjé has joined the international disputes firm from Stibbe, where he was a counsel
‘It’s a win win’ – how top European law firms are using Gen AI to streamline legal drafting
GLP report produced in association with LexisNexis is based on interviews with senior law firm partners and executives
Linklaters advises on Unilever’s Magnum Ice Cream Company demerger
Spin off comes amid legal dispute between Magnum brand Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever
Elevate acquires Dutch alternative legal services provider Legadex
Deal to buy Amsterdam-based company marks Elevate’s fourth acquisition since May 2024
Clyde & Co recruits 17-lawyer team for Netherlands debut
Insurance powerhouse merges with local boutique to open in Rotterdam
Paul Weiss, A&O and Stibbe advise on Keurig Dr Pepper’s €16bn purchase of coffee giant JDE Peet’s
Paul Weiss and Dutch firm Stibbe are advising Keurig Dr Pepper, while A&O is counselling JDE Peet’s
Will a recently issued Dutch FIFA class action benefit footballers – or be an expensive own goal?
Graham Shear, a partner at BCLP, assesses future litigation between FIFA and a Dutch foundation representing current and former footballers playing in the EU and UK
FIFA faces Dutch class action over ‘unlawful’ transfer rules
Dispute follows recent ECJ ruling that FIFA’s rules breach EU competition law and freedom of movement
Taylor Wessing hires five patent litigators from Simmons & Simmons as it grows UPC practice
Team led by renowned patent litigator Bas Berghuis van Woortman, has expertise in telecoms, life sciences and technology
European IP firms NLO and Ipsilon enter into PE-backed partnership
Firms hope to expand their range of specialisms and geographical presence
Macfarlanes and Linklaters lead on Ferrari Group’s €785m IPO
Italian-based luxury logistics company sells 25% of founding family shares to fund transaction
Rosewood Hotels hires former Kempinski GC as vice president for legal
Hadrian Beltrametti Walker will oversee legal matters for the hotel group’s EMEA and Caribbean business
INTA files amicus brief in support of trademarking photorealistic facial images of people
Influential body argues image of a face ‘may well serve as a means to distinguish goods and services’
Morrison Foerster debuts in Amsterdam
US firm's fourth European office to offer privacy and data security services to tech and life sciences clients
‘Glass ceiling remains powerful’ – IBA takes stock on progress achieving gender equality in law
Award-winning longitudinal study publishes interim report and identifies ‘key takeaways’ from ongoing research
Top law firms line up to advise on Richemont’s sale of Yoox Net-a-Porter to Mytheresa
Slaughters, Cravath, Bakers and Latham among firms acting on long-awaited offloading of online luxury retailer
Celltrion avoids injunction at UPC in row over asthma drug
Novartis and Genentech had accused Korean rival of “imminent infringement” through marketing of biosimilar