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Fieldfisher relaunches in Italy with five-partner team from former ally
Top 20 UK firm opens standalone office after cutting ties with Swiss Verein firm which has rebranded as WST
Addleshaw Goddard absorbs KWM’s Madrid arm to secure Spanish launch
UK firm takes advantage of KWM’s commitment to close European network as part of alliance with Eversheds Sutherland
Swiss smartwatch-maker Garmin names first new GC in more than quarter of a century
Associate GC Josh Maxfield will replace long-time GC Andrew Etkind in July
Kirkland raids Allen & Overy for second London debt finance partner in past month
Vanessa Xu’s exit follows the departure of Marwa Elborai, who left for Kirkland in March
Kingsley Napley launches arbitration practice with partner raid on boutique
James Glaysher joins UK independent firm from Candey to lead new practice
A&O Shearman announces first partner promotions round ahead of May merger
Allen & Overy accounts for 32 of the promotions and Shearman eight, with women making up 42% of the cohort
McDermott strengthens London private equity practice with partner hire from Sidley Austin
Mid-market specialist Fatema Orjela adds further bench depth to firm’s transactions group
Jones Day adds government regulation team in Paris from White & Case
Hire follows Jones Day adding government regulation team in Paris last October from NRF
Hundreds of UK lawyers raise concerns over deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza
A letter from more than 600 legal professionals and academics has called on the UK government to suspend arms sales to Israel
Howard Kennedy partner named next president of London Solicitors Litigation Association
Nikki Edwards pledges renewed focus on diversity and inclusion as the new leader of London’s litigators
Dentons launches shadow leadership team to nurture next generation of leaders
Inaugural 11-strong group includes lawyers and business services professionals
Simpson Thacher partner exits ahead of reported Paul Weiss Brussels office launch
Simpson Thacher confirms antitrust partner Ross Ferguson’s departure as Paul Weiss reportedly gears up to open first base in continental Europe
Consumer healthcare giant Haleon shops at Tesco for GC replacement
Adrian Morris will replace Bjarne Philip Tellmann, who left the company last month
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