Europe - Page 144
Addleshaw Goddard elects professional services specialist as new senior partner
Aster Crawshaw to succeed Charles Penney on 1 May and focus on driving growth across UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia
Law Society calls for UK to join Hague Judgments Convention to boost enforceability of UK rulings
Joining a global framework to enforce commercial judgments is essential for British business, the Law Society says
Countdown begins as Germany ratifies Unified Patent Court agreement
Biggest development in European IP law for decades will see new court open on 1 June
Kirkland & Ellis secures Clifford Chance partner to lead Germany restructuring team
Cristina Weidner joins Chicago giant in Munich just a few months after becoming head of UK firm’s Germany restructuring & insolvency practice
Allen & Overy integrates ChatGPT-style chatbot to boost legal work
Magic Circle firm partners with OpenAI-backed legal startup Harvey to introduce ‘game-changer’ tool
EU Court of Justice's Louboutin decision guides luxury brands on online infringement
Freeths partner Martin Noble looks at where the court has drawn the line between trademark owners and online marketplaces
EPO extends deadlines for proceedings following earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
European patents overseer applies rules that allow for extension of deadlines in exceptional circumstances
UK legal regulator calls on law firms to do more to combat SLAPPs
Review by Solicitors Regulation Authority finds lack of policies and training to protect against abusive litigation
DLA Piper Italy: businesses can’t ignore NFTs and the metaverse
The metaverse will be a challenge and an opportunity for luxury brands, according to a group of DLA Piper Italy partners
Simpson Thacher swoops on Travers Smith in London for two funds partners
Wall Street firm targets secondaries market in third partner raid by a US firm on London independent since start of 2023
Foley Hoag refreshes litigation and arbitration leadership
Christina Hioureas in New York and Paris-based Diana Paraguacuto-Mahéo to co-chair group with Constantinos Salonidis
Former Clifford Chance leader joins FTI Consulting
Veteran CC managing partner Matthew Layton joins as senior adviser to help develop client relationships
Weil builds up Paris banking team with leveraged finance partner duo from Allen & Overy
Géraldine Lezmi and Jean-Christophe David join shortly after US firm added high yield partners in London from Freshfields and White & Case
The perils of the DoJ's new corporate self-reporting guidance
Greater incentives are now available for businesses which report wrongdoing in the US, write Anoushka Warlow and Suzanne Gallagher. But at what price for the individuals? And should the UK's SFO follow suit?
Pallas Partners and Slaughter and May on opposing sides in pioneering Shell climate change case
London boutique commences derivative action against Shell’s company directors in High Court