Law Firm Launches

Rosenblatt reborn as independent firm following mass departure from stricken parent company

RBG Holdings, owner of London boutiques Rosenblatt and Memery Crystal, is poised to enter into administration

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Senior Drew & Napier disputes partner departs with team to found own firm

Siraj Omar launches eponymous firm in Singapore focused on commercial disputes

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Prominent arbitration lawyers launch new boutique in Europe

WilmerHale’s Maxi Scherer and Niuscha Bassiri of Hanotiau & van den Berg team up for ArbBoutique

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Former ICSID secretary general launches disputes boutique with Steptoe veteran

Meg Kinnear joins forces with former Steptoe & Johnson partner Lucinda Low for new DC firm

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Bird & Bird’s former London arbitration head launches own practice

Nick Peacock ‘excited to be truly independent and conflict-free for first time’

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Former FisherBroyles practice leaders take 130 lawyers for new spin-off firm

Pierson Ferdinand among largest law firm debuts in US history

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Dechert’s Paris international arbitration team to spin out as local boutique

Departure of 13-strong team is being put down to a strategy shift by Dechert

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Senior London fraud partner quits Allen & Overy for London boutique Enyo

News of Andy McGregor’s departure follows Friday’s merger vote to create A&O Shearman

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Private client quartet launch MEUM Group in London to cater for the ultra wealthy

Firm will provide legal advisory and financial management services under one roof


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Mishcon partner departs to launch corporate boutique in London

Angeli Arora founds Allectus to service funds clients in areas including shareholder disputes and impact investing

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Blue chip three-way Italian merger unveiled to create €120m law firm

Gattai Minoli Partners and Pedersoli Studio to merge and take on 16-strong BonelliErede M&A team

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Partners take 100-plus lawyers from Lewis Brisbois for new employment spinoff

Am Law 100 firm’s employment team leaders defect to set up boutique, taking up to 140 lawyers with them

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Rajah & Tann litigation partners exit to launch Singapore boutique

Danny Ong and Wern-Jhien Yam leave Singapore Big Four firm to open shop focused on dispute resolution, financial crime and insolvency

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Former A&O partner launches business and human rights focused boutique in London

Suzanne Spears unveils Paxus amid rise in disputes and investigations involving human rights issues

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Italian labour law veteran launches employment boutique Failla&Partners in Milan

Luca Failla previously co-founded LabLaw and led it into alliance with Deloitte

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Leading US class action lawyer sets sights on UK with Manchester law firm opening

Mark Lanier taps two former Linklaters solicitors to help launch Lanier Longstaff Hedar & Roberts

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Orrick energy team spins out to launch sustainability boutique in Italy

Green Horse opens for business with 21 former Orrick lawyers led by partners Carlo Montella and Andrea Gentili

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Honigman hires five Wall Street lawyers to launch US law-focused Israel subsidiary

Michigan law firm aims to create community of US lawyers in Israel

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Rimon PC partner trio exit firm to launch Silicon Valley IP boutique

Founding partners joined by three former Rimon lawyers and support staff amid wave of US lateral IP activity

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Star appellate attorneys quit Kirkland after Supreme Court gun victory

Duo to form boutique following Chicago giant’s decision to drop Second Amendment cases

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