Law Firm Office Launches
'A natural next step': RPC marks US debut with New York launch
Insurance partner hire Scott Schechter joins from national US firm Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan to lead new office
Wolf Theiss opens London office to tap CEE investment opportunities
Vienna-based regional firm to join City’s legal, financial and investment communities ‘on a permanent basis’
Mori Hamada pushes international growth with two new offices in Texas
Japanese Big Four firm to open in Dallas and Houston next year, giving it five US offices
Womble Bond marks Florida debut with Jacksonville launch
Firm cites commitment to financial services sector as it launches 34th US office with trio of finance, bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers recruited earlier this year from Burr & Forman
King & Wood launches Singapore office with nine-partner team
Team of current King & Wood partners led by dispute resolution specialist Harry Liu opens firm’s third new office in less than half a year since split from Australia’s Mallesons
Sullivan & Cromwell opens first Middle East office in Abu Dhabi
Firm rehires Ahmed el-Gaili as a partner from Latham & Watkins to lead Middle East practice
Osborne Clarke builds on European expansion with Luxembourg, Frankfurt office openings
Firm adds five partners from firms including Ogier, CMS and White & Case to spearhead office launches
Ogletree Deakins adds partner trio from rival Littler to launch in Monterrey
Firm’s second Mexico office will be led by David Leal Gonzalez, who leaves Littler after almost 13 years
Milbank secures White & Case practice co-head for Chicago debut
Nadav Klugman, co-chair of White & Case’s global project development and finance practice, joins to help launch Milbank’s 12th global office
Moore & Van Allen to debut in DC with hires from Seyfarth, Haynes & Boone
Elite Southeast firm targets government contracts work as it opens fifth office
Miura & Partners to open in ‘gateway to Asia’ Okinawa
Tokyo-based firm prepares to add fourth regional office in Japan
Simpson Thacher takes five-partner Kirkland team for Chicago debut
Firm cites aim to build transactional, regulatory and disputes practices in Chicago as it opens office with team of private investment and family office partners
Brown Rudnick hires 34-lawyer IP litigation team from HSF Kramer, opens in Silicon Valley
US firm’s biggest-ever team hire sees group led by seven partners join across Silicon Valley and New York
ArentFox Schiff opens in Silicon Valley with Reed Smith trademark team
US firm points to ambition to grow corporate and real estate offering alongside IP in new office as it takes on team of around 10 attorneys and paralegals
Japan’s Nagashima Ohno to launch Silicon Valley office
Big Four firm adds second US office after New York in response to growing demand for legal advice on Japan-US transactions and investment