Law Firm Office Launches
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
Charles Russell Speechlys marks US debut with six-partner raid on Withers
London firm hails ‘defining moment’ as it opens private client-focused offices in New York and New Haven
Katten adds DLA Piper capital markets co-chair for Miami launch
Josh Kaufman joins as managing partner of new office and lead partner of Katten’s public company advisory practice
KPMG launches Portuguese legal arm after hiring from four local law firms
Move follows Deloitte’s merger last year with TELLES
Pérez-Llorca opens Abu Dhabi office targeting sovereign wealth funds
Launch makes Pérez-Llorca first Ibero-American law firm with a physical presence in the city
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
Seyfarth launches in Miami with ex-Littler shareholder
Juan Carlos Varela joins as office managing partner and chair of Seyfarth’s Latin America practice alongside two other Venezuelan-American attorneys
Kirkland hires from three firms for Tokyo launch
M&A and debt finance trio join from MoFo, White & Case and Ropes for Chicago giant’s first Asian office outside Greater China
DAC Beachcroft launches in Dubai with Clyde & Co partner trio
Insurance partners Michael Morris, Michael Ducker and Mark Beswetherick join to open UK firm’s first Middle East office
Pillsbury debuts in Boston with Latham litigation hire
Robert Gilbert joins to launch office targeting tech, health and banking clients alongside four senior Pillsbury attorneys
Davis Polk launches Los Angeles office with longtime Skadden partner
New York firm’s first office in Southern California to be led by former Skadden litigator Jason Russell
Perkins Coie marks China comeback with Shenzhen office
Ahead of planned merger with Ashurst, Seattle-headquartered firm targets region’s tech companies
Simpson Thacher returns to Singapore after 20-year absence in private equity drive
New York firm cites city-state’s status as a ‘central hub for global investors and multinational businesses’
King & Wood launches two offices in North America ahead of Mallesons split
Chinese firm announces new offices in Vancouver and Los Angeles targeting cross-border investment and trade work just before separation from Australia’s Mallesons at start of next month
Vinson & Elkins debuts in Brussels with ex-Hogan Lovells partner
US firm hires antitrust partner May Lyn Yuen for first Continental European office