Law Firm Office Launches - Page 14
Will the global M&A market take off again in 2023?
Dealmakers will need to focus on problem-solving in the most challenging environment for M&A since the financial crisis, write Gavin Davies and Rebecca Maslen-Stannage
Goodwin Procter adds 14-partner team from Troutman Pepper to cement Philadelphia presence
New arrivals land mostly in US giant’s newly-official Philadelphia base to bolster life sciences, healthcare private equity and white collar practices
Davis Polk secures Allen & Overy partner duo to launch in Brussels
Wall Street leader joins ranks of US firms planting a flag in EU’s competition hub post-Brexit
Clyde & Co adds litigation and insurance partner from Simmons & Simmons for Italy debut
Leonardo Giani joins UK firm in Milan to launch office in one of Europe’s biggest insurance markets
Gibson Dunn adds seven-strong team from Shearman & Sterling for Abu Dhabi launch
Hire of team including corporate and projects partner trio sees US firm double Middle East lawyer headcount
K&L Gates secures senior funds trio from rival firms for Dublin debut
Partners join from Pinsent Masons, Dillon Eustace and Maples & Calder to launch US firm’s ninth European office
Clyde & Co adds Kennedys disputes duo for Thailand launch
Partner Ian Johnston and legal director Sorawat Wongkaweepairot join from Kennedys’ shuttered Bangkok office to launch insurance giant’s 14th APAC base
Indian boutique Chandhiok & Mahajan builds pan-Indian presence with Hyderabad launch
Office adds to firm’s bases in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru
Squire secures Pinsent Masons Dublin founding partner for Ireland launch
Pinsents also confirms departure of second founding partner, reportedly for K&L Gates’ own launch in the city
UK’s gunnercooke debuts in US with New York office launch
Dispersed firm hires local boutique co-founder to head first base outside Europe having grown revenue 50% in 2021
Littler opens in Hawaii with veteran labour law specialist from Jackson Lewis
Wayne Yoshigai joins as shareholder in Honolulu, while firm also re-hires Kyllan Kershaw in Atlanta
Charles Russell Speechlys set to join raft of international firms launching in Singapore
City-state's rise as global economic hub sees UK firm apply to open office serving private capital clients in H12023
Spanish heavyweight Pérez-Llorca to open in Singapore as its targets Asia-Pacific growth
Move sees Pérez-Llorca become first Spanish firm to have a base in the city-state
Littler bolts on Zurich boutique to enter Swiss market
LEL Lawyers founder Dr Ueli Sommer joins as a partner to lead new office; launch follows US employment giant setting up shop in Copenhagen last month
Gowling adds seven-strong team from Womble Bond Dickinson for Leeds launch
Team led by partner Julia Dacre Field joins Gowling’s housing development practice