Law Firm Office Launches - Page 2
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
Goodwin snags Jones Day litigation partner trio for Orange County launch
Cybersecurity, privacy and technology litigation team join to open Goodwin’s fifth West Coast office
Reed Smith hires partners from six Big Law rivals for Boston debut
Top 40 firm launches with partners hired from K&L Gates, White & Case, Goodwin Procter, Morrison Foerster, McDermott Will & Schulte and Weil
Paul Hastings relaunches in Brussels with King & Spalding partner hire
Salomé Cisnal de Ugarte will chair the Brussels office and spearhead the firm’s EU antitrust expansion
Macfarlanes to open New York office
Representative arm will help UK firm target US private capital and private wealth markets
Anderson Mori opens Paris office amid European growth push
Follows openings in London and Brussels in recent years as Japanese rivals expand across Europe
Simpson Thacher hires Kirkland partner to head up new capital structure solutions practice
David Nemecek brings vast distressed situations experience; firm plans Dallas opening as part of the new practice launch
Kirkland opens in Nashville targeting litigation and transaction work
Four recent hires from Butler Snow and King & Spalding help world’s largest firm launch in Music City, which it called an ‘ideal environment’ for further growth
Morrison Foerster opens in Seattle with 15-partner Perkins Coie litigation team
Move coincides with McGuireWoods’ Seattle launch with team from Perkins Coie ahead of latter's merger with Ashurst
McGuireWoods debuts in Seattle with nine-partner Perkins Coie team
Departure of commercial and product liability disputes team follows Perkins Coie’s deal to merge with UK-based Ashurst