Law Firm Office Launches - Page 3

Pinsent Masons enters CEE with six-partner Poland launch

Firm points to Poland’s strong economy and growing role as regional legal hub as it becomes latest to debut there

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Stephenson Harwood acquires boutique to re-enter Madrid

UK firm to launch in Spanish capital with three-partner team having closed its former Madrid office in 2002

  • 6mos

Pérez-Llorca to open Abu Dhabi office targeting sovereign wealth funds

Planned launch will make Pérez-Llorca first Ibero-American law firm with a physical presence in the city

  • 6mos

Brabners makes twin partner hire from Forsters, gunnercooke to debut in London

London office adds to regional firm’s presence in Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds

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Paul Hastings hires fund finance teams from Haynes Boone, Cadwalader to open in Charlotte

New partners include Holly Loftis, Aleksandra Kopec, Mark Nesdill and Danyeale Chung

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Dechert hires more than 20 partners from McDermott, opens in Chicago, Dallas

Incoming group includes Mike Poulos, who joins as vice chair and global head of strategy

  • 7mos

Womble expands into Albany and Cleveland with 36-member consumer financial services team

Incoming group, which includes 11 partners, is joining from soon-to-be defunct firm McGlinchey Stafford

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Gibson Dunn hires Freshfields’ Spanish M&A head to open in Madrid

Armando Albarrán will help expand Gibson Dunn’s transactional platform in Europe

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International arbitration firm Three Crowns announces Dubai opening

New office in the Dubai International Financial Centre will be led by partner Manish Aggarwal

  • 7mos

Brodies launches Leeds office following merger with local firm Barton Legal

Deal adds eight lawyer team, including veteran construction partner Bill Barton

  • 8mos

Forsters debuts in Middle East with first office launch outside London

New Abu Dhabi office will be led by private client partner James Brockhurst

  • 8mos

DWF debuts in Hamburg with 11-lawyer team

Transport and marine group joins from German boutiques as DWF points to planned further growth of global marine offering

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Squire Patton Boggs to open in Azerbaijan

Firm’s 48th global office to be led by SPB white collar partner Richard Gibbon

  • 9mos

HFW debuts in Brisbane with five-lawyer construction team

Group led by partner Christopher Rowden joins from local boutique CDI Lawyers to open HFW’s fourth Australian office

  • 9mos

Mishcon de Reya opens two UAE offices, obtains licence for Hong Kong

Firm cites increasing flow of capital, business and family interests in Middle East as it launches in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

  • 9mos
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