Law Firm Office Launches - Page 4

Japan’s Mori Hamada debuts in London

Launch means all of Japan’s Big Four now have a presence in UK capital

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Bird & Bird recruits eight-strong team for Lisbon debut

Move follows recent openings in Riyadh and Tokyo as UK firm aims to reach €1bn in revenue by 2029

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Ashurst adds Clifford Chance partner to launch first office in Africa

Ouns Lemseffer joins as head of Ashurst’s Morocco practice as it prepares to open an office in Casablanca

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Proskauer adds Cadwalader finance partner quartet for Charlotte debut

Cadwalader’s leveraged finance head, Ron Lovelace, joins with team to open office in second-largest financial centre in US

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Ropes & Gray debuts in Milan with Latham PE team

US firm doubles down on Europe with second launch on the continent in six months

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Akin opens in Chicago with four partners recruited from Mayer Brown

Launch of 18th office follows hire of real estate funds and infrastructure M&A team in May

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Gibson Dunn names international arbitration co-chair as head of new Zurich office

Christopher Harris KC, who joined the firm in July, is appointed partner in charge of the office

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Clyde & Co recruits 17-lawyer team for Netherlands debut

Insurance powerhouse merges with local boutique to open in Rotterdam

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Geradin Partners makes double partner hire in Brussels and adds former Tory MP in London

Firm also officially opens new offices in Berlin and Cologne as part of German expansion

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Ex-Withers group launches London office for German tech law firm

Group led by Withers Tech creator James Shaw to open YPOG’s first international office

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Lewis Silkin opens in Scotland with three-lawyer Glasgow employment team

New office will be led by partner Carolyn Miller, who joins from employment law consultancy Fish To Water

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Freshfields launches Saudi office, forms alliance with associate firm

Move follows Freshfields ranking as top M&A advisor in Middle East in first half

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Arnold & Porter hires partner group from K&L Gates to launch in Seattle

New Seattle office will be led by partner and Western US strategic growth chair Pallavi Mehta Wahi

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Eversheds Sutherland launches Silicon Valley office

Transtalantic firm hires Baker McKenzie litigation partner to build out newest California office

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Simmons marks second Middle East launch in two months with Abu Dhabi move

UK-headquartered firm follows up Riyadh debut with planned launch in Abu Dhabi Global Market

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