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Ogier to become first offshore firm with Luxembourg presence
Ogier is opening a boutique practice in Luxembourg, making it the first offshore law firm with an onshore presence in the country. The office will be led by Francois Pfister, formerly of Luxembourg firm OPF Partners, with support from Ogier Jersey ...
11 Jan 2012 | 08:03 | 
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Five-partner Bakers team breaks away to launch Amsterdam firm
Baker & McKenzie is set to see the departure of a team of around 25 lawyers - including five partners - from its Amsterdam office to launch a new independent firm. Private equity partner Marc van Campen is leading the team, with corporate partner M...
05 Jan 2012 | 11:05 |
Skadden leads for Slovak Republic as €1bn health insurance dispute is dismissed
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has secured the dismissal of a €1bn (£871m) claim against the Slovak Republic. The case, which was dismissed last week, was lodged by Dutch health insurance consultancy Hicee in 2008 and had been one of Europe's...
25 Oct 2011 | 14:52 |
Taylor Wessing Brussels corporate chief leaves for K&L Gates
K&L Gates has bulked up its Brussels arm with the hire of Taylor Wessing's regional corporate head Jeroen Smets. Smets has joined the US firm after five years at Taylor Wessing, where he launched the firm's Brussels corporate practice. Prior to Tay...
14 Oct 2011 | 12:56 |
US tech leader Wilson Sonsini to open first European base in Brussels
US firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is set to make its European debut in Brussels after recruiting a team of lawyers from Hunton & Williams and Shearman & Sterling. The firm, which currently has eight bases in the US and two in China, is set t...
20 Sep 2011 | 11:27 |
Ashurst adds Luxembourg capability to City practice with partner hire
Ashurst has added a Luxembourg desk to its City corporate practice with the hire of Isabelle Lentz from Oostvogels Pfister Feyten. Lentz, who joins the firm as a partner, is set to relocate from the Luxembourg firm to London, where she will provide...
23 Jun 2011 | 00:00 |
Slaughters ally De Brauw reopens in Brussels
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has reopened in Brussels almost 10 years after the Dutch independent closed its former base in the Belgian capital. The office, which opened yesterday (15 June), will focus on international competition and European law...
17 Jun 2011 | 11:12 |
Linklaters Luxembourg tax head joins Stibbe's local office
Herbert Smith alliance firm Stibbe has strengthened its new Luxembourg base with the hire of Linklaters' local tax head. Paul Tulcinsky, who has been at Linklaters for almost 10 years and made partner in 2007, is set to join Stibbe on 15 June. H...
13 Jun 2011 | 12:02 |
Howrey team hands Shearman brace of clients including Nestle and Hilton
Shearman & Sterling’s Brussels office has picked up a number of clients from defunct firm Howrey, including Nestle and Hilton. The US law firm, which hired a five-partner competition team led by the co-head of Howrey’s global antitrust practice, ...
02 Jun 2011 | 10:16 |
Speechly goes international with launches in Luxembourg and Zurich
Speechly Bircham is set to launch in Luxembourg and Zurich, handing the London firm its first international presence. The Luxembourg office opened today (1 June) with the double hire of Francoise Pfeiffer, who joins as a partner from her own indepe...
01 Jun 2011 | 15:01 |
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Linklaters partner exits firm to launch new Brussels base for Cadwalader
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft is launching an office in Brussels with the hire of Linklaters competition partner Alec Burnside. Burnside, who has been recruited with a remit to open and manage the new office, specialises in EU competition law and re...
28 Apr 2011 | 09:48 |
Sidley partner takes new role as European trade head for Crowell & Moring
Crowell & Moring has recruited Sidley Austin international trade partner Laurent Ruessmann to head up the US firm's European trade practice in Brussels. Ruessmann joined the firm this week as the first partner in Crowell's local European trade grou...
09 Mar 2011 | 15:32 |
Linklaters hires De Brauw partner for Amsterdam corporate team
Linklaters has strengthened its corporate practice in Amsterdam with the hire of partner Jan Willem de Boer from De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek. De Boer, who specialises in corporate, M&A, restructuring and insolvency, will join Linklaters' Amsterda...
08 Mar 2011 | 16:09 |
Shearman signs up five Howrey antitrust partners in Brussels
Shearman & Sterling has hired a five-partner antitrust team from Howrey's Brussels arm in a major boost for the firm's competition practice, reports The Am Law Daily. The group includes the firm's former global antitrust co-chair, Trevor Soames, wh...
24 Feb 2011 | 14:12 |
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K&L Gates launches in Brussels with hire of McDermott partner duo
K&L Gates is opening a new office in Brussels today (1 February) as the US firm continues to expand its presence in Europe. The firm has recruited two partners from US rival McDermott Will & Emery to launch the new base. Brussels-based duo Philip T...
01 Feb 2011 | 09:30 |
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