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Australia's Mallesons names new chairman for new year
Mallesons Stephen Jaques has appointed a new chairman with M&A partner Tim Bednall set to take up the role at the beginning of January. Bednall will succeed current chairman Frank Zipfinger, whose five-year term comes to an end on 31 December. Bedn...
16 Dec 2009 | 12:17
European legal team of the year
The judges were struck by the complexity of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton's work advising BNP Paribas on its acquisition of Fortis's Belgian operations. There is a very good case for dubbing the transaction the most politically-charged of all th...
08 Dec 2009 | 07:15
Independent Law Firms in Europe: Numbers crunched
Europe's independent firms have put expansion plans on hold, with the recession prompting fears among many managing partners that the risks of a tie-up with a like-minded firm could outweigh potential the benefits. Despite the opportunistic merger ...
01 Dec 2009 | 18:30
Independent Law Firms in Europe: A model of resilience
The global recession has done little to alter the faith of Europe's independents in the strength of their law firm models. While the global UK and US-based firms have been busy with internal housekeeping and the struggle for position in their home ...
01 Dec 2009 | 18:01
Howrey recruits De Brauw IP partner for Amsterdam base
Howrey is set to boost its Amsterdam office with the hire of a partner from De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek. Intellectual property (IP) specialist Joris van Manen will join the US firm's Dutch outfit in January 2010, becoming the seventh partner in t...
25 Nov 2009 | 15:36
Eversheds recruits five partners for international network
Eversheds International has made five new lateral partner hires, with the network bulking up in South Africa, the Netherlands and Switzerland. The firm's Johannesburg office has seen the bulk of the hires, with the addition of three new partners. M...
19 Nov 2009 | 12:54
Field Fisher hires tax partner duo in Brussels
Field Fisher Waterhouse has added partner-level tax capacity in Brussels with the recruitment of a two-lawyer team from Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick. Tax partner Pierre-Philippe Hendrickx joined the UK law firm earlier this month (1 No...
17 Nov 2009 | 07:59
Field Fisher seals double A&O hire in Brussels as pensions team departs
Field Fisher Waterhouse has boosted its Brussels base with a double hire from A&O, at the same time as the office's head of its pensions departs to join Benelux leader Stibbe. Field Fisher will build a public and administrative law practice in the ...
29 Oct 2009 | 14:06
Field Fisher adds first non-UK member to top-level board
Field Fisher Waterhouse has appointed its first board member from outside its London headquarters in a bid to further integrate its European offices. The firm has named Brussels managing partner Eric Cusas to the eight-member body, with Cusas gaini...
28 Oct 2009 | 11:06
Freshfields heads up firms on ING restructuring and €7.5bn rights issue
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Sullivan & Cromwell and Stibbe have all landed roles on ING's restructuring, which includes a €7.5bn (£6.8bn) rights issue. Sullivan and Stibbe have been instructed to advise on the bank's rights issue, which was ...
27 Oct 2009 | 16:40
Clifford Chance names finance partner as new Amsterdam chief
Clifford Chance (CC) has appointed a new Amsterdam managing partner, with finance specialist Bas Boris Visser taking over the role today (16 October). The election of Visser was unanimous and will see him take on the role for a four-year term. He s...
16 Oct 2009 | 14:28
Linklaters set for Dutch litigation launch with NautaDutilh partner hire
Linklaters is set to continue its global litigation push with the launch of an Amsterdam practice in early 2010. Litigation partner Daniella Strik will join Linklaters on 1 February from Dutch independent NautaDutilh, where she has been a partner s...
13 Oct 2009 | 13:12
De Brauw names new managing partner in top-level overhaul
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has appointed a new managing partner, with competition partner Martijn Snoep set to replace Mark Biesheuvel at the helm of the Dutch firm. The appointment, made last week (24 September), will take effect from the begin...
28 Sep 2009 | 14:25
Field Fisher recruits A&O IP duo for Brussels office
Field Fisher Waterhouse has strengthened its Brussels office with the hire of a two-lawyer intellectual property (IP) team from Allen & Overy (A&O). Stijn Debaene, who was a senior associate in A&O's Brussels office, joined Field Fisher as a partne...
23 Sep 2009 | 11:49
CC names Amsterdam chief as new Moscow managing partner
Clifford Chance (CC) has appointed Amsterdam head Jan ter Haar as its new Moscow managing partner, after Michael Cuthbert announced his plans to retire from the firm at the end of the year. Ter Haar has headed up CC's Amsterdam office since 2004, b...
16 Sep 2009 | 15:39
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