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Watson Farley adds partner to Munich base with Weil Gotshal corporate hire
Watson Farley & Williams boosted its Munich office with the hire of a Weil Gotshal & Manges' corporate and M&A lawyer. Dirk Janssen, who will join the Watson Farley partnership on 1 July, spent just seven months at Weil Gotshal as a senior associat...
16 Jun 2010 | 17:07 | 
Watson Farley boosts profits and turnover
Watson Farley & Williams has posted solid financial results for 2009-10, with both revenue and partner profits rising at the firm. The firm saw turnover grow by 9.1% over the year to reach £80.2m, up from last year's total of £73.5m, while profit...
08 Jun 2010 | 15:10 |
Watson Farley recruits Freshfields practice head in quadruple partner hire
Watson Farley & Williams has significantly bolstered its London office with a quadruple partner hire, including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's energy and infrastructure head Charles July. July, who has been a partner at Freshfields since 1988, wi...
06 May 2010 | 10:33 |
Watson Farley promotes two partners in Athens and Bangkok offices
Watson Farley Williams has made up two partners in its annual promotions round, with both coming in the firm's international offices. Marisetta Marcopoulou has made partner in the international projects and structured finance group in Athens, while...
27 Apr 2010 | 16:03 |
Watson Farley set for Spain launch with hire of Lovells team
Watson Farley & Williams is set to enter the Spanish market with the hire of a Lovells team in Madrid. The firm has recruited banking and finance partner Joaquin Sales and energy-focused corporate counsel Maria Pilar Garcia to head up the new Madri...
10 Nov 2009 | 18:04 |
Watson Farley boosts turnover by 25%
Watson Farley & Williams has defied the downturn to post a 25% increase in turnover. The firm saw fee income climb from £59m last year to £73.5m for 2008-09. Meanwhile, profits per equity partner have grown by 7%, increasing from £424,000...
11 Jun 2009 | 10:11 |
Watson Farley promotions see five made up
Watson Farley & Williams has made up five associates to the firm's partnership, with none of the promotions coming in the firm's London office. Christian Ulrich, Lindsey Keeble, Furio Samela, Marcus Gordon and Nicolas Hanna will all become partners on...
27 Apr 2009 | 13:00 |
MOP bolsters shipping with Mason Hayes hire
Irish law firm Matheson Ormsby Prentice (MOP) has boosted its shipping law group with the hire of partner Helen Noble. Noble, who joins from Mason Hayes+Curran, has been appointed as head of shipping law and will sit within the banking and financial s...
31 Jul 2008 | 06:03 |
Germany: Root and branch reform
On 26 June, the German Parliament passed the Companies Law Reform Act (MoMiG). While it still needs the approval of the council of states (Bundesrat), the Act is expected to come into force by November. The reform is far-reaching and primarily affects...
31 Jul 2008 | 03:01 |
Watson Farley in merger with Munich boutique
Watson Farley & Williams is to merge with a German private equity boutique, giving the firm its first office in Munich. The UK firm is set to merge with five-lawyer Munich boutique Oldenbourg Plus on 1 July.
12 Jun 2008 | 12:06 |
Watson Farley hires Orrick man in New York
Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has moved to expand its US corporate practice with the hire of a new partner in New York. Antonios Backos joined the City outfit's Manhattan arm as a partner on 1 June. The addition of Backos, who was previously a partne...
05 Jun 2008 | 16:49 |
Fees up 9%, PEP up 7% at Watson Farley
Watson Farley & Williams has become the latest City firm to post its financial results for the 2007-08, with the top 50 UK outfit unveiling a 9% increase in revenues. Fee income at Watson Farley rose to a new high of £59m, up from the £54m billed ov...
04 Jun 2008 | 19:08 |
Watson Farley widens Italy reach with Milan debut
Watson Farley & Williams has opened a new office in Milan, the top 50 UK firm announced today (6 May). The new branch becomes Watson Farley's second office in the jurisdiction alongside an outpost in Rome and will focus initially on clients in the ene...
06 May 2008 | 13:26 |
Top 50 trio defy downturn with promotions rise
A clutch of top 50 firms including Halliwells, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert and Watson Farley & Williams have announced their new partner promotions this week. The trio are the only three out of eight firms announcing over the last week to report an increase...
01 May 2008 | 06:49 |
Watson Farley promotes nine to partner
Watson Farley & Williams is promoting nine associates to its partnership, the City firm announced yesterday (28 April) - marking a major increase on last year, when just one new partner was made up. Five of this year's promotions come at the firm's Ci...
29 Apr 2008 | 09:30 |
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