Europe/France
Kramer Levin’s Paris office to spin out ahead of HSF merger
Merged firm to have 100-plus legacy HSF lawyers in French capital
Reed Smith’s Paris managing partner wins 2024 IBA Outstanding Woman Lawyer Award
Natasha Tardif lauded for her work championing women’s rights in the legal profession
Kennedys hires leading Paris arbitration partner from Hogan Lovells
Thomas Kendra brings emerging markets expertise to his new firm notably through his Africa work
Kirkland, Freshfields, Bredin Prat called in for €16bn sale of Sanofi’s consumer health arm
Sale to US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice comes as investors anticipate more and larger European PE buyouts
Paris Arbitration Week reshuffles leadership, elects three new board members
White & Case lawyer among those appointed to board of landmark arbitration event
Royal Tulip luxury hotel brand-owner Louvre promotes ex-Moet Hennessy legal manager to GC
Grégoire Bouffard will replace Benjamin Dornic, who announced he is leaving the hotel group
A&O Shearman adds leveraged finance partner in Paris from Latham
Michel Houdayer latest in string of defections from Latham's Europe offices
Prominent arbitration lawyers launch new boutique in Europe
WilmerHale’s Maxi Scherer and Niuscha Bassiri of Hanotiau & van den Berg team up for ArbBoutique
White & Case recruits Weil partner to lead Paris restructuring team
Anne-Sophie Noury’s arrival follows team exits earlier this year from White & Case to Jones Day and Hogan Lovells
IOC cracks down on counterfeit goods as Paris Olympics get underway
Olympics organisers highlight anti-counterfeiting efforts as crucial for protecting athlete funding
Paris Bar Association launches major pro bono initiative for Summer Olympic Games
Initiative aims to ensure spectators and residents can receive qualified legal advice
Canada Olympic kit sponsor Lululemon faces greenwashing action in France
Claimant firm Hausfeld advises as Canadian advocacy group files complaint with authorities
Bracewell opens in Paris with 11-lawyer energy team from Norton Rose Fulbright
Incoming team is led by Bracewell’s new Paris managing partner Anne Lapierre
ICC reappoints van Leeuwen as chair of influential Arbitration Commission
Melanie van Leeuwen, a Paris-based arbitration partner with Derains & Gharavi, will serve a second term as chair of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
Paul Hastings absorbs 12-lawyer litigation team in Paris from local boutique
Top flight white collar and investigations partner Antonin Lévy takes entire team from Antonin Lévy & Associés to US firm
Skadden and Cleary advise French giants LVMH and Accor on deal to revive Orient Express brand
US law firms step in as French groups team up on relaunch of historic brand that will operate luxury train routes, cruises and hotels
Xiaomi hit by FRAND lawsuits in France and India
Patent holding company Sun Patent Trust is asking the Paris Judicial Court to determine a global FRAND rate, while India will examine infringement
HFW hits Eversheds Sutherland for international arbitration team in Paris
Partners Julien Fouret and Gaëlle Le Quillec join alongside a senior associate
The Global Legal Post launches international comparative guide to cryptoassets
Edited by Brown Rudnick partners Jane Colston and Jessica Lee, online resource outlines emerging legal frameworks for cryptoassets
McDermott hires two senior Shearman tax specialists in Paris
Longstanding partner Niels Dejean is switching firms ahead of A&O Shearman merger with counsel Anne-Sophie Maes
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