Europe/The Netherlands
Top law firms line up to advise on Richemont’s sale of Yoox Net-a-Porter to Mytheresa
Slaughters, Cravath, Bakers and Latham among firms acting on long-awaited offloading of online luxury retailer
Celltrion avoids injunction at UPC in row over asthma drug
Novartis and Genentech had accused Korean rival of “imminent infringement” through marketing of biosimilar
A&O Shearman, Baker McKenzie score roles on Methanex’s $2.05bn OCI deal
Reed Smith also called in for sale of OCI’s methanol business alongside McCarthy Tétrault and Loyens & Loeff
Volume of European class actions continues to grow as UK tops market ahead of Portugal
CMS report reveals that £120bn in damages have been sought over last five years and predicts further rise in number of claims
The Global Legal Post launches new edition of luxury law comparative guide
Third edition edited by Fabrizio Jacobacci and Alan Behr is essential reading for luxury brands
Senior ranks of Dutch lawyers near gender parity, study finds
While 46% of all senior lawyers are women, male leaders continue to dominate in law firms and corporate legal teams
Global decrease in trademark filings, WIPO reports, but continued rise in patents
IP filings have “braved” the pandemic, but WIPO director general warns of geopolitical instability and an uncertain economic outlook
Squire continues European private equity push with Amsterdam debut
US firm adds partners from Van Doorne and Taylor Wessing for 16th European location
Around the house: Former Star Wars lawyer named Surf Air legal chief, Empower AI adds GC in newly created role
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at VEON, MapLight Therapeutics, Dianthus Therapeutics and Clark Hill
NautaDutilh appoints second woman to three-strong leadership team
Marike Bakker replaces Chris Warner as co-managing partner alongside Sjoerd Meijer and Lieke van der Velden
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Clifford Chance elects 32 new partners in diverse round
Twelve women included in round that sees 39% of new US and UK partners come from minority ethnic backgrounds
‘A time of significant transition' – The Global Legal Post launches international guide to ESG laws and regulations
Practical tool for businesses and their advisers is edited by Debevoise’s Ulysses Smith and features contributions from array of top firms
Baker McKenzie, Allen & Overy advise on Advent and Wilbur-Ellis chemicals tie-up
Advent’s Caldic and Wilbur-Ellis’s Connell to merge to create €3bn global life sciences and speciality chemicals business
Arnold & Porter targets EU life sciences sector with Amsterdam office launch
Move follows EU's decision to relocate regulator from London in response to Brexit
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NautaDutilh appoints new managing partners, creates inclusion partner role
Changing of guard comes after firm opted to stick with same management team through worst of pandemic
Fieldfisher names finance and corporate duo as co-managing partners for Netherlands
Marinus de Waal and Frans-Jozef Crousen take over from Marcel Willems in Amsterdam
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Freshfields hits gender and racial diversity targets in latest partner promotion round
Women make up 41% of the 27 new partners, hitting its 40% female gender diversity target
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Telecoms giant Veon adds Beeline Russia’s VP for legal as GC
Victor Biryukov to relocate from Moscow to Amsterdam to succeed veteran GC Scott Dresser 1 January
Linklaters expands D&I scholarship scheme across seven European offices
Roll out of programme designed to lower barriers to legal careers follows pilot at London headquarters
Banks, tech giants join law firms backing legal tech 'app store' Reynen Court
Clifford Chance and Latham & Watkins-backed platform aims to accelerate advanced tech adoption in the legal industry
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