Alex is The Lawyer’s international editor. He joined in 2017 as a reporter covering litigation and the Bar, leaving in 2019 and returning in 2021.
Eversheds Sutherland believes it can grow partner numbers across its four Benelux offices to more than 40 in the next five years as part of a concerted push to become an major player in the region. The partner headcount growth would represent an increase of almost two-thirds (60 per cent) by 2029 from its current […]
Welcome back to The Passport after our usual summer break. This week, we explain what the future may hold for Schjødt as managing partner Magnus Lütken casts his mind ahead; and how can Eversheds stand out in Benelux? You will also notice a new addition to The Passport which is our moves section, highlighting some of […]
One of Europe’s most enduring rumours is about Simpson Thacher & Bartlett opening in Luxembourg. It is one of the jurisdiction’s key referrers of work for the local Luxembourg players, meaning there is an amount of paranoia among them about what would happen if Simpson Thacher decided to open its own office there. The idea […]
A&L Goodbody is to focus its West Coast business development efforts on its San Francisco rep office, leading it to close its outpost in Silicon Valley. The firm is in the process of winding down its office in the tech heartland of Palo Alto. A&L Goodbody first opened its Palo Alto office in 2012 to […]
White & Case has continued its 2024 European expansion drive with the addition of Weil Gotshal & Manges’ restructuring co-head in Paris. Anne-Sophie Noury will join White & Case, strengthening the firm’s capabilities in restructuring, debt funds and public takeovers. Noury joined Weil from well-regarded French restructuring boutique BDGS, spending more than five years with […]
In the battle for European funds dominance, we regret to inform you that Dublin and Luxembourg could soon be at loggerheads. Both cities have made funds a key part of their economies, welcoming foreign investment with tax-friendly policies eager to attract capital. Given this environment, European firms are missing a trick when it comes to […]
The co-managing partner of German-headquartered firm Luther has hit out at post-Brexit visa requirements that are preventing the firm from implementing its plans to boost growth in London. Speaking to The Lawyer, Markus Sengpiel said the firm had big plans for expansion and would ideally have at least one partner based in the office to […]
McCann Fitzgerald has introduced a salary partner tier having been the final all-equity holdout at the top of the Irish legal market. The change was enacted earlier this year and was in operation during the May promotion round, which was also the largest in its history. Promotion numbers almost trebled year-on-year when McCanns announced its […]
Concerned that its Elizabethan heritage may conjure up too many visions of dusty parchment, the world’s oldest firm is attempting to show its tech credentials.
Linklaters has made its first lateral hire in Sweden for two years, recruiting a new head of its banking and finance practice from White & Case. Magnus Wennerhorn joins the magic circle firm having previously been co-head of White & Case’s debt finance practice in the Swedish capital. Wennerhorn spent almost two decades at his […]
The CEO of Danish big five firm Bech-Bruun is set to leave the firm later this year, marking the latest in a number of exits the firm has seen in 2024. Christian Ejvin Andersen formally resigned from the firm this month and will see out a six-month notice period. He joined Bech-Bruun in 2014 from […]
Hengeler Mueller’s co-managing partner has ruled out any further dramatic changes to its partnership, as the German firm gears up to welcome its first salaried members in the new year. The introduction of a salary partner tier in May 2023 was a significant deviation from the conservative culture at Hengeler Mueller. It stood as a […]