Olswang Paris head moves to Orrick after Europe offices locked out of merger
Olswang Paris managing partner and corporate head Guillaume Kessler has joined Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe.
Ince launches in Marseille with double partner hire
Ince & Co is opening an office in Marseille, its third in France after Paris and Le Havre, with the hire of two local shipping and transport specialists.
Littler gets bigger in Europe with 170-lawyer French merger
US employment firm Littler Mendelson is set to widen its European presence as it signs a merger deal with French employment boutique Fromont Briens.
Quinn Emanuel raids A&O again for arbitration co-head
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has raided Allen & Overy’s arbitration practice in Paris again, four years after it hired practice head Stephen Jagusch.
Would Brexit mean the end of the Unified Patent Court?
The Unitary European Patent system aims to support innovation by cutting red tape, costs and save time by automatically validating a single patent in all EU countries that have ratified the Unified Patent Court treaty and which have at the same time adhered to the UE regulation on the European unitary patent.
European moves: Paris leads on lateral hires while Benelux firms change management
Paris dominated the European lateral hires market with both international and independent firm hires, while Luxembourg firm Wildgen and Brussels’ Van Bael & Bellis rang in key management changes with new managing partners.
Gide hives off Hong Kong team to Howse Williams Bowers
Gide Loyrette Nouel has closed its Hong Kong office, with its team joining Howse Williams Bowers (HWB) under a new best friends arrangement.
Defence giant Safran’s GC steps down after panel launch
Aerospace, defence and security giant Safran’s general counsel Adam Smith has stepped down at the same time as the company announced its first global legal panel.
Gide manages out partners as results stagnate
French firm Gide Loyrette Nouel has been slimming down its partnership in a bid to focus on “performance, rather than numbers”, The Lawyer can reveal.
Simpson Thacher and BDGS to pocket £8.1m in Darty takeover battle
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and BDGS Associés are expected to pick up legal fees of £8.1m after advising Groupe Fnac on its final offer for electrical retailer Darty.
US and French firms line up for FMC’s $13bn oil merger with Technip
Latham & Watkins has won the lead role for US-based FMC Technologies on its $13bn (£8.9bn) merger with French-listed Technip, which turned to Davis Polk & Wardwell and Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier.
Jeantet launches in Moscow through Gide hire
French firm Jeantet Associés has launched in Moscow with the hire of a team from Gide Loyrette Nouel, following up a similar move in Budapest and Kiev last year.