Katten’s growth plans in London have prompted three of the largest Nordic firms to find a new shared office after the US firm reclaimed the space it was sub-letting to them. The Lawyer understands that Katten was sub-letting space on a long-term basis to Norway’s Thommessen, Denmark’s Kromann Reumert, Finland’s Borenius and Icelandic firm Logos […]
Thoughts and prayers for Danish firm Horten, which is contending with a reputational blow that has created unnerving times for partners. Insolvency partner Nicolai Dyhr, understood to be among the firm’s biggest billers, was sacked in June after being named in a Danish TV documentary investigating white-collar crime. Dhyr vehemently denies the allegations. Nevertheless, it […]
Welcome to The Passport, your regular round-up of the most important stories to come from the European legal market. In this week’s edition, Horten’s having a real year to forget as news emerges of its managing partner and co-chair leaving to join one of Denmark’s largest firms; Germany’s GSK Stockmann opens up about some early […]
Roschier partners have elected Stockholm-based Johan Sidklev as the firm’s new managing partner. Sidklev will replace Helsinki-located incumbent Mikko Manner on 1 December, though tasks are now being handed over from the outgoing leader to the incoming one. Sidklev won the election unopposed, though The Lawyer understands there was a period of informally sounding out […]
Welcome to The Passport, your regular round-up of the most important stories to come from the European legal market. In this week’s edition, we take a look at the Warsaw firm doing succession right; why Norway’s Thommessen is managing lockstep carefully; and a big change takes place in the London office of an Iberian firm. […]
Geradin Partners has kept up its blistering expansion push by opening its third office this year in Helsinki. The firm has hired two partners from Roschier – Mikko Alkio and Christian Wik. They join Geradin today, marking the office’s launch in the Finnish capital. A further four colleagues will join of various seniorities, with more expected […]
On 25 June last year, the unthinkable happened. Tragedy struck in what should have been a weekend of celebration. Two people were shot and killed at the heart of the Oslo Pride celebrations. Some of my colleagues were moving in London pub circles, some of them know people who were directly affected, and some of […]
Perhaps, on one of your more wanderlusty days, you’ve considered a move away from the City. Sometimes being packed in on a Northern line commute can cause these thoughts to drift in and, unexpectedly, you’re now thinking about what life would be like if you were a partner at one of Norway’s most prestigious firms. […]
While an outlandish thing to happen in London, the Norwegian equivalent wasn’t that far off
There will have been plenty reasons to raise a smile on the face of Nordic Capital general counsel Henrik Johansson in 2022. The biggest highlight the outside world will have seen was the private equity house closing its largest-ever fund at €9bn in an extremely challenging macroeconomic environment. It even clocked in at €1bn over […]
Nordics This specialised report focuses on the 27 firms based in the Nordic region that feature in the European 100 ranking for 2022. The report offers a deep-dive into the Nordic legal market, analysing key metrics across the four jurisdictions, and current trends, opportunities and challenges. Read more and interact with the data here. European 100 […]
Private equity house Nordic Capital closed its largest-ever fund last month, with the firm’s recent expansion leading to a doubling in headcount of its legal team and support from the likes of Kirkland & Ellis and White & Case. The fund hit its high cap of €9bn and exceeded internal expectations about what could be […]