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, BonelliErede and Chiomenti battle it out in pursuit of PE dominance; White & Case provides a blueprint for growth in Sweden; and Wolf Theiss’ new Brussels office highlights the firm’s growing ambitions. […]
The gap in revenue generation between firms in the UK and Germany has widened drastically in the last five years, illustrating the enduring strength of the UK legal market compared to its European competitors. According to data comparing the domestic revenue of The Lawyer’s top 100 firms with a similar ranking published by German publication […]
Kramer Levin’s Paris office will not be included in the merger with Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) in order to focus on growth in the US. The news follows yesterday’s announcement that HSF is to merge with US law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel to create a $2bn revenue firm that will be known as […]
Dentons’ Warsaw office has hired two CMS lawyers to strengthen its energy group after the firm lost seven lawyers in the city to Greenberg Traurig. Partner Piotr Ciołkowski will be Dentons’ new co-head of the energy sector group. He has two decades of experience advising clients in the energy sector, particularly on regulatory and investment […]
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 […]
Mayer Brown’s salary hike in Germany now matches magic circle firms, with bonuses for first-year lawyers introduced for the first time too. On 1 January, Mayer Brown’s starting salary in Germany will be brought to a maximum of €155,000, with first-year lawyers also now viable to receive bonuses. That privilege had previously been available to […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 explain why hearing the names of a select group of elite firms is piquing our interest; and what can be taken away from Hogan Lovells’ Warsaw retreat. US firms are dictating […]