Gide Loyrette opens in London with Sidley hires

French firm Gide Loyrette Nouel is launching in London after taking four partners from US best friend Sidley Austin Brown & Wood. UK-qualified partners Michael Doran and Colin Mercer and US-qualified partners Scott Cameron and Christopher Mead will launch the office with Gide Loyrette partner Arnaud Duhamel, who will relocate from Paris. The haul comes from Sidley's corporate securities group in London.

First reported on www.thelawyer.com/lawyernews on 4 June