Bird & Bird has hired four lawyers, led by intellectual property/IT head Massimiliano Mostardini, from Ernst & Young's Italian arm to set up a Milan office in April. Mostardini will be the managing partner of the operation.
Barking mad
Lawyers can be an eccentric bunch and one particular partner at Clifford Chance in Paris is no exception: said partner keeps a pretty Parisian poodle in the office. While working late one night, one fresh-faced associate was surprised to hear the pitter-patter of little feet and when turning a corner saw the pooch scamper into […]