Cabinet Cousté & Cousté, one of France’s leading biotechnology and IP firms, will join Howrey Simon Arnold & White, making it the US firm’s fourth European IP office. Managing partner and chief executive officer Robert Ruyak (left) said: “We’re now well positioned to answer our clients’ antitrust, litigation and IP needs.” Marina Cousté founded the Paris firm in 1984; she will be joined by François Jonquères and Amaury de Saint Amand. The Paris office is scheduled to open on 1 May.
Investor liability still unclear after M&A pensions guidance
When the newly established pensions regulator released its guidance on the M&A pensions regime, private equity lawyers joked that it was no coincidence that the new rules came out on April Fool’s Day. The Pensions Act has been a major bone of contention since it was first drafted. Lawyers have long feared that the Government’s […]
