France
Regional Focus: France
Gide replenishes employment team with Jones Day hire
Gide Loyrette Nouel has made its first lateral partner hire in over a year, appointing Jones Day employment specialist Anne Boileau.
Chinese firms continue international push as Grandall opens in Paris
One of China’s largest law firms, Grandall, has planted its first flag in Europe by opening an office in Paris.
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SNR Denton loses 10-strong Paris team to Hughes Hubbard
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France's Flichy Grangé acquires Plichon
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DLA Piper and Racine advise on the Huffington Post's French launch
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Clifford Chance installs ICC Court secretary general as arbitration co-head
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Gide and Cleary act as Google faces court challenge from Twenga
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Dechert picks up Linklaters team for Paris IP push
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Lawyers from Cleary and Darrois Villey set up French independent
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France's Lefèvre adds Landwell partner to banking team
Over the past few months Paris has hosted a merry-go-round of lateral hiring, with firms of all shapes and sizes picking up new partners. This week’s Special Report finds out why so many lawyers are choosing to move firms, and why some international firms have chosen to launch offices in France this year. The report also examines the strategies of those who have gone down the ‘smaller is better’ route and established boutique firms in Paris. French lawyers are confident that a glut of mega-deals will make 2011 a solid year financially, but are eyeing the current financial turmoil with caution as workflows slow down.
Features
Paris matches
Partners in Paris are moving around like never before. Joanne Harris scrutinises the French capital’s recruitment market
