Fieldfisher muscles in on Cooley to take Olswang Munich office
Fieldfisher has emerged as a contender to take over Olswang’s Munich office after the three-way merger with CMS Cameron McKenna and Nabarro, The Lawyer understands.
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Fieldfisher has emerged as a contender to take over Olswang’s Munich office after the three-way merger with CMS Cameron McKenna and Nabarro, The Lawyer understands.
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Fieldfisher has emerged as a contender to take over Olswang’s Munich office after the three-way merger with CMS Cameron McKenna and Nabarro, The Lawyer understands.
Clifford Chance, Paul Hastings and Pinsent Masons have won places on AIG’s UK panel after the insurer added two new sub-panels to the roster.
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has opened a new office in Houston, making it the firm’s tenth US base.
Fieldfisher has opened a new office in Shanghai, just three months after pulling off a merger with Chinese firm JS Partners.
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