Ukraine – green shoots and uncertainty Barnaby Merrill Ukraine has broadly seen an improvement in its economic outlook since the 2019 election of comedian and actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy…
Greece – the long road back Barnaby Merrill Despite a Covid-induced 8.2% contraction in GDP last year, compounding over a decade of economic decline, Greece serves as an…
Cyprus – work in progress Barnaby Merrill Cyprus, a divided island nation, faces an uncertain future on the geopolitical front. The northern region of the country remains…
Global London: Non-US firms in London – On standby Mark McAteer The issue on every European partner’s lips in our Global London report in 2016 was the outcome and fallout of…
Sponsored briefing: Life sciences market in France: Early access of medicines reform for 2021 Guest Blog LexCase’s Diane Bandon-Tourret and Esther Vogel on the newly restructured early access mechanism for medicine products in France The French…
Global 100 European M&A focus: Riding a black swan Nathalie Tidman ‘What has happened to us?’ An M&A veteran shakes his head incredulously, having uttered the now ubiquitous phrase: ‘stay safe’…
Ireland: No luck required Thomas Alan Legal Business’ last deep delve into the Irish legal market revealed a country on the rebound. Since the country’s exit…
Sponsored briefing: IP litigation in Portugal – from the ’00s to the ’20s Guest Blog António Magalhães Cardoso and Sara Nazaré discuss IP Court challenges Going back to the 2000s, disputes arising from the enforcement…
The Italian report – Midway upon the journey of our life Marco Cillario Visiting Milan at the end of 2019, it was striking that a map of law firms’ office addresses drawn up…
Letter from… Warsaw: Weil’s withdrawal from CEE marks a new phase, not the end, of international firms’ regional domination Marco Cillario Neglected by foreign advisers for years, the Central and Eastern European (CEE) legal markets enjoyed a few moments of popularity…
Sponsors, pharma and tech fire up deal activity despite a subdued year for marquee M&A in Europe Nathalie Tidman A dearth of megadeals in 2019 did little to dampen the spirits of dealmakers with buyout teams capitalising on the ongoing…
‘We’re taking proximate steps’: DAC doubles up in Madrid with 20-lawyer hire Hamish McNicol DAC Beachcroft is looking for further opportunities in Europe and South America after doubling the size of its Madrid office…
Late to the party: Reed Smith hires partners from five firms for Brussels launch Thomas Alan Reed Smith has opened its fifth European office in Brussels, following the hire of five partners to the firm’s corporate…
Letter from… Amsterdam: Dutch lawyers find a deft balance amid testing times in cross-border trade Marco Cillario The secret to making your country attractive to foreign investors at a time when populism is reshaping global politics and…
Challenging Brexit headwinds force City middleweights to look to Europe for growth Thomas Alan Thomas Alan assesses the early financial results in a tougher year for the UK’s chasing pack The latest financial results…
The Last Word: Elite forces Legal Business As part of our annual Euro Elite report, management at independent firms in Europe give their views on today’s market…
Sponsored briefing: A new ADR instrument for conflicts between beneficiaries and professional fiduciaries Guest Blog Moritz Blasy, Nicolai Binkert and Simon Ott detail Liechtenstein’s new conciliation procedure Liechtenstein’s fiduciary and financial services industry has a…
Letter from Iberia – Despite turbulent politics, Madrid lawyers sustain bullish mood Marco Cillario In spring 2018, Legal Business found the Madrid legal elite still recovering from a jolt that unsettled the local establishment.…
DWF makes first post-IPO splash with £3m Warsaw office acquisition Hamish McNicol DWF is expanding into Poland with the £3m acquisition of K&L Gates’ 11-partner Warsaw office, its first investment since going public…
M&A focus: A sign of things to come? Europe’s deal market ends 2018 with a whimper after a forceful start Thomas Alan The ghost of political turmoil did little to hinder deal-doing in Europe in the first half of 2018 but its…
