Europe/The Netherlands
The Global Legal Post launches new edition of luxury law comparative guide
Third edition edited by Fabrizio Jacobacci and Alan Behr is essential reading for luxury brands
Senior ranks of Dutch lawyers near gender parity, study finds
While 46% of all senior lawyers are women, male leaders continue to dominate in law firms and corporate legal teams
Global decrease in trademark filings, WIPO reports, but continued rise in patents
IP filings have “braved” the pandemic, but WIPO director general warns of geopolitical instability and an uncertain economic outlook
Squire continues European private equity push with Amsterdam debut
US firm adds partners from Van Doorne and Taylor Wessing for 16th European location
Around the house: Former Star Wars lawyer named Surf Air legal chief, Empower AI adds GC in newly created role
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at VEON, MapLight Therapeutics, Dianthus Therapeutics and Clark Hill
NautaDutilh appoints second woman to three-strong leadership team
Marike Bakker replaces Chris Warner as co-managing partner alongside Sjoerd Meijer and Lieke van der Velden
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Clifford Chance elects 32 new partners in diverse round
Twelve women included in round that sees 39% of new US and UK partners come from minority ethnic backgrounds
‘A time of significant transition' – The Global Legal Post launches international guide to ESG laws and regulations
Practical tool for businesses and their advisers is edited by Debevoise’s Ulysses Smith and features contributions from array of top firms
Baker McKenzie, Allen & Overy advise on Advent and Wilbur-Ellis chemicals tie-up
Advent’s Caldic and Wilbur-Ellis’s Connell to merge to create €3bn global life sciences and speciality chemicals business
Arnold & Porter targets EU life sciences sector with Amsterdam office launch
Move follows EU's decision to relocate regulator from London in response to Brexit
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NautaDutilh appoints new managing partners, creates inclusion partner role
Changing of guard comes after firm opted to stick with same management team through worst of pandemic
Fieldfisher names finance and corporate duo as co-managing partners for Netherlands
Marinus de Waal and Frans-Jozef Crousen take over from Marcel Willems in Amsterdam
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Freshfields hits gender and racial diversity targets in latest partner promotion round
Women make up 41% of the 27 new partners, hitting its 40% female gender diversity target
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Telecoms giant Veon adds Beeline Russia’s VP for legal as GC
Victor Biryukov to relocate from Moscow to Amsterdam to succeed veteran GC Scott Dresser 1 January
Linklaters expands D&I scholarship scheme across seven European offices
Roll out of programme designed to lower barriers to legal careers follows pilot at London headquarters
Banks, tech giants join law firms backing legal tech 'app store' Reynen Court
Clifford Chance and Latham & Watkins-backed platform aims to accelerate advanced tech adoption in the legal industry
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NautaDutilh hires four-lawyer Amsterdam IP/IT team from DLA Piper
Former head of IP leads move as Dutch independent hails 'enormous potential' of tech sector
Greenberg Traurig steps up European expansion with Dutch real estate team hire
Five-lawyer group, led by partner David Van Dijk, join from NautaDutilh in Amsterdam
Former Eversheds Sutherland senior partner joins RCA to open Dutch arm
Rob Faasen to tap into demand for M&A risk insurance; Omni secures services of a senior Morgan Lewis partner in New York
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Houthoff appoints co-managing partner after death of incumbent
Litigator assumes role after period of 'much sadness and grief' for firm as it also appoints new US head
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