Law Firm Office Launches & Closures

International Edition

A Cohen & Gresser Spinoff Opens in Paris to Focus on Litigation and White-Collar Defense

By Anne Bagamery | November 28, 2023

The new firm, Henriot & Associés, aims to stand out in a busy field that includes established specialty firms as well as growing departments of Global 200 players.

4 minute read

International Edition

Dechert's Paris-Based International Arbitration Group to Break Away From Firm

By Charlotte Johnstone | November 27, 2023

The exits follow the Paris office's shift towards life sciences, tech, private assets and private capital, as arbitration teams across the industry continue to be conflicted out of lucrative cases.

2 minute read
International Edition

Rethinking Law Firm Workplaces in the Age of Hybrid Work

By Carlos Posada, Gensler | November 23, 2023

Bringing the office 'buzz' back and enhancing employee experience is crucial to making everyone feel that their commute is worthwhile, argues Carlos Posada at Gensler.

5 minute read

International Edition

Brazil's Lefosse Launches Office in Brasília to Handle More Federal Work

By Amy Guthrie | November 22, 2023

The office will house four lawyers, with plans to add more, in the same building where other top domestic law firms have outposts in the Brazilian capital.

2 minute read
International Edition

Miura & Partners Announces Fourth International Office Launch This Year

By Brian Yap | November 22, 2023

The firm's plans to open in Vietnam follows its opening of three other international offices in San Francisco, Jakarta and London in recent months.

2 minute read
International Edition

Top Insolvency Lawyer Starts Own Firm after Leaving Australia's Gilbert + Tobin

By Christopher Niesche | November 20, 2023

Dominic Emmett establishes Sydney-based Emmett Law.

2 minute read
International Edition

Mexico City-based Law Firm Gonzalez Calvillo Plans New Office Launch in Northern Mexico

By Amy Guthrie | November 15, 2023

The office slated for the industrial city of Monterrey will open in early 2024 with an eye on serving clients who are looking to relocate production to North America.

1 minute read
International Edition

China's DaHui Launches Office in Wuhan

By Jessica Seah | November 15, 2023

Han Kun Law Offices and Shu Jin Law have both also recently opened in Wuhan.

2 minute read
International Edition

CMS Bolts on Swedish Firm to European Network

By Jack Womack | November 14, 2023

The firm has also established exclusive relationships with firms in Mozambique and Brazil, and incorporated a Mexican firm—all in the past two months.

2 minute read
International Edition

Gibson Dunn Takes 7-Partner Team From White & Case as it Opens Doors in Riyadh

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | November 14, 2023

All seven lawyers are joining as partners and hail from a variety of White & Case offices.

3 minute read
National Law Journal

Barclay Damon Combines With DC-Based Shapiro, Lifschitz & Schram

By Abigail Adcox | January 10, 2024

Barclay Damon had its "sights set on" expanding its footprint in the D.C. market for a long time in order to advance the firm's regulatory experience at the federal level.

3 minute read
The American Lawyer

As More D.C. Law Firms Shed Space, Leasing Pace Picked Up in Late 2023

By Abigail Adcox | January 10, 2024

While law firms have continued the trend of cutting back on square footage, overall law firm office leasing in D.C. picked up the fourth quarter compared with the previous quarter.

5 minute read
Texas Lawyer

Texas-Based Ferguson Braswell Launches in Orange County Via Merger

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | January 9, 2024

Ferguson Braswell CEO Kyle Ferguson said the firm's goal is to establish a full-service office in Costa Mesa, where there is a "strong middle-market industry" and "a lot of wealth and opportunity."

3 minute read
Legaltech News

Automation and Algorithms: How Pierson Ferdinand Aims to Build a New Type of Law Firm

By Isha Marathe | January 9, 2024

Pierson Ferdinand, a new law firm recently launched by the managing partners from FisherBroyles, looks to build legacy systems that stay flexible enough to accommodate future needs, and automate as much non-billable work as possible.

7 minute read
The American Lawyer

Quinn Emanuel Plots Wilmington Office Opening, Hiring Local Counsel to Lead

By Justin Henry | January 4, 2024

Michael Barlow's history of working with Quinn Emanuel's litigators as Delaware counsel includes representing clients Mirae Asset Global Investments and Snow Phipps Group in the first two COVID-19 "busted deal" cases to go to trial.

3 minute read
Daily Business Review

Jones Walker Reopens in Tallahassee, 4 Years After Closing Shop

By Alexander Lugo | January 3, 2024

The New Orleans-based firm first opened its Tallahassee office in 2013 with partner Marc Dunbar at the helm, before it struck a deal in which Orlando-based Dean Mead absorbed its lawyers. Now Dunbar is returning, along with his old team and some new faces.

4 minute read
Daily Report Online

Eight Months After Raiding Atlanta Law Firms, Bradley Arant Continues to Recruit

By Thomas Spigolon | January 3, 2024

Bradley Arant is "seeing growth in areas where other firms are intentionally restricting that growth in terms of lateral hires," said Atlanta office managing partner Sidney Welch.

4 minute read
New York Law Journal

After 'Breakthrough Years,' Edelson Launches in LA, Eyes New Territory in New York

By Abigail Adcox | January 3, 2024

The plaintiffs firm with more than 50 lawyers is also eyeing other potential office locations, such as New York.

3 minute read
National Law Journal

After 'Breakthrough Years,' Edelson Grows With DC Hire and Launches in LA

By Abigail Adcox | January 3, 2024

The plaintiffs firm with more than 50 lawyers is also eyeing other potential office locations, such as New York.

3 minute read
Daily Business Review

South Florida Law Firm Opens First Office Outside State, Expanding Bank Litigation Practice

By Alexander Lugo | January 2, 2024

"We have 15 attorneys total. For us, that really represents pretty significant growth," Mark Migdal & Hayden's Etan Mark said.

3 minute read

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