amsterdam: still dominated by leading national firmsLinklaters has secured its long-awaited Dutch law launch with the hire of respected Allen & Overy (A&O) capital markets partner Pim Horsten.

As revealed on Monday (5 April) by legalweek.com, Horsten is to join the magic circle firm’s Amsterdam branch as Linklaters’ first locally-qualified partner with a mandate to build a substantial Dutch practice.