The IP STARS research team keeps a close watch on lateral hires, departures and other developments in firms. Below is a roundup of some of the people moves and firm news in the EMEA region last year.
People moves
COUNTRY | PRACTITIONER | PREVIOUS FIRM | NEW FIRM | MONTH/YEAR |
UK | Charlie Winckworth | Hogan Lovells | Cooley | January 2019 |
UK | Malcolm Bates | Taylor Wessing | Goodwin Procter | June 2019 |
UK | David Mardle | Taylor Wessing | Goodwin Procter | June 2019 |
UK | Adrian Rainey | Taylor Wessing | Goodwin Procter | June 2019 |
UK | Tim Worden | Taylor Wessing | Goodwin Procter | June 2019 |
Germany | Lorraine Aleandri | Herzog Fiesser & Partner | Mathys & Squire | June 2019 |
Germany | Giuditta Biagini | Herzog Fiesser & Partner | Mathys & Squire | June 2019 |
Germany | Gerold Fiesser | Herzog Fiesser & Partner | Mathys & Squire | June 2019 |
Germany | Kirstin Wenck | Herzog Fiesser & Partner | Mathys & Squire | June 2019 |
UK | Joanna Conway | Norton Rose Fulbright | Kemp Little | Sept 2019 |
UK | Paul Misselbrook | Venner Shipley | Mewburn Ellis | October 2019 |
UK | Joel Barry | CMS | barry legal | November 2019 |
Firm news and developments
COUNTRY | FIRM NEWS | MONTH/YEAR |
Ireland | Fieldfisher expands into Dublin with McDowell Purcell merger | April 2019 |
UK | Bristows elects IP transactions attorney Claire Smith to partnership | May 2019 |
UK | AdamsonJones promotes David Gwilliam, Eilidh Pugh and Jenny Vaughan to partner | June 2019 |
More firm news and people moves
Read our coverage of the recent moves in the Americas and Asia-Pacific regions.