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.
