Denmark
aera
aera acquired boutique IP law firm Rightly Law Firm to create its own legal services business, aera Law, which is led by Monika Colak. Rightly Law Firm’s lawyers, including partners Louise Mühlbach Breining and Line Bruun Christiansen, have joined aera.
Bech-Bruun
Patent litigator Jeppe Brinck-Jensen has joined Bech-Bruun as a partner in its IP and life sciences practice. Brinck-Jensen was previously with Plesner.
France
Dorean Avocats
Former Gide Loyrette Nouel IP partner Arnaud Michel has joined Dorean Avocats, a Paris-based law firm founded in 2019.
Withers & Rogers
European patent attorney Yannick Biron joined Withers & Rogers’ Paris office as a partner and co-head of its IP practice in France. Biron has a background in aerospace engineering and held in-house roles at Safran and Airbus.
Germany
Finnegan
Finnegan has strengthened its IP practice in Germany with the recruitment of Antje Brambrink as counsel. Brambrink specialises in life sciences patent litigation.
LichtensteinKörner
German commercial law firm Schalast announced that LichtensteinKörner’s soft IP lawyers Thomas Sambuc, Kerstin Gründig-Schnelle and Alexander Hauch will join as partners on October 1, 2022. Gründig-Schnelle is ranked as an IP Star.
Simmons & Simmons
Life sciences patent attorneys Fritz Lahrtz and Stephanie Nottrott and their team have joined Simmons & Simmons as partners in its Munich office. Previously, they worked for Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler, a patent attorney firm.
Israel
Eitan Mehulal Sadot
Several lawyers, including IP practitioners, have left Eitan Mehulal Sadot, according to the information on its website. For example, commercial law firm Gornitzky & Co hired a team including IP practitioners Shirley Gal and Aline Wekselman. IP lawyer Sally Gillis and a team of five IP practitioners, including Joel Vidal, joined Naschitz Brandes Amir.
Norway
Wikborg Rein
Lars Erik Steinkjer has rejoined Wikborg Rein as a partner following a stint as in-house counsel at PGS.
Sweden
Bjerkén Hynell
Swedish patent firms Bjerkéns Patentbyrå and Hynell Intellectual Property have merged this year to form a new firm known as Bjerkén Hynell.
United Kingdom
Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance hired Don McCombie from Ashurst as a partner in its IP practice in London. McCombie deals with IP disputes and transactions.
Eversheds Sutherland
Ashurst’s former head of IP, David Wilkinson, joined Eversheds Sutherland as a partner and head of its UK IP practice.
Gill Jennings & Every
The co-founder of Ward Trade Marks, Rachael Ward, joined Gill Jennings & Every as a director in its trade mark practice.
Linklaters
Linklaters welcomed IP lawyer Paul Joseph as a partner in its London office. Joseph joined from Norton Rose Fulbright.
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