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DLA Piper Ends Exclusive Cooperation Agreement in Brazil After Opening Own Office
01/07/2025

DLA Piper Ends Exclusive Cooperation Agreement in Brazil After Opening Own Office

Campos Mello Advogados, which had been tied exclusively to DLA Piper since 2010, said the firms will transition their relationship to a best friends model.

Campos Mello said in a statement that the separation after 15 years was mutual, and that the firms will transition to a ...
01/07/2025

Campos Mello said in a statement that the separation after 15 years was mutual, and that the firms will transition to a best friends firm model.

https://loom.ly/5ubGVEo

Campos Mello Advogados, which had been tied exclusively to DLA Piper since 2010, said the firms will transition their relationship to a best friends model.

Torsten Volkholz joins the corporate finance group from Latham & Watkins where he was a German partner. He will be based...
01/07/2025

Torsten Volkholz joins the corporate finance group from Latham & Watkins where he was a German partner. He will be based between the Frankfurt and Hamburg offices.

https://loom.ly/F1TrRJk

Eversheds Sutherland has added seven partners in the Netherlands and another in Brussels in a little over a year.

In the financial year ending April 30, 2025, the firm earned revenues of £1.03 billion, up 8% on last year. Profit per e...
01/07/2025

In the financial year ending April 30, 2025, the firm earned revenues of £1.03 billion, up 8% on last year. Profit per equity partner hit £1.39 million, an increase of nearly 7%.

https://loom.ly/dT0Cxaw

The firm provided revenue figures for several regions but U.S. income remains undisclosed.

William Watson, a corporate finance lawyer joins the firm’s Abu Dhabi office from White & Case where he has practised fo...
01/07/2025

William Watson, a corporate finance lawyer joins the firm’s Abu Dhabi office from White & Case where he has practised for over a decade.

https://loom.ly/qtHRSMI

Since April the firm have hired eight partners, the latest being based in Abu Dhabi.

As well as the 8% of respondents, or 40 firms, that said they had lost data or suffered exposure, the survey found 65% w...
01/07/2025

As well as the 8% of respondents, or 40 firms, that said they had lost data or suffered exposure, the survey found 65% weren’t familiar with their legal obligations around breach response and 42% said they weren’t sure if they’d recover from a cyberattack. https://loom.ly/NcxCQ6s

Cyberattacks are surging across the legal sector as firms dive into digital workflows yet many remain dangerously unprepared for ransomware attacks and digital espionage.

Sullivan & Cromwell is acting for Taiwanese LCD panel and touch screen manufacturer Innolux on its $1.1 billion acquisit...
01/07/2025

Sullivan & Cromwell is acting for Taiwanese LCD panel and touch screen manufacturer Innolux on its $1.1 billion acquisition of Japanese consumer electronics brand Pioneer. https://loom.ly/M-jXkX4

Morrison Foerster, White & Case and Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu are advising EQT while Sullivan & Cromwell is acting for the buyer, Innolux subsidiary CarUX Holding.

X is accused of failing to report serious data breaches, neglecting to inform affected users, and providing no compensat...
01/07/2025

X is accused of failing to report serious data breaches, neglecting to inform affected users, and providing no compensation. It is also alleged to have used sensitive personal data for algorithmic profiling without a legal basis. https://loom.ly/jIxYKCY

This cases are among the most ambitious tests yet of Europe’s new digital rule book, potentially opening the door to thousands of young users claiming high sums for data abuse.

Linklaters has expanded its global litigation, arbitration & investigations practice in the Middle East, establishing an...
01/07/2025

Linklaters has expanded its global litigation, arbitration & investigations practice in the Middle East, establishing an on-the-ground presence for the practice in Dubai led by newly appointed counsel Sean Cameron, who previously served as head of disputes & litigation for the NEOM Company of Saudi Arabia. https://loom.ly/XtoIV6U

Sean Cameron has 15 years of experience in energy, infrastructure and major projects in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions.

The partners of Spanish law firm Uría Menéndez on Monday appointed Antonio Herrera as the firm’s new managing partner an...
01/07/2025

The partners of Spanish law firm Uría Menéndez on Monday appointed Antonio Herrera as the firm’s new managing partner and Salvador Sánchez-Terán as senior partner. Jesús Remón, the current senior partner, will serve as partner emeritus. https://loom.ly/WHpD08M

Antonio Herrera, head of the firm’s corporate law practice, will become Uría Menéndez’s managing partner on January 1, 2026.

The sanctions committee of the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés accuses Google of two violations o...
01/07/2025

The sanctions committee of the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés accuses Google of two violations of French and European privacy law. One alleges that Google violates rules by installing cookies on users’ devices when they create a Google account; the second alleges its display of advertisements in Gmail violates rules. https://loom.ly/ceyQqEI

The proposed €525 million fine for allegedly infringing French and EU data protection law is more than three times higher than CNIL’s previous record penalty of €150 million, also issued against Google in 2022.

Local outfit André Miranda Associados has joined Fieldfisher's integrated network as Fieldfisher Portugal, comprising tw...
01/07/2025

Local outfit André Miranda Associados has joined Fieldfisher's integrated network as Fieldfisher Portugal, comprising two partners, four directors, 45 lawyers and 17 business services team members across the two offices, according to Fieldfisher's statement. https://loom.ly/ZCvPT9U

The firm’s entrance into the Portuguese market follows recent launches in Austria and Poland, and a re-launch in Italy.

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