Legal Industry Articles

Commeo, a specialized competition law firm based in Frankfurt, has been recognized in the 2026 rankings by both Chambers Germany and Legal 500 Germany. The firm received a Band 3 ranking in Competition and European Law from Chambers and a [...]

Jan Hückel joins Taylor Wessing as Equity Partner in the firm’s Corporate/M&A practice. He moves from McDermott Will & Schulte to Taylor Wessing’s Düsseldorf office, effective 1 April 2026. Jan Hückel Hückel advises national and international companies as well as [...]

Stuart Nelson, Partner, has joined Norton Rose Fulbright’s Minneapolis office from Fish & Richardson, strengthening the firm’s patent prosecution practice in the United States. Nelson brings mechanical engineering credentials and more than two decades of litigation, arbitration, and inter partes [...]

Dennemeyer Group, the Luxembourg-based intellectual property services firm, has secured multiple rankings in the World Trademark Review’s 2026 global survey. The firm received firm-level recognition as Gold-ranked in Croatia and Silver-ranked in Luxembourg, while individual attorneys earned rankings across eight [...]

Natasha Ahmed, Partner, has joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld’s London office as co-head of the Technology & Intellectual Property practice, effective March 2026. Ahmed brings specialist experience in complex IP and strategic commercial contracts, with particular focus on [...]

Nichola Foley, Partner, has joined Jones Day’s London office in March 2026 as a member of the firm’s Financial Markets practice group. Foley brings specialist experience advising financial institutions, investment firms, and market participants on regulatory matters, transaction structures, and [...]

Alston & Bird has elevated three practitioners to partner across its U.S. offices in March 2026. Cheryl Isaac joins the Financial Services Group in Washington, D.C., Robert Friedman enters the Federal & International Tax Group in New York, and Cynthia [...]

Cooley has been shortlisted for nine nominations across six categories in the Life Sciences Patent Network Awards 2026, recognizing the firm’s patent prosecution, litigation, and IP strategy work in the life sciences sector. The firm is a finalist for Life [...]

Four partners have joined Ashurst’s New York office from Bracewell in March 2026, expanding the firm’s Finance and Restructuring Group to 30 lawyers in the U.S. financial center. The arrivals—Jeris Brunette, Mark Dendinger, Rebecca Keep, and William Ebert—bring collective expertise [...]

Helsinki-based Castrén & Snellman Attorneys Ltd has secured prominent recognition in Chambers Europe 2026, with 31 experts recognised across 12 legal practice areas. The firm has been shortlisted for Finland Law Firm of the Year, reflecting its standing as a [...]