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Mergers: A golden union

The creation of US-UK giants Hogan Lovells and SNR Denton may have been the biggest mergers of the year so far but, within the slightly more modest European markets, consolidation is also starting to pick up.

The news that Gleiss Lutz had bagged respected Hamburg boutique Rittstieg has been the pick of the 2010 European mergers. … More

A limited appetite in Italy

Milan: Italy's financial centre

The news that Simmons & Simmons is pulling out of Padua – after the local team moved to Gianni Origoni Grippo & Partners – all but effectively ends the presence of international firms outside of the core Italian hubs.

Simmons’ Padua office is the latest in a line of closures across Italy’s … More