Olswang Explained

Olswang LLP
Headquarters:Cannon Street
London,
United Kingdom
Num Offices:7
Num Lawyers:500+
Practice Areas:General practice
Key People:Paul Stevens [1] (CEO)
Mark Devereux (Senior Partner)
Dirk Van Liedekerke[2]
(Chairman)
Date Founded:1981 (London)
Company Type:LLP
Homepage:olswang.com
Dissolved:1 May 2017 (merged)

Olswang was an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom and with additional offices in Reading, Brussels, Madrid, Paris,[3] Singapore[4] and, since 2011, Munich.[5] It worked closely with a network of firms across eighty countries. The Lawyer ranked the firm 22nd largest in the UK[6] [7] by worldwide turnover in 2010. That year, the firm had over 600 staff, including 97 partners.[6] David Stewart was the firm's chief executive.[8] [9] On 1 May 2017, Olswang merged with CMS Cameron McKenna and Nabarro to form CMS Nabarro Olswang LLP.[10]

The firm's main practice areas included media, technology, telecommunications, real estate, corporate, intellectual property, commercial litigation and arbitration, finance, leisure, tax, EU and competition, and employment.[11]

History

Olswang was founded in 1981[12] by Simon Olswang and Mark Devereux,[9] who was the firm's senior partner.[8] as a breakaway from property law firm Brecher & Co.[13] Its early reputation was primarily based on film and media work.[9] The firm grew rapidly through the 1990s, developing more of a focus on technology as well as media.[13] In common with other professional service firms, Olswang converted to a limited liability partnership status under English law with effect from 1 May 2009.

Olswang merged with CMS Cameron McKenna LLP and Nabarro LLP on 1 May 2017 with the name CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.[14]

Olswang brought libel actions[15] against Bill Browder on behalf of Pavel Karpov of the Russian interior ministry, over the Magnitsky story

Main areas of practice

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olswang elects IP head Stevens as new CEO . TheLawyer . 2015-05-14.
  2. Web site: Olswang - Corporate Governance Our Board . Olswang website . 2016-01-26.
  3. Web site: Olswang opens in Paris with partner hires from Dechert and local firm . Legalweek . 2011-08-25.
  4. Web site: Olswang gears up for Singapore launch . Legalweek . 2011-09-09.
  5. Web site: Byrne . Matt . Olswang opens Munich IP office | News . The Lawyer . 2011-08-25.
  6. Web site: Joanne Harris . Olswang . Thelawyer.com . 2011-08-11 . 2011-08-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110805132839/http://www.thelawyer.com/directory/o/Olswang/ . 5 August 2011 . dead .
  7. Web site: The Lawyer . The Lawyer . 2011-10-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110925183153/http://www.thelawyer.com/directory/uk-200-table-top-100 . 25 September 2011 . dmy-all .
  8. Web site: Byrne . Matt . Olswang elections end with Stewart as CEO | News . The Lawyer . 2010-03-10 . 2011-08-25.
  9. News: Mark Devereux | MediaGuardian 100 2010 | Media . The Guardian . 2010-07-16. 2011-08-25 . London.
  10. Web site: News CMS, Nabarro and Olswang complete largest ever merger in UK legal sector United Kingdom CEE International law firm CMS. cms.law. en. 2017-05-12.
  11. Web site: Firms - Chambers Partners - Olswang . https://web.archive.org/web/20110804195955/http://www.chambersandpartners.com/Europe/Firms/384-39878 . dead . 2011-08-04 . Chambersandpartners.com . 2011-04-01 . 2011-08-25.
  12. Web site: Olswang LLP | Key Facts . Olswang.com . 2009-05-01 . 2011-08-25.
  13. Web site: Starting out strong - partners who founded their own firms . Legalweek . 2011-09-29 . 2011-10-09.
  14. Web site: A UK legal merger which makes sense': CMS, Olswang and Nabarro vote in favour of union. Downey. Sarah. www.legalbusiness.co.uk. 10 October 2016. en-gb. 2017-05-12.
  15. News: The unsavoury alliance between oligarchs and London's top lawyers Nick Cohen. Cohen. Nick. 2018-05-26. The Guardian. 2019-06-23. en-GB. 0261-3077.

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