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Top Biglaw Firm To Open Its First Office Across The Pond In London

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Telephone box with Big BenLondon calling — for Biglaw firms to open up new offices.

Back in February, reports of Perkins Coie’s interest in opening up shop across the pond first hit the news, and now, just a few months later, the Top 50 Am Law firm is set to launch its first European office.

The firm — after bringing in $1,211,295,000 gross revenue in 2023 — will launch its London Town office with a six-lawyer team looking to serve the burgeoning startup tech market. Bloomberg Law has additional details:

The office will be led by Ian Bagshaw, the firm said Tuesday. Bagshaw was co-head of White & Case’s global private equity practice before stepping away from Big Law in 2021 to serve as chair of a startup.

Three other lawyers are joining from White & Case, including Jan Andrusko, formerly head of the firm’s Central & Eastern Europe technology, media & telecommunications practice. He will be European head of M&A at Perkins Coie, the firm said.

While plenty of Perkins Coie’s mature technology clients have business in London, the new office is seeking to win work from local and European venture capital, private equity, and startup clients, Bagshaw said in an interview.

“This is a unique opportunity to join an incredible firm with an energetic and focused group of high-performing lawyers, and we’re excited to get to work on our clients’ behalf,” Bagshaw said of the firm’s new London team.

Bill Malley, firmwide managing partner, echoed Bagwell’s positive attitude, saying, “We aim to quickly become a leading advisor and law firm of choice for European companies and private equity firms navigating the technological and economic disruptions of our era.”

Congratulations to Perkins Coie on its new London office!

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Perkins Coie Launches London Office, Eyeing Start-Up Tech Market [Bloomberg Law]

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