Clifford Chance LLP LLP‘s office in Budapest, Hungary will spin off from the firm, to form the new Lakatos, Köves & Partners.
London’s Clifford Chance says it is dropping the office as part of a reorganization of international resources.
All of Clifford Chance’s lawyers and staff in Budapest will transfer to the new firm by the end of this month. The new firm will be headed by managing partner Peter Lakatos.
Clifford Chance LLP is the largest law firm in the world by number of lawyers, and part of the UK’s “Magic Circle” of leading law firms. It is a prestigious international practice with its principal office in London.