Europe For more than 50 years, Hughes Hubbard’s Paris office has served as the hub for the firm's work in Europe, representing some of the world’s largest companies in complex matters. Last year, the Paris office won a number of court cases and continued its world-class investigations and sanctions work, which included assisting one of the largest French companies in the anti-corruption aspects of integrating a multi-billion euro acquisition.
Appellate Victory for CoorsTek Bioceramics
The firm won another victory on the merits for CoorsTek Bioceramics when the Paris Court of Appeal, acting as an EU trademark court, confirmed a lower court decision that paves the way for the medical device manufacturer to offer pink hip implants in Europe.
Wipro’s $1.45B Acquisition of British Consultancy Firm
Hughes Hubbard advised global information technology company Wipro in its acquisition of British tech consultancy firm Capco for $1.45 billion.
Acquittal for Former French PM in Corruption Trial
HHR Paris won an acquittal for Edouard Balladur before the Court of Justice of the Republic in the former French prime minister’s trial over allegations that he financed his 1995 presidential campaign with illegal kickbacks from international arms deals.
SKAT Settles Claims With Pension Plan
The firm assisted the government of Denmark in reaching a settlement with a U.S. pension plan as part of an ongoing effort to recover $2.1 billion stolen in an international tax-refund scam.
Kensington Capital’s $1.5B SPAC Merger With Wallbox Chargers SL
HHR served as legal advisor to special purpose acquisition company Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. II in its merger with Wallbox Chargers SL, which took the Spanish electric-vehicle charger maker public.