Olswang
Law firm
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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]
London, EC4
United Kingdom
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| Headquarters | Cannon Street London, EC4 United Kingdom |
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| No. of offices | 7 |
| No. of lawyers | 500+ |
| Major 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 |
| Dissolved | 1 May 2017 (merged) |
| Website | olswang.com |
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 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 brought libel actions[14] against Bill Browder on behalf of Pavel Karpov of the Russian interior ministry, over the Magnitsky story.
Merger
Olswang merged with CMS Cameron McKenna LLP and Nabarro LLP on 1 May 2017 with the name CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.[15]