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26/09/2023
CMS signs a cooperation agreement with Brazilian law firm FAS Advogados
CMS strengthens position in Latin America
15/04/2020
CMS announces 41 new partners in 2020 global promotions
International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the promotion of 41 new partners globally in 2020, spanning 15 cities across Europe, Latin America and Africa. The UK accounts for just under half of...
24/01/2020
Penelope Warne secures second term as The Senior Partner
Global law firm CMS is pleased to announce the re-election of Penelope Warne as The Senior Partner of CMS UK LLP, following a vote by the firm’s partnership. This will be Penelope’s second term, effective...
07/10/2019
CMS expands in Africa
Frankfurt, 7 October 2019. CMS announces that RM Partners and Daly & Inamdar Advocates, based in South Africa and Kenya respectively, have today joined the leading global law firm. Going forward, they...
20/08/2019
First Supreme Court Ruling for Medical Use of Cannabis in Mexico
Mexico CityBy unanimous vote, the Ministers of the Second Chamber of Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice decided to grant the protection of Federal Justice to a minor child with a diagnosis of epilepsy...
27/04/2018
CMS promotes 47 to partner as firm celebrates one year since ground-break­ing...
CMS is pleased to announce the promotion of 47 new partners across 23 of its global offices. Overall, 38% of the firm's promotions are women, spread across 11 countries including Austria, Colombia, France...
12/09/2017
CMS partners with Saudi Arabian law firm
CMS will work in association with Saudi Arabian law firm Feras Al Shawaf. The firms have agreed to an exclusive partnership for international business, with Feras Al Shawaf handling domestic work. The...
01/09/2016
CMS opens office in Hong Kong
International law firm CMS has opened an office in Hong Kong. Following years of previous activity by the CMS International Arbitration Group in Hong Kong and intense preparations, approval was recently...
10/06/2016
CMS remains on growth path: 8.4 % increase in revenue to EUR 1.01bn in...
Frankfurt, 10 June 2016. CMS, the top 10 international law firm, today announces its financial results for 2015. Total annual revenues of EUR 1.01bn compared with 2014 revenues of EUR 934.5m, a year-on-year...
29/04/2016
CMS announces 31 partner and two director promotions globally, alongside...
CMS has added 31 partners across 22 offices globally, in addition to two director appointments in Scotland. Women represent over 39% of the firm’s promotions, spread across a number of practice areas...
03/02/2016
How Uber and fintech are changing the future of business: Experts discuss...
At an event of CMS, a top ten international law firm, in conjunction with Germany’s leading weekly newspaper Die Zeit, Travis Kalanick, co-founder and CEO of Uber Technologies Inc., talked about his...
01/02/2016
Duncan Weston appointed CMS Executive Partner for Global Development
CMS is very pleased to announce that, with effect from 1 May 2016, Duncan Weston takes on an important new role as CMS Executive Partner for Global Development. In his eight years as managing partner...