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Olswang
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] 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] HistoryOlswang 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 merged with CMS Cameron McKenna LLP and Nabarro LLP on 1 May 2017 with the name CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.[14] Olswang brought libel actions[15] against Bill Browder on behalf of Pavel Karpov of the Russian interior ministry, over the Magnitsky story Main areas of practice
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