HSF snatches Freshfields former energy co-head Legal Business7 August 2014Strategic recruitment Herbert Smith Freehills has landed a blow on Magic Circle firm Freshfields with the hire of the firm’s former co-head of energy and natural resources Dirk Hamann as the Anglo-Australian firm looks to build out its German offices.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryDefining disputes: five blockbuster cases to watch in 2026‘The energy capital of the world’ – why the global and US elite are betting on HoustonFreshfields and Slaughters among international line-up on €5bn Deutsche Börse dealPaul Hastings infra pair head to Freshfields after two yearsGibson Dunn takes heavyweight Sullivan & Cromwell duo in major London playWhite & Case snaps up A&O Shearman IP trio as post-merger exits continueRevolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesFive partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partner‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetry