Law firms HSF snatches Freshfields former energy co-head Legal Business · 7 August 2014 · 2 min read Strategic recruitment Freshfields Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer 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 category‘One engine, configured a thousand different ways’ – is Claude for Legal the next big shift in legal tech?Law firmsTom Cox28 May 2026‘They ripped the Band-Aid off’ – why Wachtell and other elite firms are tearing up partner payLaw firmsWill Lewallen19 May 2026Freshfields private capital co-head takes UK leadership roleLaw firmsWill Lewallen14 May 2026Paul Hastings infra pair head to Freshfields after two yearsLaw firmsAlex Ryan28 Feb 2025Gibson Dunn takes heavyweight Sullivan & Cromwell duo in major London playLaw firmsElisha Juttla27 Feb 2025White & Case snaps up A&O Shearman IP trio as post-merger exits continueLaw firmsAlex Ryan14 Feb 2025Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025Five partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partnerLaw firmsTom Cox7 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025