Law firms US firms lead in Europe as Franco-German merger creates new rail giant Marco Cillario · 3 November 2017 · 2 min read Corporate and M&A Europe Cleary Gottlieb Latham & Watkins Latham and Cleary advise as Siemens and Alstom combineUS law firms took the lead as Siemens agreed to combine its transport operations with former rival Alstom in a merger of equals to counter the threat from China to the European railway industry.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 categoryWachtell strengthens litigation bench with rare lateral from ClearyLaw firmsWill Lewallen1 Oct 2026HSF Kramer, Addleshaws and Quinn chief take top prizes at Legal Business AwardsLaw firmsNews Editor30 Sep 2026Trading Places: Gibson Dunn picks up Paul Weiss disputes trio as Latham finance pair move to V&ELaw firmsWill Lewallen25 Sep 2026How Sidley levered its insurance roots for private capital gainsLaw firmsWill Lewallen2 Oct 2026‘People need to feel it’ – Reed Smith chiefs on upping the firm’s ambitionLaw firmsTom Cox29 Sep 2026‘The death of the billable hour’ – former A&O head launches AI-native firmLaw firmsKate Peacock2 Oct 2026KPMG appoints new legal services head after departure of former Linklaters veteranIn-HouseTheresa Hargreaves1 Oct 2026Weil continues German build with PE hireLaw firmsKate Peacock1 Oct 2026Talent wars, private equity and number crunching: LB’s most read features of 2024Law firmsGeorgina Stanley23 Dec 2024