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 categoryTrading Places: Paul Weiss hires in M&A as Paul Hastings and Latham bolster disputesLaw firmsWill Lewallen3 Jun 2026Starling launches new panel as 16 firms make the cutIn-HouseTheresa Hargreaves29 May 2026Latham hires three-partner City corporate team from Morrison FoersterLaw firmsWill Lewallen28 May 2026Five firms ordered in for Uber’s €10bn Delivery Hero bidLaw firmsKate Peacock2 Jun 2026Freshfields appoints M&A star as new US managing partnerLaw firmsWill Lewallen1 Jun 2026‘It’s harder than it looks’ – inside the $1.65bn elite Indian cricket sale with the Macfarlanes partners behind the dealLaw firmsTom Cox29 May 2026Revolving Doors: Kirkland hires top IP barrister as Gibson Dunn builds City real estate practiceLaw firmsNews Editor2 Jun 2026‘A defining moment’ – Winston Taylor targets $2bn as transatlantic merger goes liveLaw firmsEliza Winter1 Jun 2026Talent wars, private equity and number crunching: LB’s most read features of 2024Law firmsGeorgina Stanley23 Dec 2024