Herbert Smith Freehills launches German competition practice with hire of Taylor Wessing head Michael Dietrich Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has moved one step closer to offering clients a full service out of its still fledgling German…
Eversheds in merger talks with German partner as it opens a new Berlin office Francesca Fanshawe Eversheds has confirmed it is in talks over a full merger with its German partner Heisse Kursawe Eversheds as the…
Noerr cites uptick in cross-border work for revenue growth of 12.3% to €190.8m Jaishree Kalia German independent Noerr has posted a record turnover of €190.8m for 2013. The Munich-headquartered firm’s revenue grew by 12.3% from €170m…
Freshfields arbitration practice sees more exits as trio set up boutique in Germany Jaishree Kalia Disputes partner Christian Borris is leaving Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer‘s Cologne office at the end of April to set up a…
Hogan Lovells and Olswang strengthen TMT practices with hire of team heads in Hong Kong and Germany Legal Business As Hong Kong becomes gateway to the world’s biggest trader in goods after China overtook the US for the first time…
Germany: McDermott hires Ashurst Munich partner to head private equity David Stevenson Ashurst has lost a second senior partner in Germany as Nikolaus von Jacobs leaves to head up McDermott Will & Emery’s…
Surprise and strong words as a nine-partner Hogan Lovells team quits for MoFo’s German launch Sarah Downey While Hogan Lovells has had its integration challenges since the three-year Anglo/American union that created it, the firm’s well-regarded German practice…
Latham picks up three-partner Shearman team for Düsseldorf launch Jaishree Kalia Latham & Watkins is to further expand its German corporate capability with the launch of a Düsseldorf office after hiring…
A&O picks up corporate partner as Shearman announces Düsseldorf and Munich closures Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy has hired Shearman & Sterling’s corporate partner Hans Diekmann as a partner in its Düsseldorf office. Diekmann,…