Global law firm Reed Smith has today announced that Dr. Martin Bünning has joined the firm as partner in its Global Corporate Group where he will work alongside the international tax group advising on national and international transactions. Joining from Ashurst, the tax lawyer and Steuerberater (tax adviser) with more than 20 years’ experience, is recognised among the industry for advising investors in real estate, alternative investments and funds, in addition to supporting clients on private equity, venture capital matters and cross-border M&A transactions. He also has considerable experience counselling clients on tax issues regarding securitizations, VAT and withholding taxes. More >>

Mayer Brown today announced that finance lawyer Bernina Butt has joined the firm’s Banking & Finance practice in Frankfurt as a partner. Bernina was previously at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. More >>

Morgan Lewis today welcomes Dr. Sabine Konrad as a partner resident in Frankfurt focusing on international dispute resolution with an emphasis on investment treaty arbitration and international commercial arbitration. She arrives from McDermott, Will & Emery and will be joined by her team. More >>

International law firm Ashurst today announces the appointment of Anders Kraft as a partner and head of tax in Germany, joining on 1 September. Based in Frankfurt, Anders joins from Shearman & Sterling. Before joining Shearman & Sterling, he worked for Latham & Watkins and Linklaters for several years. More >>

International law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that Bianca Engelmann will be joining the firm as a partner in its Banking and Finance practice from 1 September 2019, based in Frankfurt. Prior to joining Hogan Lovells, Engelmann previously practiced in the Frankfurt office of Allen & Overy LLP. More >>

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has strengthened its German dispute resolution team with the hire of Christine Gärtner from US law firm Latham & Watkins. Christine will join Clifford Chance’s Frankfurt office as partner. More >>

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance is strengthening its capital markets team with the hire of Sullivan & Cromwell lawyer Philipp Klöckner, who will join the partnership in May 2019. Philipp will work alongside the team’s well-respected US partner, George Hacket in Frankfurt, in an expansion of the firm’s regional Equity Capital Markets (ECM) practice. More >>

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global White Collar Practice with the addition of Dr. Thomas Helck as a partner in the Frankfurt office. He joins White & Case from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where he was counsel, and previously worked for five years as a public prosecutor in Munich, prosecuting a wide range of white collar cases including market manipulations, insider trading and tax fraud. More >>

Global law firm Dentons has appointed Dr. Holger Schelling, LL.M. (Harvard), as a new partner in its Frankfurt office. Schelling will join in March 2019, strengthening the Banking and Finance practice and in particular the Financial Institutions Regulatory team. He previously practiced with Mayer Brown, where he has been a counsel since 2016, and with Clifford Chance. He also gained in-house experience at DZ BANK. More >>

International law firm Pinsent Masons today announced plans to open an office in Frankfurt, its third location in Germany. Frankfurt is one of the world’s most important financial centres and Germany’s financial capital. The Frankfurt office will focus on the technology, energy and real estate sectors initially as well developing a financial services offering. More >>