Clifford Chance Grows Munich Office With High-Calibre Private Equity Team

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Clifford Chance grows Munich office with high-calibre private equity team International law firm Clifford Chance has boosted its German private equity team with the high-calibre additions of partners Volkmar Bruckner and Mark Aschenbrenner as well as senior associate Samuel Frommelt. All of the new additions will be working from Clifford Chance’s Munich office, while at the same time further strengthening the German and international transaction team with their specialist expertise and market experience. The team will join Clifford Chance from Kirkland & Ellis in Munich, boosting the firm’s partner base in Germany with a particular focus on private equity and financial investors.

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Eversheds Strengthens Competition and Finance Offerings With Two Lateral Partner Hires

Monday, May 3, 2021
Eversheds Sutherland has continued its expansion with the appointments of two new Partners: Daniel von Brevern joins the global law firm from McDermott Will & Emery, further strengthening its competition service offering in Dusseldorf, while Thomas Freund joins Eversheds Sutherland’s finance practice group in Munich from Latham & Watkins.

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Luther Strengthens Its Corporate Team in Munich

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft has gained Dr Stephan Rippert as a new Partner to further extend its Corporate/M&A practice area in Munich. Rippert, who has over 25 years’ experience as a lawyer, is moving from Reed Smith where he has been instrumental in setting up the Munich office since 2006.

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Former Startup Founder Christiane Zedelius to Strengthen Dentons’ Distribution and Trade Capabilities in Munich

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Munich-Global law firm Dentons has bolstered its Munich office with the recruitment of partner Dr. Christiane Zedelius, an experienced lawyer for distribution and trade law, and former startup founder. She joins with immediate effect.  Dr. Zedelius joins from Mimeno, a startup she had founded, prior to that she was a partner at Noerr LLP in Munich.

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Ashurst Welcomes New Banking Partner in Munich

Monday, April 20, 2020

International law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of Matthias Weissinger as partner in Munich.

Matthias joins from Shearman & Sterling where he was a partner in their finance and restructuring team. He is a leveraged finance, corporate lending and restructuring expert with more than 13 years of experience. Matthias advises national and international financial institutions, debt funds, sponsors, corporate borrowers and distressed debt investors on leveraged buyouts, unitranche financings, bank/bond financings, corporate lending for large- and mid-cap companies and on debt restructurings, out-of-court and in-court solutions as well as distressed M&A transactions. He is frequently recommended by leading legal directories including Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, Legal 500 and IFLR. Matthias has also previously worked at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

 

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Ashurst Strengthens International Investment Funds Practice With Partner Hire in Germany

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Joining from Linklaters in Munich, Jasmin Gütle is a qualified tax adviser and focuses on advising semi-institutional investors on fund structuring and investing in alternative investment funds, including private equity, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and private debt. She began her career at Linklaters in 2006, and over the last 13 years has built up a successful fund investor advisory business with a strong track record, having advised on several hundreds of alternative investments. More >>

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Simmons & Simmons Enhances the Firm’s Financial Markets Practice

Monday, July 1, 2019

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has demonstrated its ongoing commitment to expanding its offering in the financial markets practice with the arrival of a new partner. Michaela Sopp (49) joined the firm’s Munich office on Monday 01 July as a partner in the financial markets practice. Michaela joins the firm from Linklaters, where she was a partner in the banking practice. More >>

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Latham & Watkins To Add Prominent Employment Law Partner in Munich

Friday, March 1, 2019

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Anne Kleffmann will join the Munich office as a partner in the Litigation & Trial Department and member of the Benefits, Compensation & Employment Practice. Kleffmann regularly advises leading companies and private equity firms on a variety of individual and collective employment law matters, with a particular focus on restructurings and reorganizations and M&A. Kleffmann will join the firm from Watson Farley & Williams. Kleffmann graduated from the University of Münster. More >>

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Latham & Watkins To Add Prominent Litigation Partner in Munich

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Thomas Grützner will join the Munich office as a partner in the Litigation & Trial Department. Grützner’s practice focuses on advising corporate and financial institution clients on a variety of complex compliance and white collar crime matters. Grützner joins Latham & Watkins from Baker McKenzie in Munich.  More >>

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