Kirkland & Ellis Expands German Transactional Practice with Attila Oldag

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP is pleased to announce the further strengthening of its Corporate Practice Group with the addition of Attila Oldag, who will join Kirkland as a partner in the Munich office.

Mr. Oldag joins from German corporate boutique law firm Gütt Olk Feldhaus, where he was a partner since 2013. Prior to that, he was a member of the corporate/M&A practice at Hengeler Mueller.

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Pinsent Masons Strengthens Real Estate Transaction Practice in Germany

International law firm Pinsent Masons has further enhanced its German real estate transaction practice with the appointment of Dr. Wolfram Pätzold as Partner in the firm’s Munich office. Dr. Pätzold joins from P+P Pöllath + Partners where he was a Partner since 2011 and prior to that he was a Partner at Linklaters in Munich. His clients include various real estate funds and companies, and recently he advised Real I.S. AG on the sale of its Trinity portfolio. More >>

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K&L Gates Opens Munich Office

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP is expanding its European presence with the opening of a Munich office, the firm’s third office in Germany (along with Berlin and Frankfurt) and 46th worldwide, with the hire of investment management partner Dr. Hilger von Livonius. Dr. von Livonius is accompanied by two other professionals — Dr. Philipp Riedl and Michael Harris — in his move to K&L Gates from King & Wood Mallesons. K&L Gates’ Munich office is expected to continue to grow in the coming months. More >>

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Corporate Partner Ferdinand Fromholzer Joins Gibson Dunn in Munich

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Dr. Ferdinand Fromholzer will join the firm’s Munich office as a partner. Previously a partner with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Munich, he will continue his corporate law practice, focusing on stock corporation law and corporate governance issues, as well as mergers and acquisitions. More >>

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Littler Global Enters Europe with Expansion Into Germany

Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added vangard, a leading labor and employment law boutique in Germany, to its global platform. The combination closely follows the opening of Littler’s first Canadian office in Toronto in August and marks the first entry into Europe for Littler Global, which has expanded rapidly in recent years through a strategy that includes combining with leading firms in important international markets. More >>

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