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 >>
Tags: K&L Gates LLP | München | MunichDentons Opens in Munich With Team Including Six New Partners
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 >>
Tags: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | München | MunichDentons to Expand in Germany with New Munich Office
Global law firm Dentons will open a new office in Munich on July 1, 2016, with the hire of three partners. This will be Dentons’ third office in Germany, adding to its significant presence in Berlin and Frankfurt. The team joins from Norton Rose Fulbright. More >>
Tags: Dentons | München | MunichCorporate Team Led by Achim Herfs Joins Kirkland & Ellis in Munich
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP is pleased to announce that Dr. Achim Herfs will join the Firm as a corporate partner in the Munich office. He joins from the Munich office of Hengeler Mueller, together with Counsel Dr. Anna Schwander and Dr. Benjamin Leyendecker-Langner, a former senior associate of Hengeler Mueller. All three join Kirkland as partners. The new partners focus on corporate transactions including private equity, stock corporation and capital markets as well as corporate governance and compliance. More >>
Tags: Kirkland & Ellis LLP | MunichLeading M&A and Private Equity Partner Will Join Latham & Watkins in Germany
Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Rainer Traugott will join the firm as a partner in the Corporate Department of the Munich office. Widely regarded as a leading M&A lawyer, Traugott’s practice focuses on the representation of large German corporates and private equity firms on M&A transactions and a broad range of corporate law matters. More >>
Tags: Latham & Watkins LLP | MunichOrrick Continues Growth in Germany with M&A and Private Equity Partner in Munich
Orrick announced today that Fabian von Samson-Himmelstjerna has joined the firm’s M&A and Private Equity Group in Munich. Fabian is the second addition to Orrick’s Munich office in the last few weeks following Thomas Schmid, who joined the firm as head of Orrick’s German M&A and Private Equity team from Weil, Gotshal in November 2015. More >>
Tags: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | MunichAshurst Strengthens Global Restructuring Practice With Partner Hire in Germany
Real Estate Expert Bettina Krause Expands WFW’s Munich Office Practice
Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) is pleased to announce the arrival of real estate expert Bettina Krause as new partner in its Munich office. Bettina joins WFW from Clifford Chance, where she worked for over ten years, since 2011 as counsel. More >>
Tags: Clifford Chance LLP | MunichOrrick to Add New Head of German M&A and Private Equity in Munich
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that Thomas Schmid will join the firm as partner and head of its German M&A and Private Equity Group, resident in the firm’s Munich office. Thomas will join Orrick from Weil, Gotshal & Manges. More >>
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