Markus Pfueller - who has been a partner in the firm for 16 years- is joining the Frankfurt firm SZA Schilling Zutt & Anschutz next month, and will be accompanied by counsel Philipp von Ploetz.

About turn

In December, Peter Dieners - head of Clifford Chance in Germany - completed a strategic review which envisaged the loss of up to nine partners. In 2012, the firm appointed five new partners to the German practice, bringing the then total to 27. It now has a total of 241 people listed in the German offices. Source: Legal Business and Clifford Chance