Europe/Germany

Dentons builds in Germany with DLA Piper duo

Partner Jan Pohle joins in Dusseldorf alongside a senior associate to boost global giant’s tech and data protection offering

  • 1w

German Bar Association strikes first AI partnership to offer tech to its 60,000 members

Leading German legaltech firm Bryter to offer AI productivity tools at discounted rates

  • 1w

Two years on German firms take lead on Unified Patent Court activity

Germany’s dominating on a number of fronts, but UK firms are more than holding their own according to figures drawn up by the European Patent Litigators Association

  • 1w

Cleary to shutter Frankfurt office after 34 years

Closure follows departure of senior partners from shrinking office in recent years

  • 3w

Dentons hires former EY Law head to lead new global solutions group

Cornelius Grossmann to spearhead firm’s efforts to deploy technology as global head of solutions development

  • 1mo

Bird & Bird and Addleshaw Goddard unveil their partner promotions

Intake at Addleshaws falls to 17 from 2024’s record high of 26 while cohort at Bird & Bird edges up from 13 to 17

  • 1mo

Sullivan & Cromwell, Goodwin Procter guide Merck’s $3.9bn US biotech buy

Wall Street leader acts for longtime client Merck as Goodwin Procter counsels acquisition target SpringWorks

  • 1mo

Herbert Smith Freehills promotes 19 lawyers to partnership

Cohort is down significantly compared to 2024 as HSF prepares for US merger

  • 1mo

Eversheds Sutherland’s international arm makes up 23 partners

UK network dominates in latest promotion round – a significantly reduced cohort compared to 2024

  • 2mos

UK court dismisses appeal in Merck v Merck dispute

Dismissal marks latest round in long-running global dispute between pharma companies Merck KGaA and Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD)

  • 2mos

WIPO reports return to growth in patents and trademarks filings in 2024

China was the leading country filer for patents and designs, while US took the top spot for trademarks

  • 2mos

Covid-19 vaccine battle between Moderna, Pfizer and BioNTech heats up in Germany and US

Freshfields leads Moderna to win in German court but pharma company is not so successful in the US

  • 3mos

Heuking sees turnover dip in 2024 after record-setting 2023

German firm generates €201.8m in revenue, the second year in a row it has topped €200m

  • 3mos

Pinsent Masons set to cut roles in Germany

Cuts to affect 14 equity partners and all three German offices, according to reports

  • 4mos

Willkie Farr continues Germany growth push with Quinn Emanuel duo

US firm also tapped Latham for 11-lawyer restructuring team in Germany last summer

  • 4mos

InterDigital launches global SEP litigation against Disney

IP relates to video streaming technology, actions launched in US, Brazil, Germany and the Unified Patent Court

  • 4mos

Greenberg Traurig hires teams from McDermott and life sciences boutique for Munich debut

Five lawyers join from McDermott and four from Ehlers Ehlers & Partners for base focused on private equity, healthcare and life sciences work

  • 4mos

HSF hits Orrick for 10-lawyer Germany corporate team

Team led by Orrick’s former Germany managing partner moves over in Düsseldorf

  • 4mos

Clyde & Co hires in London and Hamburg from Wikborg Rein and WFW

Hamburg office boosted by team move as oil and gas sector projects specialist joins in London

  • 5mos

Morgan Lewis boosts German bench with Baker McKenzie partner hire

Patent litigator Alexander Ritter marks latest in string of European hires by the US firm

  • 5mos
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