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KWM loses another five lawyers from Frankfurt office
The bulk of King & Wood Mallesons' Frankfurt-based finance team is leaving the firm to follow outgoing German banking and finance head Sabine Schomaker.
King & Wood Mallesons picks new senior partner
Frankfurt-based corporate partner Michael Cziesla has emerged victorious from the senior partner race at KWM.
Ashurst starts to rebuild with new partner hire in Germany
Ashurst's Frankfurt office has picked up a new tax partner from Jones Day.
A&O loses second Frankfurt partner in one week
Another German partner has jumped ship to a US rival.
Top KWM funds partner exits for CC
Clifford Chance has tapped King & Wood Mallesons for its highly-regarded former Germany head Sonya Pauls.
Baker & McKenzie expands Berlin office
The firm has recruited four new partners in the German capital from a rival firm.
K&L Gates launches in Munich
US firm K&L Gates has opened its third German office in Munich with a three-lawyer hire from King & Wood Mallesons.
Neo-Nazi gets 11 years for murder of Freshfields junior lawyer
Oxford-educated lawyer Luke Holland was shot and killed as he left a Berlin nightclub last September.
Clyde launches in Germany with Noerr team
Clyde & Co is to open an office in Düsseldorf, the firm's first in Germany, with the hire of a five-lawyer team from Noerr.
Gibson Dunn continues German expansion with new Frankfurt office
The US firm is setting up shop in Frankfurt thanks to two new partners poached from rival Latham.
Ince & Co hires team for Cologne launch
Shipping and insurance specialist Ince & Co has opened an office in Cologne with a team of four including two partners from German insurance practice Bach Langheid Dallmayr and CMS Hasche Sigle.
Dentons to launch in Munich with NRF hires
Dentons is to launch an office in Munich in July with the hire of three partners from Norton Rose Fulbright, among them its German senior partner.
HSF adds disputes team in Germany
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has doubled the size of its disputes team in Germany with the hire of two partners and seven lawyers from litigation boutique Acker Görling & Schmalz (AGS Legal).
Facebook 'Like' button threatens consumer privacy, court rules
A Dusseldorf court has ruled that Facebook's 'Like' function contravenes German and EU privacy laws by transferring the IP addresses of e-commerce consumers to Facebook without their knowledge or consent.
Top lawyer under fire in Longleat Estate trustee row
One of the UK's most esteemed family lawyers, Richard Parry, may be forced by a High Court judge to step down from his trusteeship of the Longleat Estate.
DWF and Pinsents announce German moves
UK-based DWF is to merge with a German practice on 1 January, taking the combined group to a joint turnover of £194m and a team of 2,360 people.
Freshfields to merge Koln and Dusseldorf offices
The combined team will run to about 240 people coming from the two offices, which are just 45km apart.
White & Case to close 11-lawyer Munich office
The office is being shut after a decade of operation, with the existing team being offered the chance to relocate to one of the firm's larger German bases in Frankfurt.
Goodwin Procter takes four Ashurst partners to open in Frankfurt
Goodwin Procter is opening its second office in Europe through the move, which will be completed when the four real estate, finance and corporate partners finish their notice periods at Ashurst.
Four firms launch joint regulatory hub in Frankfurt
European firms Chiomenti, Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira, Gide Loyrette Nouel and Gleiss Lutz are to launch a joint focus group for regulatory issues centred in Frankfurt, in proximity to the European Central Bank (ECB).