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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).
Herbert Smith opens Dusseldorf office
The new office, which opens in 'early 2016', will be home to arbitration and disputes partner Thomas Weimann. He joins Herbert Smith Freehills from Clifford Chance.
Deutsche legal advisers face uncertainty as bank retrenches
Embroiled in regulatory investigations, the bank has set aside €1.2bn for litigation costs, is cutting 9,000 jobs and leaving 10 countries as it seeks to reduce the risks to which it is exposed.
Volkswagen unable to quantify cost of legal risks
Announcing its first net loss in 15 years when it gave its Q3 results, Volkswagen has said that it has not increased its provisions because it is impossible to calculate their financial cost.
Hausfeld to launch in Berlin with Burford Capital
Hausfeld is to become the latest US firm to open in Germany, after a $30m investment from Burford Capital that will fund a raft of German claims for the firm with a focus on competition litigation.
Former judge to join Volkswagen as director of integrity
Former judge Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt is to take on the role of director of integrity and legal affairs on 1 January.
Giant employment law firm enters Europe through German tie-in
Littler Global has tied up with vangard, a German employment boutique with offices in Hamburg, Berlin, Dusseldorf and Munich.
Volkswagen to improve corporate governance system
The new chief executive of scandal-ridden Volkswagen, Matthias Mueller, is to oversee a strengthening of the corporate governance system as part of a strategy to regain the public's trust.
Volkswagen GC expected to come into spotlight
VW general counsel David Geanacopoulos is dealing with roughly 20 US federal lawsuits and an Environment Protection Agency investigation, following recent revelations about the company's cars.
Berwin Leighton recruits six-lawyer Berlin team from Orrick
The team, led by two partners, moves to Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) on 1st October, joining the real estate and infrastructure practice.
CC head of banking in Germany leaves for Latham
Alexandra Hageluken, head of banking and capital markets at Clifford Chance in Germany, has become the third German CC partner to join Latham & Watkins this year.