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Skadden Arps loses two private equity partners in Germany
Bird & Bird in Frankfurt has recruited Peter Veranneman while Taylor Wessing in Munich has become the new home of Walter Henle.
CC escapes £130m German negligence claim
JP Morgan and German transport organisation BVG have settled their legal dispute, with the side effect that Clifford Chance no longer faces a related negligence claim.
Hengeler Mueller and Gleiss Lutz searched over Deutsche Bank case
The Munich prosecutors' office has searched the German offices of law firms Hengeler Mueller and Gleiss Lutz as part of an investigation over a lawsuit.
Noerr opens in Brussels
German law firm Noerr has expanded its European presence by launching a Brussels office.
Former F1 lawyer faces Germany corruption case
Stephen Mullens, former lawyer in the Formula One empire, looks set to face a trial on corruption charges in Germany with his one-time boss Bernie Ecclestone.
Deutsche compliance head joins Herbert Smith
Andrew Procter, global head of compliance at Deutsche Bank, is to join Herbert Smith Freehills in June and will probably be replaced by two people in a split role.
Law firms risk troll label in Germany
Some 72 law firms in Germany were involved in sending out 109,000 piracy threats in Germany last year.
Telefonica deal scares EU antitrust officials
The European Commission has objected to Telefonica's offer to buy E-Plus, KPN's German mobile unit on competition grounds.
Deutsche Bank backs general counsel
Dick Walker had been the subject of media reports which the bank said were untrue.
Luther advises legodo ag in Actuate Group sale
German firm Luther has advised on the financing and exit of a start-up company.
Legal query hangs over EU internet proposal
A proposal to separate off EU internet traffic from the US, in order to prevent spying, is being questioned by lawyers and the IT sector.
Lawyers urge end of Nazi murder law
A 1941 Nazi law on murder which is still in force today has worked against battered women and spared violent men, according to lawyers who are urging its repeal.
TwoBirds regulatory expert defects to King & Spalding
The Frankfurt office of King & Spalding has recruited the joint head of Bird & Bird's international food and beverage group.
Deutsche CEO vows to deal with legal costs
Anshu Jain was quizzed over the bank's legal expenditure.
CC defends negligent advice claims
Clifford Chance is stoutly defending itself in a High Court case in which it has been joined as a third party on the grounds that it gave negligent advice.
Deutsche Bank under regulator attack over GC role
Deutsche Bank is under pressure from the German financial regulator to move its general counsel, Richard Walker, a former partner in Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.
CC faces £130m negligence claim
Clifford Chance is one of three major law firms - along with Weil Gotshal & Manges and Nabarro - to be fighting substantial negligence claims this year.
Trove of legal questions raised by Nazi art find
Experts are predicting 'a host of legal controversies' to come out of the find of over 1,400 art works in Munich which had been stolen by the Nazis.
Deutsche Bank posts one billion euro legal provision
Deutsche Bank has followed JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America and Lloyds in posting hefty legal provisions in its latest results.
Hogan Lovell 'bust-up' in Berlin
A bust-up between Hogan Lovell TMT partner Christoph Wagner and the overall firm is said to be a major factor in the transfer of a 30-lawyer team to Berlin last month.