Europe/Germany - Page 19
MoFo opens in Berlin as Hogan Lovells team defects
Nine partners and 20 associates and counsel are leaving Hogan Lovells in a surprise move to create a Morrison & Foerster office in Berlin.
Quinn Emanuel opens third German office
Quinn Emanuel is opening its third office in Germany to take advantage of patent work near the Federal Patent Court in Munich.
Deutsche Bank faces €630m increased litigation spend
Deutsche Bank has reported an increase in legal spend in its latest quarterly results.
Top legal team lined up for Ecclestone
German lawyer Sven Thomas of Dusseldorf firm Thomas Deckers Wehnert Elsner has been lined up to defend Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone after German prosecutors charged him over the payment of a $44 million bribe.
Germany and France change counterfeit laws
Germany is upping the stakes on piracy whilst France has changed direction.
Germany queries 'patent box' scheme
The allegations and debates surrounding corporate tax avoidance have flared up once more in the light of German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble's comments on the Patent Box tax break scheme.
ECB responds to court challenge
The European Central Bank has responded to Bundesbank's move to question the legality of the ECB's bond buying plan to save the euro.
German court weighs legality of ECB crisis measure
A German court has questioned a key European Central Bank (ECB) programme which was put together to deal with the European debt crisis.
Latham lands Shearman team ahead of Düsseldorf opening
Los Angeles-headquartered law firm Latham & Watkins has announced the capture of a four-partner team from German office of US rival Shearman & Sterling to spearhead its soon-to-launch Düsseldorf office.
HSF opens two German offices
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has beefed up its European presence with the announcement of two office openings in Germany today.
Deutsche bank's profits stemmed by legal costs
Frankfurt finance giant Deutsche Bank has been forced to backtrack on its 2012 profit figures after it set aside hundreds of million of euros yesterday to cover its legal costs.
Euro-giants club together to challenge global players
A group of Europe's most influential and muscular independent law firms is forming an alliance to challenge the power and continuing incursions of UK and US firms on the continent.
Google sued for defamation over search results
The wife of former German President Christian Wulff has included search engine giant Google in legal action to end allegations over her private life.
Five law firms involved in massive Chinese investment deal
Chinese conglomerate Shandong Heavy Industry is set to invest €738 million into Wiesbaden forklift manufacturer Kion, in by far the largest direct Chinese investment into Germany to date.
German court challenge to EU bailout scheme
The proposed mechanism for boosting financial assistance to struggling eurozone economies received a fresh blow yesterday as a challenge was launched in the German Constitutional Court.
Munich move kicks off Pinsent Masons' Europe bid
London-based law firm Pinsent Masons is set to make its first move into continental Europe with an office opening in Germany later this month.
ThyssenKrupp restructuring gathers pace
Arne Wittig is set to leave his chief legal officer role at Deutsche Bank to become general counsel at German steel and industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp.
Germany: building relations
German business law firm Marcuss Partners advised French commercial real estate player Cofitem-Cofimur on the sale of two office buildings in Berlin.
Germany: doctor's orders
Top German independent legal practice Hengeler Mueller is advising Hesse-based medical equipment company Fresenius SE & Co on its recently announced capital increase.
German bank loses £42m bonus battle
More than 100 bankers won a London High Court claim for £42 million in unpaid bonuses against Germany's second-biggest bank, with at least five of the claimants set to pocket more than £1m each.