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Kirkland, Skadden, Freshfields guide €29.4bn deal for Germany’s TK Elevator
Finnish firms Hannes Snellman and Roschier also score roles in deal that marks one of Europe’s largest takeovers in recent years
Linklaters, White & Case and DLA Piper guide Porsche’s Bugatti sale
Linklaters counsels longtime client Porsche, White & Case advises Bugatti and its owner, while DLA Piper acts for acquiring consortium
Weil hits Latham, White & Case for senior antitrust duo as German buildout continues
Arrival of Ingo Brinker and Niklas Brueggemann follows several transactions-focused hires in Germany over the past six months
Hengeler Mueller strengthens in London with disputes partner relocation
Arbitration partner Carsten van de Sande will move to the UK from the firm’s Frankfurt office
The Global Legal Post launches comparative guide to fashion law
Cross-jurisdictional Law Over Borders guide is edited by Trevisan & Cuonzo partner Julia Holden, who is based in Milan
Germany’s TK Elevator hires first CLO from Swedish steel company SSAB
Lars Sjobring will join as company’s top lawyer in May
CMS makes up 54 in latest partner promotions round
Majority-female round focuses on Europe and corporate practice
HSF Kramer and Taylor Wessing secure IP partner hires in Germany and London
DLA Piper partner joins HSF Kramer in Düsseldorf as Priestley arrives at Taylor Wessing from London media specialist Russells
Freshfields and Gibson Dunn advise on Axel Springer’s £575m Telegraph acquisition
Deal scuppers rival deal from the owner of the Daily Mail, advised by Slaughter and May
Freshfields rebuilds Germany PE bench with Kirkland partner hire, promotions
UK firm hires Florian Sippel and promotes three to partner just weeks after four senior private equity partners defected to Latham & Watkins
The Global Legal Post launches live webinar on future of legal drafting
Panel of experts will explore how top European law firms are using Gen AI to enhance the power of enterprise knowledge
Disputes firm Hausfeld promotes five to partner in 2026 promotions round
Latest intake matches last year’s round, though the number of female promotions falls by half to two
Latham hires four-partner private equity team from Freshfields in Germany
Defecting team includes Freshfields’ former continental Europe managing partner, Markus Paul
‘It’s a win win’ – how top European law firms are using Gen AI to streamline legal drafting
GLP report produced in association with LexisNexis is based on interviews with senior law firm partners and executives
FGvW adds six-strong partner team from ADVANT Beiten in Frankfurt
Incoming group includes private client partner Gerritt Ponath and M&A lawyer Detlef Koch
DWF debuts in Hamburg with 11-lawyer team
Transport and marine group joins from German boutiques as DWF points to planned further growth of global marine offering
Gleiss Lutz appoints nine new partners in latest promotions round
Round includes a prevalence of lawyers in cross-border practice with a further four made up to counsel
Orrick adds M&A and private equity quartet from Norton Rose Fulbright in Munich
Team includes NRF’s German corporate, M&A and securities practice group head Michael Prüssner
Gibson Dunn, Cooley advise on Merck’s $9.2bn purchase of flu drug-maker Cidara
Gibson Dunn also advised Merck on its $10bn acquisition of Verona Pharma earlier this year
Clifford Chance hits White & Case for 15-lawyer class actions team in Frankfurt
Move follows recent partner hires in CC’s disputes practice in Australia, Spain, Italy and US