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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
Trio of firms guide Carlyle’s €7.7bn acquisition of majority stake in BASF’s coating unit
Freshfields acts for Germany’s BASF as Milbank and Latham counsel Carlyle
Weil adds six PE lawyers in Germany from Latham & Watkins
Partners Sebastian Pauls and Susanne Decker join with four team members as Weil moves to build pan-European PE powerhouse
Reed Smith, A&O Shearman see trio of German partners exit Big Law for independent practice
FGvW gains two real estate partners from Reed Smith in Frankfurt, while A&O loses arbitration partner to newly minted disputes boutique in Hamburg
Kirkland, Freshfields called in for drugmaker Zentiva’s €4.1bn sale to GTCR
Kirkland advises buyer as Freshfields guides seller Advent
HSF Kramer adds former Interpol secretary general as legal adviser
Firm’s third EMEA hire this month sees Jürgen Stock join in Frankfurt to advise on white-collar crime and complex investigations
Geradin Partners makes double partner hire in Brussels and adds former Tory MP in London
Firm also officially opens new offices in Berlin and Cologne as part of German expansion
Ex-Withers group launches London office for German tech law firm
Group led by Withers Tech creator James Shaw to open YPOG’s first international office
Simmons adds partner quartet from Goodwin’s Frankfurt office ahead of closure
Real estate team’s hire follows firm adding to practice across Paris and London over the past 18 months
Deutsche Bank lines up Freshfields’ European white-collar crime head as next GC
Simone Kämpfer will replace Friederike Rotsch in September
Powell Gilbert launches in Düsseldorf to grow its UPC practice
Office to be led by renowned patent litigator Andreas Kramer, joining from Vossius
Willkie Farr & Gallagher debuts in Hamburg
US firm opens third German base with recently-hired restructuring and litigation teams
Geradin Partners debuts in Germany with high-profile hires and new offices
Partner-led teams join from Hausfeld and Osborne Clarke to open offices in Berlin and Cologne for competition firm