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Gleiss Lutz advises VW on dramatic exit of CEO Herbert Diess
Diess is stepping down three years ahead of schedule to make way for Porsche head Oliver Blume
Gleiss Lutz opens office in the Metaverse
Virtual venture will be led by Stuttgart partner Eric Wagner and target new opportunities in the largely unregulated digital environment
European class action claims hit new record in 2021, according to CMS study
UK accounts for 54% of total class action activity in Europe, fuelled by surge in litigation funding
Ropes & Gray, White & Case and Hengeler Mueller lead on NielsenIQ and GfK combination
BakerHosteler, Squire Patton Boggs and Simpson Thacher also work on merger set to create a leading global provider of consumer analytics
King & Spalding names new managing partners in Singapore and Frankfurt
Dual appointments reaffirm commitment to international practice growth post-pandemic
Hogan Lovells creates new global leadership roles for growth and sectors
Phoebe Wilkinson and Patrick Ayad are named managing partners for growth and sectors respectively
BCLP secures real estate and insolvency partner quartet in Frankfurt from DLA Piper
German practice grows to 60 lawyers as firm targets further expansion in key market Germany
Cleary Gottlieb hires HSF’s former German managing partner to boost corporate practice
M&A lawyer Nico Abel joins New York firm’s Frankfurt office
Nine judiciaries launch global network to promote alternative dispute resolution
US, UK, Singapore, and Germany among those to sign up to Judicial Dispute Resolution Network
Willkie launches capital markets practice in Frankfurt with double partner hire from McDermott
Arrival of Simon Weiss and Joseph Marx brings US firm's lawyer headcount in Germany to 54
Quinn Emanuel sets out plans for fifth German office in Berlin
Recruitment market and client proximity cited as key drivers for firm's first foray in eastern Germany
Germany's Hengeler Mueller names next co-managing partners
Real estate specialist Thomas Müller and M&A lawyer Bernd Wirbel set to take the reins in July
European law firm association Advant launches international secondment programme for associates
Initiative intended to offer junior lawyers ‘exciting professional and personal development opportunities’ in a competitive market
BASF announces global programme to boost diversity among its panel firm lawyers
Initiative follows similar scheme in North America that has seen a doubling of diverse relationship partners
Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance refreshes global antitrust leadership team
Marc Besen is named global co-chair while Richard Blewett will lead the Brussels competition practice
Norton Rose Fulbright builds in Germany with five-strong real estate team from Simmons & Simmons
Partner Dr Oliver Beyer joins in Munich with three associates as counsel Dr Barbara Heinrich moves over in Frankfurt
Goodwin announces Munich office launch as European private equity push continues
Office is firm’s second in Germany as it doubles down on its global M&A coverage
Noerr celebrates a second year of strong growth as turnover climbs 9.3% to €297m
Top European independent has also had ‘more than strong’ start to 2022 despite market uncertainty
Freshfields hits gender and racial diversity targets in latest partner promotion round
Women make up 41% of the 27 new partners, hitting its 40% female gender diversity target
FGvW’s co-head quits to help set up Freiburg office for Advant Beiten
Barbara Mayer is departing with 16-strong corporate team including 11 lawyers