LARK is significantly expanding its advisory offering with the launch of a dedicated Restructuring & Special Situations practice. As of April 2026, restructuring and financing expert Fabrice Hipp (PICTURED CENTER) will join LARK as Partner, together with Dr. Michael Berger (PICTURED LEFT) as Counsel. Kirstin Kemper (RIGHT) will follow as Associate in July. The team […]
US-Israeli IP firm Pearl Cohen has established its second European office in Munich through the integration of patent attorney firm Tautz & Schuhmacher, reinforcing the growing presence of US-connected firms in Germany’s patent landscape.
Freshfields has announced new partner additions across Germany and Austria as it seeks to reinforce its private equity and M&A practice following the recent loss of senior partners to Latham & Watkins. The
Mayer Brown continues to expand its banking & finance advisory capabilities: Burkhard Jäkel (PICTURED) joined the Frankfurt office as a partner on January 1, 2026. Jäkel comes from Gleiss Lutz, where he practiced for almost
Osborne Clarke is continuing to expand its Energy-Finance area: Gabriela von Wietersheim (PICTURED) joined the Cologne office as a Partner in December to strengthen the Energy service line. With her many years of experience in
A team of four Private Equity and M&A partners — Markus Paul, Wessel Heukamp, Verena Nosch, and Carsten Haak — will join Latham & Watkins in Frankfurt and Munich. They all come from Freshfields, bringing
Following the start of Dr. Thomas Gniadek as new co-chair of HOFFMANN EITLE’s patent litigation group on 1 December 2025, the firm is adding another member to its patent litigation capabilities: it’s Jonas Smeets (PICTURED),
Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partners (FGvW) is going to expand in Frankfurt. In December and January, four partners and two local partners from the Frankfurt office of ADVANT Beiten are joining the firm. They
DWF, the integrated provider of legal and business services, is to open a new office in Germany through the arrival of a 16-strong team in Hamburg on 1 January 2026. The team consists of three partners, a
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has reinforced its German corporate bench with the arrival of a four-lawyer transactional group led by Michael Prüßner (PICTURED LEFT), who until recently oversaw Norton Rose Fulbright’s corporate, M&
