Mayer Brown is further strengthening its Private Equity practice with the addition of Nikolai Sokolov (PICTURED) as a new partner, joining the Frankfurt office in August 2025. Sokolov moves from Hogan Lovells and brings extensive experience advising private equity and strategic investors on both domestic and cross-border transactions. “We are delighted to welcome Nikolai Sokolov […]
HEUKING is significantly expanding its Health Care & Life Sciences practice with the addition of three new Equity Partners at its Munich office. Dr. Manja Epping, Dr. Stefanie Greifeneder, and Dr. Sonja Ackermann will join
Lorenzo Maria Di Vecchio (PICTURED) is the new group general counsel of Guess, the American clothing and accessories giant. The lawyer is an expert in the fashion world: he comes from the legal department of
Mayer Brown expands its German Private Equity Practice with the addition of partner Dr. Octávio de Sousa in Frankfurt. He is expected to join the team in June 2025, after spending the last years as
Baker McKenzie is continuing the expansion of its global M&A and Private Equity capabilities with the appointment of Jan Schubert (PICTURED) as a partner in its Frankfurt office, effective June 1, 2025. Schubert’s practice
Portuguese law firm Proença de Carvalho announces the launch of its German Desk, with the integration of Anne Vogdt (PICTURED) as of counsel. Born in Germany, Vogdt moved to Portugal as a teenager. She
Luther is strengthening its arbitration practice: Georg Scherpf (PICTURED) joined the firm’s Hamburg office on 1 April 2025 as a new partner after four years at Clyde & Co Europe LLP to take on a key
Willkie Farr & Gallagher is strengthening its German presence by bringing on board an antitrust team from competitor Gibson Dunn, as part of its ongoing expansion efforts in the country. According to sources with knowledge
Herbert Smith Freehills has hired Florian Schmidt-Bogatzky (PICTURED) as a partner in its Intellectual Property (IP) practice based in the firm’s Disputes group in Düsseldorf. Schmidt-Bogatzky is a German and Unified Patent Court (
Lars Bollensen (PICTURED) joined the real estate and construction law team at Luther‘s Hamburg office. Bollensen was previously a partner at GSK Stockmann in Hamburg for many years, where he helped build up the
