McDermott Strengthens Energy And Infrastructure Group With Two Partner Hires In Frankfurt

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Dr. Maximilian (Max) Uibeleisen and Dr. Benedikt von Schorlemer as partners in its Transaction Practice Group in Frankfurt. Both bring extensive knowledge of the energy and infrastructure spaces, having previously advised on project development and finance, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and corporate reorganization for strategics and private equity funds and their portfolio companies. The duo arrive from Ashurst in Frankfurt.

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Double Boost for European Patent Litigation Practice: Clifford Chance Announces Two Renowned Lateral Hires

International law firm Clifford Chance expands its German IP practice led by Claudia Milbradt with two renowned IP lawyers: On 1 January 2023 Tobias J. Hessel and Stefan Richter will join the firm in the Düsseldorf office and further strengthen the German and European IP practice with their specialist expertise and market experience. Both come from the European IP boutique Hoyng Rokh Monegier. Counsel Thomas Misgaiski will join them.

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Herbert Smith Freehills Bolsters Corporate Practice in Germany With Double Partner Hires

Leading international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has hired Jan Eltzschig and Heike Schmitz as corporate partners based in the firm’s Düsseldorf office in Germany. Jan and Heike join from DLA Piper in Cologne, where they were a partner and a counsel in the firm’s corporate group. Both partners will start on 1 October 2021. They will join together with Senior Associate Marjel Dema and Associate Janis Rentrop.

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Latham & Watkins Adds Two Experienced M&A Partners in Düsseldorf

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Ingo Strauss and Heiko Gotsche will join the Düsseldorf office as partners in the Corporate Department and members of the Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions Practices. Highly regarded in their field, Strauss and Gotsche have significant experience advising public and private companies, private equity firms, financial institutions, and other investors in a variety of complex, cross-border M&A and carve-out transactions. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, both Strauss and Gotsche worked at Hengeler Mueller.
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Partner Florian-Alexander Wesche to Strengthen Dentons’ Energy Team in Dussseldorf

Global law firm Dentons is strengthening its Energy Regulatory practice in Dusseldorf with the recruitment of Dr. Florian-Alexander Wesche as a partner. With his extensive professional and industry experience, he will consolidate Dentons’ strategic focus on infrastructure and energy in Germany. Florian-Alexander Wesche was previously a partner responsible for energy law at Deloitte Legal.

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Dentons Strengthens Corporate and M&A Practice in Dusseldorf With Recruitment of partner Michael Krömker

Dusseldorf-Global law firm Dentons is expanding its Corporate/M&A practice with the recruitment of Dr. Michael Krömker, who joined the Dusseldorf office as a partner today. He will focus on energy and infrastructure projects as well as on the IT and media sectors. He will also advise Chinese clients on their investments in Germany and Europe. He joins along with Of Counsel Xi Xie. Krömker and Xie join from Luther, where Krömker was a partner since 2014, and prior to that, he worked at Linklaters for more than 10 years.

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Mayer Brown Expands Antitrust Capabilities With Arrival of Christian Horstkotte and Dr. Johannes Weichbrodt in Germany

Mayer Brown today announced that it has expanded its Antitrust & Competition practice in Düsseldorf with the appointment of a team led by partners Christian Horstkotte and Dr. Johannes Weichbrodt. Both partners will join Mayer Brown from Baker McKenzie on January 1, 2021 with three associates.

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