Global law firm Dentons has appointed Dr. Holger Schelling, LL.M. (Harvard), as a new partner in its Frankfurt office. Schelling will join in March 2019, strengthening the Banking and Finance practice and in particular the Financial Institutions Regulatory team. He previously practiced with Mayer Brown, where he has been a counsel since 2016, and with Clifford Chance. He also gained in-house experience at DZ BANK. More >>

International law firm Pinsent Masons today announced plans to open an office in Frankfurt, its third location in Germany. Frankfurt is one of the world’s most important financial centres and Germany’s financial capital. The Frankfurt office will focus on the technology, energy and real estate sectors initially as well developing a financial services offering. More >>

As of January 2019, Baker McKenzie expanded its Capital Markets team with Ulrich Weidemann as Counsel. Ulrich Weidemann joined Baker McKenzie from Memminger LLP. Prior to joining Memminger LLP, Ulrich Weidemann worked in the capital market practices at US law firm Shearman & Sterling LLP in Frankfurt (2013 to 2017) and at Freshfields Bruckhaus Dering LLP in Frankfurt and New York (2004 to 2013). More >>

The global law firm Jones Day announces that Florian Lechner, an experienced lawyer in transaction-related tax matters, has joined the Firm as a partner in Frankfurt. More >>

Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, is pleased to announce that vangard, a part of Littler’s global platform, has opened a new office in Frankfurt, its fifth location in Germany. The new office will be headed by partners Christoph Crisolli and Peter Hoppenstaedt, who will be joined by partner Dr. Frank Zaumseil and associates Dr. Antje Peterhänsel, Dr. Stefanie Reiche, Ulrike Schulke, and Stephanie Koch. More >>

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Tim Wybitul will join the Frankfurt office as a partner in the Litigation & Trial Department and member of the Data Privacy & Security Practice. Wybitul’s practice focuses on advising domestic and multinational clients on a variety of complex data privacy and employment law matters, with a particular focus on GDPR compliance, employee data privacy, internal investigations, and data protection litigation and regulatory proceedings. More >>

The global law firm Jones Day continues to expand its European Banking, Finance & Securities Practice with the addition of Dr. Michael Fischer, who joins the Firm in its Frankfurt Office. More >>

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright further strengthens its German real estate practice with the hire of Dr. Hendrik Theismann. He joins the Frankfurt office as partner on August 1. Dr. Hendrik Theismann is joined by of counsel Michael Mehler. The firm also expands its regulatory team as of counsel Dr. Jan-Willem Jensen, primarily based in the Hamburg office, effective July 1. Before joining Norton Rose Fulbright he worked as “Head of Regulations & Taxes“ at PATRIZIA Immobilien AG. More >>