The gap in revenue generation between firms in the UK and Germany has widened drastically in the last five years, illustrating the enduring strength of the UK legal market compared to its European competitors. According to data comparing the domestic revenue of The Lawyer’s top 100 firms with a similar ranking published by German publication […]
Gowling WLG has recruited Ashurst real estate partner Nicolas Deuerling to join its 40-strong Frankfurt office, which opened in May last year. Deuerling was a longstanding Ashurst partner, and specialises in advising national and international clients on complex real estate transactions, along with property finance and project development. He is leaving Ashurst together with his […]
Mayer Brown’s salary hike in Germany now matches magic circle firms, with bonuses for first-year lawyers introduced for the first time too. On 1 January, Mayer Brown’s starting salary in Germany will be brought to a maximum of €155,000, with first-year lawyers also now viable to receive bonuses. That privilege had previously been available to […]
Welcome to The Passport, your regular round-up of the most important stories to come from the European legal market. In this week’s edition, Horten’s having a real year to forget as news emerges of its managing partner and co-chair leaving to join one of Denmark’s largest firms; Germany’s GSK Stockmann opens up about some early […]
German firm Ypog has opened an office in Munich, with a hire from Hengeler Mueller. Carolin Raspé has joined the commercial firm for its latest office venture. She specialises in tax and corporate crime matters, as well as compliance and investigations. Raspé spent 11 years at Hengeler Mueller in Berlin, most recently as a counsel, […]
Welcome to The Passport, your regular round-up of the most important stories to come from the European legal market. In this week’s edition, we explain why hearing the names of a select group of elite firms is piquing our interest; and what can be taken away from Hogan Lovells’ Warsaw retreat. US firms are dictating […]
The German independent wants to challenge its domestic rivals through international differentiation.
Whether it be ‘Dieselgate’, trucks cartels, Wirecard or Cum-Ex, the last 12 months has seen a dramatic increase in high-value German disputes. Now litigators are preparing for the next big wave of pandemic-related litigation.
Opportunities around digitisation characterise the German legal market. In fact, taking a stake in a legal tech company was one of the most eye-catching moves made by The Lawyer’s German Firm of the Year.
Legal tech in Germany is not at such an advanced stage as it is in UK and US law firms. As one IT director at a leading Germany firm admits: “It’s not a secret that we in Germany are a little bit behind developments in the US and UK markets.” They are, however, paying particularly close attention to […]
Linklaters will open its fifth office in Hamburg in the first quarter of this year to capitalise on an increase in banking work for German clients. The firm has made no lateral hires with the launch, instead transferring two existing partners from Frankfurt and Dusseldorf.
King & Wood Mallesons has hired former SJ Berwin Frankfurt head of corporate Michael Roos to join its German M&A practice.