Initiative intended to offer junior lawyers ‘exciting professional and personal development opportunities’ in a competitive market
Initiative follows similar scheme in North America that has seen a doubling of diverse relationship partners
Marc Besen is named global co-chair while Richard Blewett will lead the Brussels competition practice
Partner Dr Oliver Beyer joins in Munich with three associates as counsel Dr Barbara Heinrich moves over in Frankfurt
Office is firm’s second in Germany as it doubles down on its global M&A coverage
Top European independent has also had ‘more than strong’ start to 2022 despite market uncertainty
Women make up 41% of the 27 new partners, hitting its 40% female gender diversity target
Barbara Mayer is departing with 16-strong corporate team including 11 lawyers
Dr Nina Scherf's arrival at tourism giant coincides with issuing of sanctions against major shareholder, Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov
UK firm's strategy 'well ahead' of schedule as it follow up on moves into Dublin and Luxembourg
German independent reports ‘sound’ performance despite second year of declining revenue after record high
Transatlantic carve out deal sees CC field teams in Germany, the US, UK and France
UK firm plans to grow new Berlin team to include 50 professionals in the coming months
German independent forges cooperation deal with Arno Legal after local management buy out
Addition of Florian Hirschmann comes less than a year after US firm entered Munich with Sidley Austin hires
Global giant achieves 40% target for women lawyers for third year running; Reed Smith promotes 31
Latest promotions follow on from last December’s 50-strong crop
Frankfurt-based Andreas Steck to head up newly combined Western and Eastern Europe business
Hires include WFW Frankfurt office head Torsten Rosenboom and fellow partner Christoph Naumann
The six appointments doubles the number of partner promotions seen in 2020