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James Jackson

Correspondent at Law.com

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  • 5 days ago | law.com | James Jackson

    German lawyers who work with any of the nine U.S. law firms that made deals with the Trump administration could be in breach of the German legal professional code of conduct, the German Bar Association (DAV) has warned.

  • 1 week ago | law.com | James Jackson

    Germany’s first IPO of 2025 was a modest affair led by Covington & Burling but it was also a rare bright spot in a struggling market weighed down by delistings, tariffs, and declining foreign investment. Covington advised Pfisterer, a family-owned tech company headquartered near Stuttgart, which raised €188 million on the Frankfurt exchange, indicating a market capitalisation of about €489 million (US$556 million).

  • 2 weeks ago | law.com | James Jackson

    Baker McKenzie Frankfurt is expanding its global M&A and private equity capabilities with the appointment of former Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Jan Schubert effective June 1. Schubert has been a partner at Gibson Dunn since January 2023, joining in 2016 from Latham & Watkins.

  • 2 weeks ago | law.com | James Jackson

    Latham & Watkins, White & Case, Hengeler Mueller and other top firms advised on three foreign takeovers of German firms last week, each valued at more than €1 billion, signaling strong M&A momentum. Despite EY reporting a sharp 17% drop in foreign direct investment and a seven-year downward trend, last week’s M&A deals indicate foreign buyers are still targeting German businesses, signaling that interest in German assets remains strong.

  • 2 weeks ago | law.com | James Jackson

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is shutting its Frankfurt office in November after 34 years in Germany’s business capital, folding its team into the firm’s Cologne office. A law firm source said the move is aimed at enhancing collaboration and efficiency, and bolstering client service, adding that Germany remains an important component of Cleary’s strong and long-standing European platform. But German legal publisher Juve said Cleary's Frankfurt head count has been declining.

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