International & Cross-Border Disputes | Global

In Germany, Freshfields is widely recognised as a market leader across a number of transactional areas. The law firm's M&A group is geared towards advising on high-value international deals, with members of the team exhibiting industry and jurisdictional specialisms. Clients seeking advice in relation to the full suite of international financing and capital markets transactions are also expertly advised by top-ranked teams, with the law firm's private equity offering also being recognised as top-tier. Freshfields also boasts one of the foremost energy practices in Germany, which attracts a number of the country's leading corporations, and it also maintains a solid investment funds practice in the region.

As with many of its European offices, Clifford Chance's German offering enjoys a market-leading reputation for its banking practice. Germany acts as a hub for the law firm's cross-border lending and acquisition finance practice, and the firm boasts one of the strongest projects teams in the jurisdiction. The law firm's excellent investment funds team is highly attuned to the needs of international clients, while its M&A and private equity lawyers regularly work in tandem with overseas colleagues to provide high-quality cross-border advice to a diverse client base. Clifford Chance also houses a strong offering in capital markets, covering both debt and equity issuances.

Hogan Lovells is held in particularly high regard for its cross-border disputes capabilities. The law firm's intellectual property and life sciences practice groups remain among the strongest in Germany, and its practitioners are highly adept at advising on large, multiparty claims and product recall efforts. Members of the team in Germany are able to draw on the resources of Hogan Lovells' excellent global network and often work closely with colleagues overseas. Hogan Lovells' German offering also offers solid capabilities in compliance and competition/EU law matters.

Linklaters' German M&A team has a strong track record of handling high-end, cross-border deals, particularly those relating to the energy sector and other regulated industries. The law firm also maintains a market-leading financing practice, offering clients UK, US and German law advice in-house. Debt capital markets is another area in which Linklaters works effectively on an international scale, providing issuers with expert advice on the full suite of products, and the law firm also possesses strength in investment funds.

White & Case's M&A group exhibits considerable strength in handling cross-border matters. Multi-jurisdictional transactions involving the energy, automotive and technology sectors are a particular area of focus for the team, which also demonstrates a strong track record of handling deals involving China. The law firm's project finance group is also internationally focused, with practitioners advising on a multitude of infrastructure and energy projects, notably those involving Scandinavia.

Baker McKenzie is held in particularly high regard in Germany for the strength of its contentious capabilities, with its Frankfurt office acting as a hub for the law firm's international arbitration practice. The disputes team is accustomed to providing cross-border support to clients in both litigation and arbitration proceedings, especially those involving Asian jurisdictions and those that relate to the energy, construction and life sciences spaces.

One of the largest practices in Germany, CMS combines deep-rooted local knowledge with considerable international expertise. With eight offices in the region, Germany functions as a vital hub for CMS's global operations, acting as an epicentre of the law firm's excellent European network. Members of the team regularly coordinate multi-jurisdictional projects on behalf of an impressive roster of German-headquartered entities, as well as overseas players. 

With offices in Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne and Munich, DLA Piper operates a full-service model which represents a broad client base made up of mid-market entities, multinationals and DAX companies. Forming an important part of the law firm's excellent global network, its German hub attracts considerable inbound and outbound activity, and international mandates are commonplace within the team's caseload.

Noerr is consistently recognised as a high-performing independent law firm with a clear international outlook. Offering an impressive breadth of expertise from its six-office German base, Noerr meets the cross-border needs of its clientele through its membership of the elite legal network Lex Mundi, as well as by leveraging its comprehensive network of offices in Central and Eastern Europe, which add to strategically located teams in London and New York and an IP-focused office in Alicante.