25 Jul 2016 | 10:05 am |
International law firm Pinsent Masons continues to expand its Munich office with addition of Dr. Michael Prüßner as Legal Director.
Dr. Michael Prüßner is a Corporate, M&A and Commercial specialist and strengthens the firms’ expertise in the technology, automotive and retail sector.
Michael joins from EY Law in Düsseldorf, where he was Executive Director and built up the retail and consumer products practice group accumulating extensive experience in fashion brands. Previously, he was General Counsel at Peek & Cloppenburg.
Rainer Kreifels, Partner and Head of Germany, says: "The robust growth reflects the firm's continued strategic investment into its international markets and the strengthening of our specialism in the Technology, Automotive and Retail sectors."
Last year Pinsent Masons appointed former head of IP at Clifford Chance in Munich Marc Holtorf, and former Fieldfisher Munich head Sibylle Schumacher. In January 2016, the Munich office also took on a team of capital markets specialists through the bolt-on of Mayrhofer + Partner.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised DCC Energy, a division of leading international sales, marketing and support services group DCC plc, on the acquisition of WIRSOL Roof Solutions (WIRSOL), a provider of photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage systems.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised M Group Services, the leading provider of essential infrastructure services in the UK and Ireland, on its sale to private equity house CVC.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons’ partner Sylvia Tonova and senior associate Chloé De Jager have been appointed as Members of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, as representatives for Bulgaria and South Africa respectively. Both new appointments are for a three-year term set to commence on 1 July 2024.
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