As lawyers in London fret about the possible longer-term consequences of the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union, their German counterparts are trying their best to appear sympathetic while suppressing delighted smiles.

The longer-term outcome of Brexit is still impossible to predict, but it does seem increasingly likely to have a net benefit to the German economy—and by extension, to law firms practicing in the country.

“Where the uncertainty is paralyzing the U.K., it is actually helping increase activity here,” says Dirk Bliesener, co-managing partner at leading German firm Hengeler Mueller. “It's very hard to think of a single practice area that isn't rising.”