Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has bagged a new partner for its Munich property practice, taking Peter Decker from local firm Graf von Westphalen.

Decker joins the US firm as a partner in its German real estate practice. He formerly headed the real estate practice at Graf von Westphalen and has experience advising on real estate development, construction and commercial property projects.

The hire marks the second senior appointment for the office in recent months, with Gibson Dunn recently adding former Baker & McKenzie employment partner Mark Zimmer to the team.