Herbert Smith Freehills has launched a German finance practice with the hire of a fifth partner in the jurisdiction since opening a Frankfurt office in April 2013.

Kai Liebrich joins the firm from Mayer Brown's Frankfurt office, where he was made partner in 2011.

HSF is looking to make more partner hires to its German offices in the near future as it builds teams in Frankfurt, and Berlin which is to focus on corporate and regulatory work.