Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has boosted its Germany real estate and infrastructure practice with the hire of a six-lawyer team from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe in Berlin.

Two partners – Norbert Impelmann and Albrecht von Breitenbuch – and four associates will make the move to BLP's Berlin base on 1 October, alongside four support staff.

Impelmann is head of Orrick's real estate practice in Germany and also head of the firm's Berlin office, while Von Breitenbuch is a member of Orrick's real estate and European corporate groups.