Latham magic circle recruitment continues with hire of Freshfields Germany M&A partner
Energy-focused Freshfields partner Tobias Larisch becomes latest to join Latham as US firm continues M&A push
March 19, 2018 at 01:05 PM
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Latham & Watkins has made another hire from the magic circle in Germany, with the addition of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer M&A partner Tobias Larisch in Duesseldorf.
Larisch, whose practice has a particular focus on the energy sector, was recently part of the Freshfields team advising RWE on E.ON's €43bn (£38bn) acquisition of a controlling stake in renewable energy business Innogy. He made partner at the firm six years ago.
His hire comes after Latham Germany managing partner Oliver Felsenstein told Legal Week last year that the firm was aiming to be "on a par" with top local law firms like Freshfields and Hengeler Mueller for strategic M&A.
"Establishing a market-leading strategic M&A practice in Germany is a key priority for the firm," said Felsenstein. "Tobias is one of Germany's standout M&A practitioners, with a first-rate track record advising on high-profile transactions. He adds more firepower to our already established and highly talented team in Germany and Europe, and he will be a great fit for our growing practice."
M&A co-chair Rainer Traugott, who joined Latham from Linklaters in 2016, added that Larisch is "widely considered to be among a very short list of preeminent advisers" in the energy and natural resources sectors.
The addition of Larisch comes after Latham made three magic circle partner hires in Germany during 2016 – A&O Germany capital markets head Oliver Seiler in Frankfurt, Linklaters German head of private equity Traugott in Munich, and Freshfields competition partner Michael Esserin Duesseldorf.
In contrast, Freshfields has been cutting back in Germany in recent years, closing its Cologne office in 2016 and reducing partner count in the country by 20% between December 2015 and May 2017.
The firm's Germany partner count currently stands at about 100, and it is expected that this number will fall to between 80 and 90 by 2020.
Other recent exits from Freshfields in Germany include Berlin public affairs head Wolf Spieth, Duesseldorf environment and regulatory partner Herbert Posser, and Berlin disputes partner Benedikt Wolfers, who are leaving to establish a public law boutique with offices in Berlin and Duesseldorf.
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