Allen & Overy Germany exits continue as corporate partner joins White & Case
Duesseldorf corporate partner's move comes after news of two senior exits in Frankfurt
December 04, 2018 at 07:16 AM
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White & Case has hired Allen & Overy (A&O) Duesseldorf corporate partner Murad Daghles, in the latest German departure from the magic circle firm.
Daghles joined A&O in 2010 from Hogan Lovells, where he was an associate, before making partner at the magic circle firm last year. His practice covers national and cross-border M&A transactions, as well as corporate litigation matters.
Earlier this year, he advised Saudi Aramco on its €1.5bn (£1.3bn) acquisition of German chemicals company Lanxness's 50% stake in their synthetic rubber joint venture, Arlanxeo.
Daghles' move marks the third partner departure from A&O's German offices in recent months, after news of two senior partner departures from the magic circle firm's Frankfurt base emerged on the same day this October.
Global head of employment and benefits Tobias Neufeld has left to launch a consulting business, while German litigation head Daniel Busse will leave the firm early next year to launch his own boutique.
The Germany departures came after senior figures from A&O – including Germany senior partner Thomas Ubber – met with US firm O'Melveny & Myers in Frankfurt earlier this year to discuss their potential transatlantic merger.
The hire of Daghles is the latest in a series of expansive moves by White & Case across Europe.
Last month it recruited a Paris private equity team from US rival Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, while it has also recently boosted its London base with the additions of Taylor Wessing financial services regulatory head Jonathan Rogers and Weil Gotshal & Manges London banking head Mark Donald.
White & Case executive committee member Oliver Brettle said: "Murad's focus on transactions involving German and Middle Eastern organisations, and his Arabic background, knowledge and experience, position him as a unique talent in the German legal market.
A&O added: "Murad Daghles has decided to leave Allen & Overy. We thank him for his contribution and wish him all the best for the future."
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