The German law firm Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner will open an office in Berlin, its fourth in Germany, adding three partners from the German firm Boege Rohde Luebbehuesen (BRL).

Partners Alexander Hartmann and Oliver Ehrmann will focus on tax compliance. In the coming months, BRL partner Jörg Michael Siecke, an expert in real estate transactions, will also move to Friedrich Graf.

Berlin is home to a number of German startup companies, and the firm's new office will focus on advisory and transactional work, especially for startups.