Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has landed two multi-billion euro mandates in deals involving automotive giants Volkswagen and Continental.

In the first transaction, Freshfields is advising Volkswagen on a set of deals jointly worth €2.1 billion, according to a statement from Freshfields. They amount to, according to Freshfields lawyers, China's largest-ever electric vehicle deal. 

The firm is acting opposite Shanghai-based firm AllBright Law Offices, which is advising China-headquartered motor company Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group (JAC Motors)—VW's partner in an ongoing joint venture in the region known as JAC Volkswagen.