Milbank seals hire of corporate partner from Slaughters' German ally

Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy has boosted its Munich office with the hire of a partner from Slaughter and May's German ally Hengeler Mueller. Corporate partner Wolfgang Grobecker joined the US firm's 36-lawyer German practice last week (1 January), after leaving Hengeler at the end of last year. Grobecker had been a partner with the leading German firm since 2005 after being admitted to practice at the German Bar in 1999. Milbank Munich partner Norbert Rieger commented: "We are very excited to welcome such an experienced leader in corporate law to our firm. His election underlines the significance of this practice within our German corporate practice."

Milbank seals hire of corporate partner from Slaughters' German ally legalweek.com Wed, Jan 6, 2010