July 2, 2025
New York, NY (July 2, 2025) --- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced the opening of its office in Hamburg, which will be home to approximately 25 lawyers initially. The opening marks the Firm’s third office in Germany and 16th office worldwide.
The office will offer services in restructuring, litigation and private equity at first. Willkie also has offices in Frankfurt and Munich in Germany.
Dr. Jörn Kowalewski and Dr. Ulrich Klockenbrink, Co-Chairs of the German Restructuring Group, along with members of the restructuring team, including partners Dr. Hendrik Hauke and Dr. Jan-Philipp Praß, will be based in Hamburg. In addition, partners Prof. Rüdiger Lahme and Prof. Andreas Ruster, market-leading cartel litigation lawyers, will be based there with members of their team, as well as lawyers who focus on corporate transactions.
Willkie Chairman Thomas Cerabino said: “As a firm, we have been growing strategically across practices and geographies for the last several years, including in Germany. Opening in Hamburg, home to major corporates including existing Willkie clients, further expands our practice offerings in the region and enables us to better serve clients worldwide.”
Georg Linde, Managing Partner of Germany, and Kamyar Abrar, Co-Managing Partner of Germany, commented: “Our platform continues to be among the most dynamic in Europe. We are thrilled to continue this growth and are excited for what is to come.”
Willkie has approximately 90 lawyers based in Germany. The Firm has continuously strengthened its transactional practice in the region while also expanding its legal advisory services in the market by introducing a number of new practices, each headed by leading figures in their fields, including capital markets, real estate, litigation, restructuring, employment, financial regulation and compliance.
*****************************************************
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP provides leading-edge legal solutions on complex, business critical issues spanning markets and industries. Our more than 1,200 attorneys across 16 offices worldwide deliver innovative, pragmatic and sophisticated legal services across approximately 45 practice areas. Learn more at www.willkie.com.
