Hogan Lovells hires a team of M&A lawyers

Hogan Lovells hires a team of M&A lawyers

The group from Watson Farley & Williams will expand the firm's Frankfurt corporate practice

Hogan Lovells has hired a team of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) lawyers from Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) to expand its Frankfurt, Germany, corporate practice.

The new workforce includes WFW's current Frankfurt office managing partner Torsten Rosenboom and partner Christoph Naumann. They would be joined by a quartet of associates.

The team's practice would focus on a range of corporate and M&A-related activities, such as advising on transactions, joint ventures, restructuring and general corporate matters.

While Rosenboom is an expert in the energy and infrastructure sectors, Naumann specializes in the technology and life sciences space, focusing on private equity and venture capital.

James Doyle, global head of Hogan Lovells' corporate and finance practice, said, "Our German corporate and finance practice is one of the key engines of the firm. Their appointment adds to the depth and experience of our M&A team that is already delivering high-end domestic and cross-border transactions for a broad range of clients."

Nikolas Zirngibl, head of the firm's German corporate and finance practice group, remarked, "Rosenboom and Naumann are an excellent fit with the culture of our firm, both professionally and personally."

Rosenboom spent over eight years as a partner at WFW, having previously worked at Linklaters in Frankfurt.

Naumann served for over five years as a partner at WFW. Prior to that, he was with Norton Rose Fulbright, where he was counsel for over two years. He also had spells as an associate at Magic Circle firms Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance in Frankfurt and Dusseldorf. He trained as a lawyer with Shearman & Sterling in New York.