NEW YORK, July 19, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced that it has launched its Frankfurt office with the hire of partners Sven Schulte Hillen and Juergen van Kann, both formerly partners in Hoelters & Elsing. Schulte Hillen and van Kann will join Fried Frank with four associates.
"We are delighted to be joining Fried Frank," said Shulte Hillen, "Fried Frank has very clear ambitions in the European M&A and corporate finance markets, and we are very excited about being able to offer clients such a strong combination of U.S. and German resource and expertise."
Justin Spendlove, Fried Frank's managing partner, Europe, said, "This is an important step toward achieving Fried Frank's objectives in Europe. Sven and Juergen's team, together with our offices in London and Paris, provide us with a continuing opportunity to develop and maintain strong relationships with our clients in Europe as they build their businesses in Europe."
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP is a leading international law firm with approximately 500 attorneys in offices in New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, London, Paris and Frankfurt. It handles major matters involving, among others, corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and private equity, securities offerings and financings, international transactions, asset management and corporate governance; litigation, including general commercial litigation, securities and shareholder litigation, white-collar criminal defense and internal investigations, intellectual property litigation, qui tam and RICO defense matters, takeover and proxy fight litigation, environmental matters and domestic and international arbitration and alternative dispute resolution; antitrust counseling and litigation; bankruptcy and restructuring; real estate; securities regulation, compliance and enforcement; government contracts compliance and litigation; benefits and compensation; intellectual property and technology; tax; financial institutions; and trusts and estates.