Munich, 5 November 2026 - International law firm Addleshaw Goddard is strengthening its growing German practice with a large team of lawyers from Taylor Wessing in the areas of corporate/M&A, private equity, and restructuring and insolvency.

Partners Dr Hendrik Boss, Dr Christian Saueressig, Sven Schweneke and Dr Elisabeth Schalk will join the firm together with their teams in the new year. They will work from Addleshaw Goddard's Munich office and significantly strengthen the firm's transactional and restructuring practice in one of Germany's leading business locations.

Dr Hendrik Boss has extensive experience in restructuring and insolvency law. He advises banks and financial investors as creditors or investors in crisis situations as well as national and international companies on financial restructurings and insolvency proceedings. He is also a long-standing adviser to renowned insolvency administrators.

Dr Christian Saueressig specialises in restructuring and insolvency law. His focus is in particular on large national and international insolvency proceedings and insolvency-related disputes, especially with a cross-border element. He also advises companies, management and creditors on restructurings in crisis and insolvency situations.

Sven Schweneke advises on complex national and international private equity and M&A transactions and also has extensive experience in carve-outs and group restructurings.

Dr Elisabeth Schalk advises on national and international M&A and venture capital transactions, joint ventures, corporate law, and corporate structurings and reorganisations. She has particular experience advising national and international companies, strategic investors including funds and family offices, and technology-oriented companies.

They are joined by Taylor Wessing salary partners Julia Siedhoff, Lisa Katrin Iwersen, Maik Luttmann and Alexandra Prasch, who advise on restructuring and insolvency law, and Florian Leitsbach, whose practice focuses on private equity and M&A. In total, the team comprises 20 people.

Eckart Budelmann, Head of Germany at Addleshaw Goddard, said in substance that the team allows the firm to expand its transactional and restructuring practice in areas of strategic importance to clients and to support them even more comprehensively on complex cross-border matters, while strengthening its presence in Munich as the centre of the German private equity and venture capital market. (Quote rendered in substance.)

Andrew Johnston, Global Managing Partner of Addleshaw Goddard, said in substance that clients operate in an increasingly complex and international environment and the firm is therefore expanding its platform across Europe. The move of corporate partner Thomas Forin in Paris and now the arrival of this team in Germany reflect strategic investment in key markets and capabilities, in line with the firm's AG2030 strategy of growing its international presence and deepening its expertise. (Quote rendered in substance.)

Dr Hendrik Boss added in substance that Addleshaw Goddard has an impressive international platform and clear growth ambitions in cross-border business, that the firm's entrepreneurial approach and commitment to excellence and innovation are a very good fit, and that he and his partners look forward to joining the firm and contributing to its further growth. (Quote rendered in substance.)

This text was automatically translated from the German original.