Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP appoints Friedrich Merz to partnership
| News Release - Europe
| 26 November 2004 - Friedrich Merz, lawyer and one of the best-known politicians of the post-war generation in Germany, known in particular for his achievements over the last years in German and European tax and financial policy, is to join international law firm Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP from the beginning of 2005 as a partner. Mr Merz was previously partner in the well-known firm of CBH Cornelius, Bartenbach, Haesemann & Partner.
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP has operated in Germany since 1994 and has more than 70 lawyers in Frankfurt and Cologne. The current firm, with more than 1,300 lawyers worldwide, was created by the merger of well-known US law firm Mayer, Brown & Platt with highly regarded London firm Rowe & Maw in 2002. The German offices advise large international businesses and financial institutions as well as medium size businesses in all relevant areas of national and international business law.
Friedrich Merz, commented: "The international reach of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, with offices worldwide across Europe and America, offers me the ideal platform for my future international legal career and it was this which convinced me to join the firm." Mr Merz will strengthen the corporate and finance team at Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP with his expertise in finance and tax law.
Managing Partner Reinhart Lange, commented on this latest high profile appointment added: "His experience and wide ranging technical knowledge, strong personality and all-round abilities as a lawyer are what make Friedrich Merz such a significant partner in these areas, both for us and for our international clients. We are absolutely delighted that Friedrich Merz has chosen to join us."
Paul Maher, London Senior Partner, continued: "Our German practice is strengthened enormously by this appointment. Not only is Mr Merz very high profile in Germany, and across Europe, he is enormously respected for his legal experience and ability. Our European and US offices will benefit enormously from his wealth of experience and dynamism, and we look forward to working with him."
Further information
Reinhart Lange
Partner
+49 69 79 41 1211
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