Addleshaw Goddard is expanding its German legal practice with the addition of a 20-person team from Taylor Wessing, including four partners and five salary partners. The group will join the international law firm’s Munich office in the new year, strengthening its capabilities in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, restructuring, and insolvency.
The incoming equity partners are Dr. Hendrik Boss, Dr. Christian Saueressig, Sven Schweneke, and Dr. Elisabeth Schalk. They will be joined by salary partners Julia Siedhoff, Lisa Katrin Iwersen, Maik Luttmann, Alexandra Prasch, and Florian Leitsbach, along with other legal professionals.
The appointments represent a significant investment in Addleshaw Goddard’s German operations and its broader European transactional platform.
Boss brings experience in restructuring and insolvency matters, advising banks and financial investors acting as creditors or investors in distressed situations. His practice also encompasses financial restructurings, insolvency proceedings, and advisory work for insolvency administrators.
Saueressig focuses on domestic and international restructuring and insolvency proceedings, particularly complex matters involving cross-border disputes. He advises companies, management teams, and creditors navigating financial distress and insolvency-related challenges.
Schweneke specializes in domestic and cross-border private equity and M&A transactions. His practice also includes corporate carve-outs and group restructurings, providing experience across different stages of corporate ownership and organizational change.
Schalk advises on national and cross-border M&A, venture capital investments, joint ventures, corporate law, and business reorganizations. Her clients include corporate groups, private investment funds, family offices, strategic investors, and technology-focused businesses.
Among the incoming salary partners, Siedhoff, Iwersen, Luttmann, and Prasch concentrate on restructuring and insolvency law. Leitsbach focuses on private equity and mergers and acquisitions.
The combination provides Addleshaw Goddard with additional resources across both transactional and distressed-business advisory services.
Munich is an important German market for private equity, venture capital, and corporate investment activity. Expanding its presence there will allow the firm to serve domestic and international clients involved in acquisitions, financial restructurings, and investment transactions.
The appointments also complement Addleshaw Goddard’s recent addition of corporate partner Thomas Forin in Paris.
The firm has been developing its European platform under its AG2030 strategy, which emphasizes international expansion, deeper capabilities, and broader support for clients operating across multiple jurisdictions.
The new Munich team will contribute experience in transactions and restructurings requiring coordination between corporate, finance, and insolvency advisers.
Its arrival expands Addleshaw Goddard’s German practice while strengthening its ability to advise private equity investors, financial institutions, and corporations on complex cross-border matters.
KEY QUOTES
“We are very pleased to strengthen our service offering with a renowned team that brings considerable depth and experience in core transactional areas that are strategically important to our clients. Munich is one of Germany’s leading business hubs and the centre of its private equity and venture capital market. Together with the deep restructuring expertise this team brings, we are strengthening our transactional practice enhancing our ability to bring together the right expertise for clients, in Germany and abroad, wherever they need it.”
Eckart Budelmann, Head Of Germany At Addleshaw Goddard
“At a time when clients are operating in an increasingly complex environment, we are focused on building a platform that has consistent depth and quality across Europe in order to meet their needs. The arrival of corporate partner Thomas Forin in Paris and now this leading team in Germany reflect our continued strategic investment in the markets and capabilities that matter most to our clients. Together, they significantly strengthen our ability to support clients on their strategic, cross-border transactional and restructuring matters. These investments reinforce the momentum behind our fully integrated platform and align closely with the ambitions of our AG2030 strategy: expanding our international reach, deepening our capabilities and delivering greater impact for clients across our key sectors.”
Andrew Johnston, Global Managing Partner Of Addleshaw Goddard
“Addleshaw Goddard has an impressive international platform with clear ambitions for its cross-border business. The firm’s entrepreneurial approach and commitment to excellence and innovation are a perfect fit for us. Speaking for my partners and our teams, we are excited to be joining Addleshaw Goddard and looking forward to collaborating with colleagues across all offices to contribute to the firm’s continued growth.”
Dr. Hendrik Boss, Incoming Partner At Addleshaw Goddard