Big Law Firm Becomes Latest to Enter Germany

Goodwin Procter has announced the opening of a new office in Frankfurt, adding four partners who specialize in real estate capital markets and private equity from London-based Ashurst LLP.

The office is the firm’s first in Germany, and its second in Europe, following the opening of a London office in 2011.

In an interview with Big Law Business, Goodwin Procter Chairman David Hashmall said the Frankfurt office is an outgrowth of the firm’s presence in the U.K.: “Many clients we’re servicing from London have needs for legal services in Germany as well.”

Hashmall said it was “fortuitous” that the head of Goodwin Procter’s London ...