Law firm boosts international offering

Tom Pickthorn, head of international at Mills & Reeve

Mills & Reeve is continuing to expand its international offering after signing affiliation agreements with major law firms in Germany and the Netherlands.

Mills & Reeve has been working with Germany’s Graf von Westphalen and Van Benthem & Keulen of the Netherlands for over 10 years on a range of transactions including M&A, private equity, flotations, corporate finance, employment law and commercial disputes providing clients.

The firm said the new agreements strengthen relationships which already involve joint legal training programmes and regular secondee exchanges.

Graf von Westphalen is one of Germany’s largest independent law firms with five offices across Germany as well as branches in Brussels, Istanbul and Shanghai.

Van Benthem & Keulen is a leading Dutch firm particularly well-known for its IURA ACTUA training programme for general counsel. Both firms have substantial experience in advising UK businesses and entrepreneurs operating in their respective countries.

Mills & Reeve’s international offering is rapidly growing and it has worked with clients in over 75 jurisdictions in the last 12 months. A key aim of the firm’s 2020 strategy is to expand its services to international and London-based clients by leveraging its global network of leading legal experts.

Tom Pickthorn, head of international at Mills & Reeve, said: “Our international strategy is driven by a fundamental ambition – to provide our clients with expert legal support wherever they are doing business in the world. The affiliations with our friends in Germany and the Netherlands are important steps forward to achieving this strategy.

“With the uncertainties and opportunities arising from Brexit, it is more important than ever that we can provide our clients a seamless service in these key markets. The affiliation we signed in 2014 with FIDAL, the largest law firm in France, has already shown us how much our clients value this approach.”

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