Dentons opens for business in Düsseldorf

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*Dentons opens for business in Düsseldorf * 
 
*As the center for foreign investment in Germany, Dentons' new Düsseldorf 
office will allow the Firm to service a large and significant client base* 
 
*Düsseldorf, February 7, 2019* - Global law firm Dentons has opened its new 
office in Düsseldorf, its fourth office in Germany alongside Berlin, 
Frankfurt and Munich. The initial team, led by partners Andreas Haak and 
Sascha Grosjean, comprises seven lawyers and four further team members, and 
brings capabilities in public procurement, EU state aid, trade as well as 
employment law. The Firm is currently in discussions to recruit several more 
partners and teams in Düsseldorf over the coming months, to expand its 
service offering in Corporate and M&A, Competition and Antitrust, 
Compliance, Intellectual Property and Technology, White-collar Crime, Tax, 
and Energy 
 
"Ranked as Germany's number one city for foreign direct investment, and home 
to more than 100,000 companies, Dusseldorf and the surrounding Rhine-Ruhr 
metropolitan region is an important market for many of our international 
clients," said *Elliott Portnoy, *Global CEO of Dentons. "With the addition 
of the Düsseldorf office, we now offer quality coverage of all major 
financial and industrial hubs in Germany." 
 
*Joseph Andrew*, Dentons Global Chairman, commented: "As the world's only 
polycentric law firm, our clients benefit both from Dentons' unsurpassed 
global presence, and from our local roots in key financial centers such as 
Düsseldorf." 
 
Andreas Haak has been appointed Düsseldorf Managing Partner and Co-head of 
the Competition, Antitrust and Regulatory practice in Germany. Sascha 
Grosjean has joined as a partner in the Employment and Labor practice. Both 
partners joined from Taylor Wessing. 
 
"We are very excited to be bringing the largest law firm in the world to 
Düsseldorf. Dentons' entrepreneurial spirit fosters new ideas, technologies 
and approaches for client work and international collaboration," said 
*Andreas Haak*, Düsseldorf Managing Partner. "We have a bold vision to build 
the team into an innovative, full-service office in Düsseldorf, and are 
actively recruiting lawyers who share our startup mindset and our passion 
for client value." 
 
*Andreas Ziegenhagen*, Germany Managing Partner at Dentons: "We warmly 
welcome our team in Düsseldorf. Our new office not only complements our 
strong positioning in competition, regulatory and employment law, but has 
already attracted new clients seeking our advice. This is a great success 
and we look forward to welcoming further lateral hires in key practice 
areas." 
 
*Tomasz Dabrowski*, Europe Chief Executive Officer, Dentons: "Germany is at 
the core of Dentons' goal to be a top global law firm in Europe. The opening 
of our Düsseldorf office will provide us with a solid platform to further 
develop our service offering and market position in Europe's largest 
economy." 
 
Dentons' new office is currently located in the "Dreischeibenhaus", a 
well-known building in the center of Düsseldorf. In the summer, the team 
will move to the landmark "KÖ-Quartier" building in the heart of the 
city's banking district. 
 
With the opening in Düsseldorf, Dentons now has more than 200 lawyers across 
its four offices in Germany, and more than 9,000 lawyers in 174 locations 
globally. ENDS 
 
*About Dentons* 
Dentons is the world's largest law firm, delivering quality and value to 
clients around the globe. Dentons is a leader on the Acritas Global Elite 
Brand Index, a BTI Client Service 30 Award winner and recognized by 
prominent business and legal publications for its innovations in client 
service, including founding Nextlaw Labs and the Nextlaw Global Referral 
Network. Dentons' polycentric approach and world-class talent challenge the 
status quo to advance client interests in the communities in which we live 
and work. www.dentons.com [1] 
 
*Contact* 
Amanda Lowe 
Europe PR and Communication Director, Dentons 
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[e-mail] 
 
Christine Wolf 
Communications Manager Germany, Dentons 
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[e-mail] 
 
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