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29 December 2020
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Heuking—two new equity partners

Firm admits new equity partners from its own ranks

Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek has announced that it will admit two salaried partners from its own ranks into equity partnership. Nine senior associates will also become salaried partners.

Dr Pär Johansson, managing partner for human resources, commented: ‘The fact that in a year such as this one which was particular in so many ways, two lawyers have accomplished the step to become equity partners and nine senior associates will become salaried partners once again highlights our internal potential. It also reinforces our conviction that our firm offers excellent internal development opportunities. We would like to wish our peers continued success and look forward to working with them in the future.’

The following salaried partners will join the equity partnership with effect from 1 January 2021:

Kristina Schneider, LLM advises in M&A/private equity, with a focus on small and mid-cap transactions, and in venture capital. Joining Heuking in Cologne in 2009, she became a salaried partner in 2015.

Dr Oliver Treptow is practising in the corporate law/M&A and health care, pharma & life sciences practice groups. He focuses on advising on transactions in the health care sector. Treptow has been a salaried partner at Heuking in Munich since 2016 and is one of the two heads of the health care, pharma & life sciences practice group.

The following lawyers will become salaried partners as of 1 January 2021:

Düsseldorf

Anna Coenen: white collar & criminal compliance.

Michael-Alexander Kuska: IP, media & technology.

Frankfurt

Dr H Erdem Şişmangil: corporate/M&A, banking & finance, Turkey desk, private equity/venture capital.

Hamburg

Birgit Schreier: distribution & trade, corporate/M&A, transport, traffic & infrastructure.

Dr Sarah Slavik-Schulz: tax, corporate/M&A, real estate & construction, investment funds.

Dr Arietta von Stechow: employment law.

Dr Jonas Pust: litigation/arbitration.

Dr Ullrich Schlichtherle: real estate & construction, litigation/arbitration, corporate/M&A

Munich

Fabian Becker: Corporate/M&A

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