Herbert Smith Freehills has hired Ina vom Feld as its first intellectual property partner in Germany, reflecting Europe’s rank as the second-largest pharmaceuticals market globally, after the United States.

Vom Feld was previously a partner at Simmons & Simmons in Düsseldorf, where she worked in the firm’s dispute resolution practice. She will join Herbert Smith Freehills in May along with Simmons & Simmons associate Behyad Hozuri.