Heuking Kuehn Luer Wojtek, the 130-lawyer firm, is sure of the image it wants to project to potential clients. “Efficient, effective, international and independent”, name partners Wolfgang Kuehn and Ralf Wojtek chorus, when asked how they view their firm.

Heuking Kuehn has eight offices in Germany and a four-lawyer Brussels base. The firm, which was allied to Denton Wilde Sapte’s international network until its dissolution earlier this year, has a strong tax practice and now champions its independence.