Freshfields Bruckaus Deringer has appointed veteran corporate partner Manfred Finken as its new German managing partner, succeeding senior partner elect Konstantin Mettenheimer.
Finken, a partner based in Freshfields’ 37-partner Duesseldorf arm, will take on the role of regional managing partner for the whole of Germany as well as Austria and Central and Eastern Europe from 1 May.
One German Freshfields’ partner told Legal Week: “Though [Freshfields' management] nominates candidates for regional managing partner, it is important to stress that an appointment was made only after extensive consultation with relevant partners.
