Allen & Overy (A&O) has beefed up its real estate team in Amsterdam with the hire of Norton Rose partner Arent van Wassenaer. Van Wassenaer, who joined Norton Rose in March 2002, has spent more than 20 years practising in the field of construction, projects and real estate. Prior to joining Norton Rose he was a partner with top 10 Dutch independent Houthoff Buruma.

First reported on legalweek.com (9 February).