Clifford Chance (CC) and Weil Gotshal & Manges have advised on Siemens’ $1.1bn (£707m) sale of its information technology services unit to French rival Atos Origin, reports The Am Law Daily.

Siemens instructed regular adviser CC for advice on the deal, with Munich partners Jan Wrede and Nicole Englisch and Paris partner Catherine Astor-Veyres leading the firm’s team. Siemens’ in-house team was led by Karin Flesch.