Norton Rose is to launch an office in Hamburg after hiring eight new partners from DLA Piper including Hamburg managing partner Klaus von Gierke.

Von Gierke is set to join Norton Rose with a Hamburg team comprising corporate finance partners Ulf Liebelt-Westphal and Jens Suhrbier, energy partner Ludger Verfuerth, financial services partner Uwe Eppler and tax partner Frank Weberndoerfer.