Allen & Overy (A&O) has secured a key European litigation hire with the addition of Field Fisher Waterhouse Germany managing partner Joachim Feldges, less than two years after he joined the firm from Howrey.

Feldges, who oversees Field Fisher’s Germany practice across Munich, Duesseldorf and Hamburg, joined the firm in January 2011 from Howrey, leading a four-partner team that transferred Howrey’s Munich and Duesseldorf bases in their entirety to Field Fisher.