Our Scope
Across Europe’s fast-paced and ever-evolving legal and business terrain, Morgan Lewis serves as a catalyst for tactical legal solutions that support innovation and success. From London’s financial center to Brussels’ role as the regulatory heart of the EU, our lawyers advise on an expansive range of business initiatives in Europe and around the world.
Our Europe practice serves a diverse range of clients from trailblazing tech disruptors to established global powerhouses grappling with sometimes-disparate regulatory demands. We bring sharp legal acumen to bear when assisting clients on a broad spectrum of issues such as cross-border deals and high-stakes competition law matters. Our fluency with local laws and business protocols, bolstered by our global presence and perspective, enables us to foresee potential roadblocks and craft inventive legal solutions that align with our clients' commercial ambitions. We advise on:
- Pan-European restructurings that streamline operations across borders
- Landmark competition cases that reshape EU antitrust terrain
- Cutting-edge financial instruments that comply with evolving EU regulations
- Multijurisdictional disputes, high-stakes litigation, and arbitration strategies
Lawyers across our offices in London, Brussels, Munich, Frankfurt, and Paris work in lockstep to ensure seamless delivery of legal services. Our London office capabilities blend legal traditions with modern approaches to reconciling and resolving UK and international law issues. Brussels deciphers EU policy intricacies, while Frankfurt excels in tailored financial solutions. Munich spearheads corporate transformation through strategic M&A and other business transactions, and Paris focuses on cross-sector development and other commercial undertakings. Our talent and tightly integrated approach across Europe empower us to deliver wholistic legal solutions involving:
- State-of-the-art data protection and cybersecurity measures and the fortification of digital assets
- Complex licensing agreements for nascent technologies
- Local and cross-border employment and workforce management for today’s hybrid traditional and gig economy and finance, intellectual property, labor and employment, and litigation and dispute resolution.
Areas of Focus
For decades, Morgan Lewis’s Brussels office has practiced at the vanguard of EU law and policy. We offer astute counsel on antitrust, regulatory, and trade matters, capitalizing on our strategic position in the EU’s capital.
- Corporate and business transactions
- Antitrust and competition solutions
- Foreign direct investment and trade advice
- EU regulatory compliance
- International litigation and arbitration
With more than three decades serving clients in Germany, we are trusted advisers to businesses seeking to thrive across the country’s fast-paced and dynamic commercial ecosystem. Our team regularly advises clients on:
- Corporate, business, and financial transactions, investment management, and litigation and dispute resolution
- Private client representation and local and international tax solutions
- Sector-specific issues such as those arising in healthcare, media, technology, and energy
- Intellectual property, privacy, data security, media, technology, and telecommunications matters
- Human resources, employment, labor, employee benefits, and executive compensation
Serving clients from our office in the heart of Paris, we harness our command of French law and strong relationships with key stakeholders across the country and around the world to chart advantageous courses for:
- Mergers and acquisitions, private equity, strategic alliances, and restructurings
- Commercial litigation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution
- Energy and other project development, financing, and strategic alliances
- Human resources, employment contracts, compensation plans, and dispute resolution
- Multijurisdictional transactions, global compliance, and foreign investment advice
Our United Kingdom practice is known for sophisticated legal strategies that blend centuries-old English law traditions with a cutting-edge global law perspective. Our London office team guides clients through complex commercial initiatives, empowering them to achieve their most ambitious goals inside and outside the UK.
- Multifaceted corporate and financial counsel
- Local and cross-border transactional support
- Competition law and antitrust solutions
- Intellectual property, tax, and employment advice
- High-stakes litigation and dispute resolution
As EU and member state policies evolve and as the United Kingdom assesses its own potential impact, our cross-disciplinary team of legal and regulatory professionals closely monitors developments affecting businesses operating across the continent.
Our Team
Louise Skinner
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Nick Bolter
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Christina Renner
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Dr. Joachim Heine
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Dr. Florian Harder
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Dana Anagnostou
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