Mayer Brown expanded their German Corporate & Securities practice: Dr. Klaus Riehmer joined the firm as partner and leader of the practice in the firm's Frankfurt and Düsseldorf offices. Klaus Riehmer will be based in Frankfurt.

Klaus Riehmer comes from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, where he was a partner since 2004. He advises on national and cross-border corporate and M&A transactions, including public takeovers and private M&A. Furthermore, he advises on corporate law as well as corporate restructurings. In his legal practice of more than 20 years, Klaus Riehmer has advised clients in a variety of industries, including financial services, automotive, chemical, pharmaceutical, telecommunications and IT.