Addleshaw Goddard Adds 20-Person Taylor Wessing Team in Munich

By Daniel Okafor

Addleshaw Goddard will add a 20-person Taylor Wessing team to its Munich office in the new year, including four equity partners and five salary partners.

The firm said the hires strengthen its German capabilities in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, restructuring and insolvency. Addleshaw Goddard called the appointments a significant investment in its German operations and broader European transactional platform.

Why did Addleshaw Goddard make the hire?

Addleshaw Goddard said Munich is an important German market for private equity, venture capital and corporate investment. The expansion will let the firm serve domestic and international clients on acquisitions, financial restructurings and investment transactions.

The firm said the combination provides more resources across transactional and distressed-business advisory services. The incoming team adds experience in transactions and restructurings.

Eckart Budelmann, head of Germany at Addleshaw Goddard, said:

“We are very pleased to strengthen our service offering with a renowned team that brings considerable depth and experience in core transactional areas that are strategically important to our clients.

Munich is one of Germany’s leading business hubs and the centre of its private equity and venture capital market.

Together with the deep restructuring expertise this team brings, we are strengthening our transactional practice enhancing our ability to bring together the right expertise for clients, in Germany and abroad, wherever they need it.”

Who joins Addleshaw Goddard’s Munich office?

Addleshaw Goddard named four incoming equity partners:

• Dr. Hendrik Boss handles restructuring and insolvency matters. He advises banks and financial investors acting as creditors or investors in distressed situations. His work includes financial restructurings, insolvency proceedings and advice for insolvency administrators.
• Dr. Christian Saueressig focuses on domestic and international restructuring and insolvency proceedings, particularly complex matters involving cross-border disputes. He advises companies, management teams and creditors facing financial distress and insolvency-related challenges.
• Sven Schweneke specializes in domestic and cross-border private equity and M&A transactions. His practice also covers corporate carve-outs and group restructurings across different stages of corporate ownership and organizational change.
• Dr. Elisabeth Schalk advises on national and cross-border M&A, venture capital investments, joint ventures, corporate law and business reorganizations. Her clients include corporate groups, private investment funds, family offices, strategic investors and technology-focused businesses.

Five salary partners also join the firm:

• Julia Siedhoff, Lisa Katrin Iwersen, Maik Luttmann and Alexandra Prasch focus on restructuring and insolvency law.
• Florian Leitsbach focuses on private equity and mergers and acquisitions.

The announcement said other legal professionals will join the partners.

How does the team fit the European platform?

The Munich move complements Addleshaw Goddard’s recent addition of corporate partner Thomas Forin in Paris. The firm is developing its European platform under the AG2030 strategy, which emphasizes international expansion, deeper capabilities and broader support for clients operating across multiple jurisdictions.

Addleshaw Goddard said the new team will contribute experience in transactions and restructurings requiring coordination among corporate, finance and insolvency advisers. The firm said this strengthens its ability to advise private equity investors, financial institutions and corporations on complex cross-border matters.

Andrew Johnston, global managing partner of Addleshaw Goddard, said:

“At a time when clients are operating in an increasingly complex environment, we are focused on building a platform that has consistent depth and quality across Europe in order to meet their needs.

The arrival of corporate partner Thomas Forin in Paris and now this leading team in Germany reflect our continued strategic investment in the markets and capabilities that matter most to our clients.

Together, they significantly strengthen our ability to support clients on their strategic, cross-border transactional and restructuring matters.

These investments reinforce the momentum behind our fully integrated platform and align closely with the ambitions of our AG2030 strategy: expanding our international reach, deepening our capabilities and delivering greater impact for clients across our key sectors.”

Dr. Hendrik Boss, incoming partner at Addleshaw Goddard, said:

“Addleshaw Goddard has an impressive international platform with clear ambitions for its cross-border business.

The firm’s entrepreneurial approach and commitment to excellence and innovation are a perfect fit for us.

Speaking for my partners and our teams, we are excited to be joining Addleshaw Goddard and looking forward to collaborating with colleagues across all offices to contribute to the firm’s continued growth.”

The next test for Addleshaw Goddard is whether the Munich hires turn their combined M&A, private equity and restructuring depth into cross-border mandates as the AG2030 European platform expands.