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Herbies hires partner from ex-ally Gleiss for German launch

Can never understand why anybody thinks HS and Gleiss should have merged. Mergers only work if both sides see the business sense and in this case Gleiss certainly didn't and HS only asked as a matter of course. Thaeter is a good first hire. Outstanding corporate lawyer who did lots with HS. But of course it's only a first step. Why Gleiss let him go - and more to the point didn't hold him to his notice period - is an interesting question. When Olaf Ötting (regulatory lawyer) announced his departure to A&O, Gleiss held him almost a year. Perhaps Thaeter couldn't really have a decent corporate practice in Berlin (that's why Gleiss wasn't heartbroken), and maybe he didn't want to get involved in the scrum in the Gleiss Frankfurt practice. This way he gets to lead it all, just like at Gleiss until a few years ago when he was practice-group leader.

13-Feb-2013

12:11 pm