Bird & Bird has raided Gassner Stockmann & Kollegen in Germany, hiring banking and finance partner Bertold Frisch for its Frankfurt operation. The firm opened its Frankfurt office in August last year with the aim of breaking into the lucrative financial services sector. Bird & Bird will look to Frisch, who specialises in real estate and acquisition finance, to boost its presence in the German financial capital. Frisch joined Gassner as a partner in 2005 from Allen & Overy.
Fiscal attraction
Guernsey’s and Jersey’s new tax packages will be welcome news for individuals, trusts and investment managers. Roger Le Tissier explains why Tax changes recently announced in offshore jurisdictions have created a number of opportunities. The Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey have been considering tax reforms recently and the results will be coming to fruition […]