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CMS Germany has opened a representative office in Silicon Valley on 13 March. This step underlines the CMS’ international commitment while also strengthening its presence in key global markets and business locations.
The US hub will focus on business development and marketing activities. The aim is to raise CMS’s profile as an international commercial law firm vis-à-vis US companies, US law firms and global corporations operating in the US. CMS will also provide specific support to established US firms, start-ups and scale-ups. This will include assisting not only with their international business development and expansion into Europe, but also into South America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
As an international commercial law firm, CMS benefits from the resources and expertise of a global network comprising more than 5,800 lawyers across more than 45 countries worldwide. This enables it to cover the need for first-class advice across the full range of commercial law in target markets that are new to US companies. CMS will continue to work with its “best friend” law firms in the US and will not be providing advice on US law.
The representative office will be headed by two experienced CMS partners, Dr Eckart Gottschalk and Dr Nicolas Wiegand. Dr Eckart Gottschalk has years of experience gained through his work in Corporate/M&A at the CMS office in Hamburg. As the current Managing Partner of the CMS office in Hong Kong, Dr Nicolas Wiegand has wide-ranging expertise in establishing an international office and extensive knowledge of the US market. His focus is on international disputes and arbitration.
