DGAP-News: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP / Key word(s): Miscellaneous
27.11.2014 / 15:06

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that Verena Etzel will join the firm's Business Reorganization and Restructuring Department as a National Partner in the Frankfurt office, expectedly effective February 1, 2015. Ms. Etzel specializes in complex restructuring projects and is very experienced in advising both debtors and creditors as well as in distressed M&A transactions. In addition, she had previously worked in an insolvency administration firm.
"We are delighted to welcome Verena to the firm" said Mario Schmidt, head of Willkie's Frankfurt office. "We have known her for a long time from working on joint projects and we hold her excellent legal skills in high regard. She will greatly complement our team in Frankfurt." "I look forward to joining one of the most active teams in the German market and the close collaboration with the growing international restructuring practice of Willkie." said Verena Etzel. Marc Abrams, co-chair of Willkie's international restructuring group noted: "Following the latest partner additions in our London office, Verena Etzel will complement the firm's well-regarded cross-border restructuring platform and further strengthen our capabilities in Germany." Ms. Etzel will join from the Frankfurt office from Linklaters. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is an international law firm of over 600 attorneys with offices in New York, Washington, Paris, London, Milan, Rome, Frankfurt, Brussels and Houston. The firm is headquartered in New York City at 787 Seventh Avenue. Tel: 001 212 728 8000.
Frankfurt, November 27, 2014



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