Berlin—Global law firm Dentons has strengthened its Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions teams with the hire of a new partner, Dr Rebekka Hye-Knudsen, who joins the Berlin office. In her new role, she will closely cooperate with Dr Christof Kautzsch, Co-Head of Dentons’ European and Global Corporate group, and Dr Matthias Santelmann.

Hye-Knudsen advises German and foreign clients on corporate law, particularly on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and restructuring. Her longstanding clients include companies from the financial services, security services and real estate sectors, as well as start-up companies. From 2011 on Hye-Knudsen was employed – most recently as a counsel – at WilmerHale. Before that she was a lawyer at Scandinavian law firm Mannheimer Swartling in Berlin, where she worked since 2007.

Tomasz Dabrowski, CEO of Dentons Europe, commented, "Germany is a priority for many of our clients, so we will continue to invest in new talent to better serve their needs.  We are delighted to welcome Rebekka, who brings strong cross-border transactions experience to the team."

Andreas Ziegenhagen, Managing Partner Germany, added: "The expansion of our Corporate and M&A team is at the core of our strategy in Germany. Rebekka Hye-Knudsen will strengthen our already powerful transactions lineup."

Dr Rebekka Hye-Knudsen said, "I´m looking forward to my new position at Dentons, which is the ideal platform for advising my clients on their cross-border transactions.”

With the hire of Hye-Knudsen, Dentons’ Corporate and M&A practice in Germany will grow to 16 partners. Partner Thomas Schubert also joined the team in October 2015. Hye-Knudsen is the 12th partner to join Dentons in Germany since January 2015, bringing the total to 33 partners.

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