Bloomberg Law
Oct. 5, 2015, 8:05 PM UTC

Littler Mendelson Opens First European Offices in Germany

Blake Edwards

Littler Mendelson has merged with German labor and employment boutique vangard , adding 21 attorneys to its staff, the firm announced on Monday.

The new offices — in Hamburg, Berlin, Düsseldorf and Munich — are the labor and employment heavyweight’s first in Europe.

Jeremy Roth, Littler’s Co-President and Managing Director, cited vangard’s geographic coverage — the four offices are spread out widely across the country — the English proficiency of its lawyers, and the strength of the German economy as reasons for the acquisition.

“There are a lot of very huge firms in Europe,” Roth said. “But there really isn’t a labor and employment provider that not ...

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