Noerr

Over the past few years, Noerr has gone through one of the most significant transformations of one of Europe's leading independent law firms, from solid mid-sized companies to engaging in large cross-border deals.

But even before this strategic shift, Noerr was presumably one of the most dynamic German law firms. In the 1990s it expanded into Eastern Europe, followed by an IP address base in New York in 2005, London in 2010, Alicante in 2011 and offices in Brussels in 2014.

During the same period since 1989, Noerr has opened in Berlin, Dresden and Düsseldorf, with more recently established offices in Frankfurt and Munich. The company consolidated some of these offices, for example, in 2013 when it spun off its Kiev base into an independent division.

The company grew steadily in the first decade of the millennium, but growth has slowed somewhat in recent years. Noerr is targeting a presence in Eastern Europe, but the network revenue is less than 10%. The
company continues to focus on modernization and, more recently, working to establish itself as a key digital business consultant. The trophy customer is the German internet company Rocket, which started as a small startup and is now valued at around 3.5 billion euros.

Noerr leaves the Eastern Europe office and is a German member of the Lex Mundi network, working regularly with many UK and US companies outside their jurisdiction. Noerr currently employs approximately 1000 people and attorneys. The company's managing partners are known as "Speakers" and current leaders Tobias Burgers and Alexander Ritvey were elected in 2013. For Burgers, it was re-election and Ritvey replaced Dieter Schenk. The two work closely together to share responsibilities.

Schenk retired after 15 years of conducting. Until 2005, the managing partner was Ronald Frohne, who opened this office and moved to New York, where it was replaced by Bürgers. In April 2018, Noerr announced that Burgers would retire at the end of the year. He will be replaced by Compliance Officer Torsten Fett, who will work with Ritvey.

The Lawyer research data

• European 100 rank: 6
  
  
• Revenue: €271.6m
  
  
• No. of Partners: 199

Country: Germany
Website: https://www.noerr.com/en/