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CMS is a future facing law firm that provides comprehensive legal and tax solutions. With 81 offices in over 45 countries and more than 5,800 lawyers, CMS lawyers combine deep local market understanding with a global overview. CMS works with a diverse range of clients, from large corporations and mid-sized businesses to innovative start-ups, helping them navigate the challenges and opportunities in their markets.

For information on recent work, member firms, publications and full contact details please visit: CMS.law.

Executive Team: Isabel Scholes, Pierre-Sébastien Thill, Duncan Weston

Main Areas of Practice

CMS recognises that its clients require sector-specific legal advice to achieve the best possible outcomes. The firm offers a wide range of expertise through practice area and sector groups, providing advice on local, national and international issues.

  • Antitrust, Competition & Trade
  • Banking & Finance
  • Commercial
  • Compliance & Forensic Services
  • Consumer Products
  • Corporate/M&A
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Employment & Pensions
  • Energy & Climate Change
  • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
  • Funds
  • Hotels & Leisure
  • Infrastructure & Projects
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • Life Sciences & Healthcare
  • Private Clients
  • Private Equity & Venture Capital
  • Public Commercial & Procurement
  • Real Estate & Public
  • Restructuring and Insolvency
  • Tax
  • Technology, Media & Communications (TMC)

CMS Member Firms

  • CMS Adonnino Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni Sh.p.k. (Italy)
  • CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo (Spain)
  • CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP (UK)
  • CMS Carey & Allende (Chile)
  • CMS Daly Inamdar Advocates (Kenya)
  • CMS DeBacker (Belgium & Luxembourg)
  • CMS Derks Star Busmann (Belgium)
  • CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats (France)
  • CMS Grau (Peru)
  • CMS Hasche Sigle (Germany)
  • CMS Kluge (Norway)
  • CMS Pasquier Ciulla Marquet & Pastor Svara & Gazo (Monaco)
  • CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz d.o.o. (Austria)
  • CMS RM Partners (South Africa)
  • CMS Rodríguez-Azuero (Colombia)
  • CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut (Portugal)
  • CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd (Switzerland)
  • CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow (Mexico)
  • Couto, Graça & Associados (Mozambique)
  • FAS Advogados in cooperation with CMS (Brazil)
  • Wistrand Advokatbyrå (Sweden)

Head Office

GERMANY: CMS Legal Services EEIG, Neue Mainzer Str. 2 · 60311 Frankfurt

Tel: +49 69 86790 5800

Email: [email protected]

Offices

Austria  

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz

Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Gauermanngasse 2

1010 Vienna, Austria

Tel: +43 1 40443-0

Fax: +43 1 40443-90000

Email: [email protected]

Belgium 

CMS DeBacker

Chaussée de La Hulpe 178

1170 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: +32 2 743 69 00

Fax: +32 2 743 69 01

Email: [email protected]

Brazil 

FAS Advogados

Rua Gomes de Carvalho, 1507

4th floor

Vila Olímpia, São Paulo - SP

04547-005, Brazil

Tel: +55 11 3805 0222

China  

CMS, China

CMS Hasche Sigle Shanghai Representative Office (Germany)

3108 Plaza 66, Tower 2

1266 Nanjing Road West

Shanghai 200040, China

Tel: +86 21 6289 6363

Fax: +86 21 6289 0731

Email: [email protected]

France  

CMS Francis Lefebvre

2 Rue Ancelle

92522 Neuilly-sur-Seine Cedex, France

Tel: +33 1 47 38 55 00

Email: [email protected]

Germany 

CMS Hasche Sigle

Lennéstraße 7

10785 Berlin, Germany

Tel +49 30 20360 0

Fax +49 30 20360 2000

Italy 

CMS Adonnino Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni

Via Agostino Depretis, 86

00184 Rome, Italy

Tel: +39 06 47 81-51

Fax: +39 06 48 37-55

The Netherlands 

CMS Derks Star Busmann

Atrium - Parnassusweg 737

1077 DG Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Tel: +31 20 3016 301

Fax: +31 20 3016 333

Email: [email protected]

Portugal 

CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut

Rua Castilho, 50

1250-071 Lisbon, Portugal

Tel: +351 210 958 100

Fax: +351 210 958 155

Email: [email protected]

Norway 

CMS Kluge

Allehelgensgate 2, entrance A

5016 Bergen

PO Box 394 Sentrum

5805 Bergen Norway

Tel +47 5 52198 00

Fax +47 5 52198 01

Email: [email protected]

South Africa 

CMS RM Partners

82 Maude Street

3rd Floor

Sandton 2196

Johannesburg, South Africa

Tel: +27 87210 0711

Fax: +27 86613 9480

Email: [email protected]

Spain  

CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo

Paseo de Recoletos 7–9

28004 Madrid, Spain

Tel: +34 91 4519 300

Fax: +34 91 4426 045

Sweden 

Regeringsgatan 65

103 93 Stockholm

Tel: + 46 8 50 72 00 00

Fax: + 46 8 50 73 00 00

Email: [email protected]

Switzerland 

CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd

Dreikönigstrasse 7

P.O. Box

8022 Zurich, Switzerland

Tel: +41 44 285 11 11

Fax: +41 44 285 11 22

Email: [email protected]

United Arab Emirates 

CMS (UAE) LLP

Level 15, Burj Daman

Happiness Street

Dubai International Financial Centre

PO Box 506873

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Tel: +971 (0) 4 374 2800

Fax: +971 (0) 4 374 2803

United Kingdom 

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP

Cannon Place

78 Cannon Street

London EC4N 6AF, England

Tel: +44 20 73 67 3000

Fax: +44 20 73 67 2000

CMS International Locations

Africa: Casablanca, Johannesburg, Luanda, Maputo, Mombasa, Nairobi

The Americas: Bogotá, Cúcuta, Lima, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago de Chile, São Paulo

Asia-Pacific: Beijing, Brisbane, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore

Europe: Aberdeen, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Barcelona, Belgrade, Bergen, Berlin, Bratislava, Bristol, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Cologne, Dublin, Duesseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Funchal, Geneva, Glasgow, Hamburg, Istanbul,Kyiv, Leipzig, Lisbon, Liverpool, Ljubljana, London, Luxembourg, Lyon, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Monaco, Munich, Oslo, Paris, Podgorica, Poznan, Prague, Reading, Rome, Sarajevo, Sheffield, Skopje, Sofia, Stavanger, Stockholm, Strasbourg, Stuttgart, Tirana, Vienna, Warsaw, Zagreb, Zurich

Middle East: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Muscat, Riyadh, Tel Aviv

Ranked Offices

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Germany - Head office
Austria
Belgium
  • Brussels
    Chaussée de La Hulpe, 178, Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium, B-1170
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    Brussels
    Avenue des Nerviens 85, Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium, B-1040
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Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Sarajevo
    Ul. Fra Andela Zvizdovica 1, Sarajevo, Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 71000
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Bulgaria
  • Sofia
    Landmark Centre, 14 Tzar Osvoboditel Blvd., Sofia, Sofia City, Bulgaria, 1000
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Croatia
Czech Republic
  • Prague
    CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang, advokáti, v.o Palladium Na Poříčí 1079/3a , Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, 110 00
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France
  • Paris
    CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats, 2 rue Ancelle, Neuilly-sur-Seine Cedex, Paris, Paris, France, FR-92522
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Germany
  • Berlin
    CMS Hasche Sigle, Lennéstraße 7, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, DE-10785
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    Cologne
    CMS Hasche Sigle, Kranhaus 1, Im Zollhafen 18, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 50678
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    Düsseldorf
    CMS Hasche Sigle, Breite Straße 3, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 40213
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    Frankfurt am Main
    CMS Hasche Sigle, Neue Mainzer Straße 2–4, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany, 60311
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    Hamburg
    CMS Hasche Sigle, Stadthausbrücke 1–3, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 20355
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    Leipzig
    CMS Hasche Sigle, Augustusplatz 9, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, 4109
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    Munich
    CMS Hasche Sigle, Nymphenburger Straße 12, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, 80335
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    Stuttgart
    CMS Hasche Sigle, Schöttlestraße 8, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, 70597
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Hungary
  • Budapest
    CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP Magyarorsz YBL Palace Károlyi utca 12 , Budapest, Budapest, Capital City, Hungary, H-1053
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Luxembourg
  • Luxembourg
    CMS DeBacker Luxembourg, 3, rue Goethe, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, L-1637
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Monaco
  • Monaco
    Villa des Cigognes, 17 rue Louis Aureglia, Monaco, Monaco-Ville, Monaco, 98000
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Montenegro
  • Podgorica
    CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz d.o.o., Bulevar Džordža Vašingtona 3/22, Entrance V, Unit 9, Podgorica, Podgorica, Montenegro, 81000
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Netherlands
  • Amsterdam
    CMS, Atrium, Parnassusweg 737, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, 1077 DG
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North Macedonia
  • Skopje
    CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz dooel Skopje, Bul. Partizanski odredi br. 14/2, Skopje, Greater Skopje, North Macedonia, 1000
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Poland
  • Warsaw
    CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Pośniak i Bejm, Warsaw Financial Centre, ul. Emilii Plater 53, Warsaw, Masovian, Poland, 00-113
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Portugal
Romania
  • Bucharest
    CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang SCA, S-Park,11-15 Tipografilor Street, B3-B4, 4th Floor, 1st District, Bucharest, Bucureşti, Romania, 013714
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Serbia
  • Belgrade
    Petrikić & Partneri AOD in cooperation with CMS Re, Krunska 73, Belgrade, City of Belgrade, Serbia, 11000
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Slovakia
  • Bratislava
    CMS Slovakia UNIQ, Staromestská 3 , Bratislava, Bratislava Region, Slovakia, 811 03
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Slovenia
  • Ljubljana
    Bleiweisova cesta 30 , Ljubljana, Central Slovenia, Slovenia, 1000
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Spain
  • Barcelona
    Avenida Diagonal 605, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 08028
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    Madrid
    CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo, Paseo de Recoletos 7–9, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 28004
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Switzerland
  • Geneva
    Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9 P.O. Box 1875 , Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, 1211
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    Zurich
    CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd Dreikönigstrasse 7 PO Box , Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 8022
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UK
Ukraine
  • Kyiv
    CMS Ukraine, 19B Instytutska St., Kyiv, Kyiv City Municipality, Ukraine, 01030
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    Kyiv
    CMS Ukraine, 6th Floor, 38 Volodymyrska Street, Kyiv, Kyiv City Municipality, Ukraine, 01030
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Günther Hanslik
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Günther Hanslik
1
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Stefan Paulmayer
3
Stefan Paulmayer
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Capital Markets
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Walter Gapp
4
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Competition/European Law
4
Competition/European Law
4
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Dieter Zandler
4
Dieter Zandler
4
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2
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Peter Huber
2
Peter Huber
2
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Alexander Rakosi
3
Alexander Rakosi
3
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Dispute Resolution
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Department
Dispute Resolution
3
Dispute Resolution
3
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Johannes Reich-Rohrwig
2
Johannes Reich-Rohrwig
2
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Daniela Karollus-Bruner
3
Daniela Karollus-Bruner
3
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Christoph Wolf
1
Christoph Wolf
1
Band 1
Jens Winter
2
Jens Winter
2
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Gabriela Staber
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Gabriela Staber
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