Eversheds Germany Expands Into Hamburg

LONDON, June 9, 2011 -

- International Law Firm Eversheds has Announced That it Will Expand Into
Hamburg in October 2011, Building on its Full Service Offering in Germany

The new North German office, home to the largest port in the country,
will open in response to a growing demand for high-calibre legal services
from clients in the region and internationally. Partners Dr. Carola Rathke
and Dr. Sebastian Zeeck, LL.M. from the firms office in Munich will spend the
next four months setting up the office on the ground for opening in Autumn
2011.

Dr. Matthias Heisse, head of Eversheds Germany, said:

"The Munich office has gone from strength to strength over the years and
as a result we've seen demand for our award-winning services increase. The
new office in Hamburg will enable us to not only provide seamless corporate
legal solutions across Germany but will also give us and our colleagues
around the world, the geographic spread in Germany to provide local delivery
of global legal solutions."

The new office in Hamburg will increase Eversheds' global offering to 48
offices around the world and comes after the firm has announced further
expansion and consolidation in the Middle East and Spanish markets.

Notes to editors

About Eversheds LLP

Eversheds LLP and its worldwide offices have over 4,500 people
who provide services to the private and public sector business and finance
community. Access to all these services is provided through 47 international
offices in 30 jurisdictions. Eversheds combines local market knowledge and
access with the specialisms, resources and international capability of one of
the world's largest law firms.

www.eversheds.com

Contact: Imogen Lee, For Eversheds LLP, Tel: +44(0)207-919-4566, E-mail: imogenlee at eversheds.com