Ashurst-strengthens-global-financial-services-regulatory-practice-with-partner-hire-in-Germany

Ashurst strengthens its finance division in Germany with the appointment of Detmar Loff as a partner in its global financial services regulatory practice. Detmar, who will be based in the firm's Frankfurt office, joins from Allen & Overy.

Detmar advises national and international banks, investment services firms and investment managers on their regulatory requirements. He specialises in advising on the implementation of European directives including MiFID II, AIFMD, UCITS, and PRIIPS, as well as on the structuring of investment vehicles for institutional investors in relation to the Anlageverordnung (AnlV) and Solvency II directives.

Tobias Krug, managing partner of Ashurst Germany, commented:
"Detmar is a renowned regulatory lawyer and an exciting addition to our team. His appointment will enable us to strengthen our market position in regulatory work, and will go a long way to assist our clients at a time when the regulatory burden on them is only set to increase."

Detmar Loff added: "I am very excited to strengthen such a dynamic and international regulatory team. Ashurst's strategic focus on financial services and investment funds as well as its strong real estate, tax and finance practices in Germany offer an ideal platform to support and further develop the client offering."

Ashurst's global financial regulatory practice has specialist partners based in London, Europe, the US, Hong Kong, Japan and Australia. Over the last 12 months the practice has experienced significant grown with the appointment of three new partners - Jake Green and Nicola Higgs in London and Ben Hammond in Hong Kong.