Key Takeaways
- • White & Case has added Dr. Natascha Doll as a partner in Germany, joining its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice from Freshfields, where she spent more than 20 years advising financial investors.
- • Doll brings private equity, co-investment, and infrastructure M&A experience, and is qualified as a German lawyer and as a solicitor in England and Wales.
- • The hire is part of a broader push by White & Case, which has added more than 30 lateral M&A partners worldwide over the preceding year.
- • Chair Heather McDevitt said the appointment advances the firm's strategy to grow its global private capital and infrastructure M&A capabilities.
Summary
White & Case has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice with the addition of Dr. Natascha Doll as a partner in Germany. Doll joins from Freshfields, where she spent more than 20 years advising financial investors on acquisitions, disposals, co-investments, and cross-border private equity transactions. Her practice includes infrastructure assets, and she has represented global financial sponsors on multi-jurisdictional deals.
The firm said the appointment strengthens its capabilities in private capital and infrastructure M&A, particularly for international investors pursuing transactions in Germany and other European markets. Doll is qualified as a German lawyer in Germany and as a solicitor in England and Wales, and has practiced in London, a dual background the firm said helps coordinate transactions across different national legal systems.
White & Case cited Germany's continued infrastructure investment activity and the strength of Europe's private equity market as drivers of demand for experienced transactional counsel. In a statement, Chair Heather McDevitt said Doll's experience advising global investors on cross-border transactions will deepen the firm's relationships with leading financial sponsors. Karsten Wöckener, Partner and Head of Germany at White & Case, described Doll as a highly regarded private equity lawyer well placed to support clients on major cross-border mandates.
Doll's arrival is part of a wider effort. More than 30 lateral partners have joined the firm's M&A team worldwide in the preceding year, including Noah Carr and Gordon Palmquist in Tokyo, Stephen Fraidin, Andrea Basham, Jennifer Cheng, Paul Tiger, Oreste Cipolla, and Dario de Martino in New York, Parthiv Rishi in Singapore, and Hervé Pisani, Cyril Valentin, Antoine Mercier, Sarah Fleury, and Romain Guénin in Paris. The firm said the team will advise financial sponsors on increasingly complex investment strategies and cross-border transactions.
The firm said the appointment strengthens its capabilities in private capital and infrastructure M&A, particularly for international investors pursuing transactions in Germany and other European markets. Doll is qualified as a German lawyer in Germany and as a solicitor in England and Wales, and has practiced in London, a dual background the firm said helps coordinate transactions across different national legal systems.
White & Case cited Germany's continued infrastructure investment activity and the strength of Europe's private equity market as drivers of demand for experienced transactional counsel. In a statement, Chair Heather McDevitt said Doll's experience advising global investors on cross-border transactions will deepen the firm's relationships with leading financial sponsors. Karsten Wöckener, Partner and Head of Germany at White & Case, described Doll as a highly regarded private equity lawyer well placed to support clients on major cross-border mandates.
Doll's arrival is part of a wider effort. More than 30 lateral partners have joined the firm's M&A team worldwide in the preceding year, including Noah Carr and Gordon Palmquist in Tokyo, Stephen Fraidin, Andrea Basham, Jennifer Cheng, Paul Tiger, Oreste Cipolla, and Dario de Martino in New York, Parthiv Rishi in Singapore, and Hervé Pisani, Cyril Valentin, Antoine Mercier, Sarah Fleury, and Romain Guénin in Paris. The firm said the team will advise financial sponsors on increasingly complex investment strategies and cross-border transactions.
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