Fried Frank continues expansion of tax practice

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Fried Frank continues expansion of tax practice

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Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has appointed Katrin Gänsler as a tax partner in its Frankfurt office.

Gänsler specialises in corporate tax matters, corporate reorganisations with a cross-border focus, M&A transactions and tax litigation. She also counsels international companies on special real estate transfer tax and VAT projects. 

Before joining Fried Frank, Gänsler was an associate partner at Noerr's tax department. Before that, she worked in the tax department of Allen & Overy for nearly eight years. 

Fried Frank has also hired Steffen Schellschmidt as a finance partner and Christian Kleeberg as a mergers and acquisitions and private equity partner this year. 

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