Law firm Dechert has added Wolfgang Kissner to its financial services and investment management group as a national partner in Munich.
Prior to joining Dechert, Kissner worked as a structurer and platform specialist for an investment bank in Paris, and before that in the legal department of an investment bank in London.
He started his career at two law firms in Munich and Frankfurt from 2002 to 2007, and is qualified both as Rechtsanwalt in Germany and as a solicitor in England and Wales.
Kissner has extensive experience advising both German and international clients on capital markets, private funds, banking and structured finance matters, including on the tax and regulatory aspects of deals.
He has experience in advising on the establishment of investment fund platforms, hybrid issuance platforms, structured note programs, mezzanine funds, hedge fund repackagings and OTC transactions. He also advises on the structuring of insurance products and the implementation of tax optimised structures.
Kissner says: "I’m excited to be moving back into private practice, especially to a firm with a unique, market-leading global investment funds practice such as Dechert. I look forward greatly to helping further expand the practice in Germany."
His arrival is the latest in a series of partner additions and expansions for Dechert’s German investment funds practice. Achim Pütz, previously the head of SJ Berwin’s German financial markets group, and Hans Stamm, formerly a partner at Clifford Chance, joined Dechert in Germany in 2010.
Peter Astleford, co-chair of Dechert’s financial services practice, says: "Wolfgang’s arrival is another reinforcement of our presence in the expanding funds sector in Europe’s largest economy. We are delighted he will be joining us."
