Bird & Bird, a global firm well-known for excelling in IP and emerging technologies, has offices in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich. Its areas of focus include financial services regulatory, banking and finance, and projects. The firm enters the Banking and Project finance tables this year, backed by strong work in sectors such as real estate, infrastructure, AI, automotive and renewable projects. It boasts a strong financial regulatory practice, especially for crypto, ESG compliance and license applications. Key partners include Michael Jünemann, Johannes Wirtz, Matthias Winter, Sebastian Bergenthal, Benjamin von Bodungen and Alexander Wojtek.