People

Nick Beckett
Nick Beckett
Managing Partner
Managing Partner, Beijing and Hong Kong Offices, Head of Asia-Pacific IP and Life Sciences & Healthcare
Hong Kong
China, Beijing
United Kingdom, London
Nick Beckett is the Managing Partner of the Beijing and Hong Kong Offices and the Head of Asia-Pacific IP and Life Sciences & Healthcare. Nick manages a team of dedicated sector specialists covering Life...
Stefan Brunnschweiler
Stefan Brunnschweiler, LL.M.
Managing Partner
Switzerland, Zurich
Stefan Brunnschweiler is the managing partner of CMS Switzerland and heads the CMS Corporate/M&A Practice Area Group Switzerland. He was named one of the top 10 lawyers in Switzerland in the edition of...
Nicolai Ritter
Dr. Nicolai Ritter
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Berlin
Nicolai Ritter specialises in project developments. He is focused on construction law and the law governing the work of architects and engineers. Nicolai mainly con-centrates on providing ongoing advice...

Expertise

ESG – Environmental, social and governance
Today’s companies are moving towards more sustainable business models that respect people and the planet. This means placing environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals at the centre of corporate...
International
expertise
Funds
CMS offers expert advice at every stage of the funds lifecycle – from planning and launch through governance, restructuring and exit. The international funds industry is changing at unprecedented speed...
International
expertise
Energy & Climate Change
Today’s energy sector requires expertise in global geopolitics, economics and regulation; but, rather than becoming more standardised and commoditised, the sector’s pace of change is accelerating...
International
expertise

Locations

Tel Aviv
CMS Israel LLP
34th Floor, North Tower Ha’arba’a Towers
28 Ha’arba’a Street
Tel Aviv
Israel
Having served Israeli clients and international businesses with operations or investments in the country for over 25 years, CMS formalised its Israeli offering by opening a Tel Aviv office in 2021. Our...
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Brisbane
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Australia
95 North Quay Office 12.02
QLD 4000 Brisbane
Australia
Having served Australian clients and international businesses with operations or investments in the country and internationally for many years, CMS formalised its Australian offering by opening a Brisbane...
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Frankfurt (CMS Legal)
CMS Legal Services EEIG
Neue Mainzer Straße 2–4
60311 Frankfurt
Germany
Our CMS member firms are coordinated centrally by CMS Legal Services EEIG (CMS EEIG), a German European Economic Interest Grouping based in Frankfurt, Germany. Our team at CMS EEIG does not provide legal...
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Innovation

Know-how Protection
Here is why know-how protection is becoming increasingly important: Click here to go right to the Online Stress Test There are new risks around know-how protection As the business world becomes ever more...
International
innovation page
CMS Expert Guides
So that you can access legal know-how on the go, many of our publications are offered as digital CMS Expert Guides. These provide you with a dynamic way to view expert content online. With CMS Expert...
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innovation page
Webinars
We stay on top of the news agenda, regulatory discussions and new legislation in the industries we serve and the countries we work in and we share these insights with you via regular webinars. On a CMS...
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Careers

Working for CMS
Welcome to our world At CMS we strive to spend more time looking at our clients’ world than inwards at ours.  That’s what makes our approach different. Being able to see things from our clients’...
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Your Application
Our application process at CMS varies from country to country. We do this to ensure that specific qualifications for a position as well as local market needs are fully taken into consideration. However...
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careers
International M&A Lawyer
Czech Republic
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About CMS

Corporate Video
In our work, we combine deep local market understanding with a global overview to help you shape your business’s future. Our lawyers are experts in their fields, who think ahead to anticipate likely...
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About Us
CMS is a Future Facing firm. With 80+ offices in more than 40 countries and 5,800+ lawyers worldwide, we combine deep local market understanding with a global overview, giving us the ability not only...
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Awards & Rankings
We are in business to help your business. So we are proud to accept market recognition for our performance as a welcome indicator that we are succeeding in our efforts to provide you with the highest...
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News

CMS promotes 54 to global partnership
16/04/2024 International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the promotion of 54 new partners. The new partners are based in 24 cities in 17 countries around the world, reflecting the firm's international strength...
International
CMS signs global partnership with leading legal GenAI vendor Harvey
27/03/2024 International law firm CMS has entered into a global partnership with Harvey, one of the world’s leading generative AI (GenAI) platforms. This partnership puts CMS, operating in 47 countries, at the...
International
Artificial Intelligence
Swedish law firm Wistrand successfully integrated into CMS
18/03/2024 Today, following an onboarding period, the top-ten Swedish law firm Wistrand formally becomes CMS Wistrand. In November 2023, CMS first announced that it would be expanding into Sweden, strengthening...
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Publications

Transparency: ECCTA 2023 and Register of Overseas Entities update
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA), which is aimed at tackling economic crime and preventing abuse of corporate structures in the UK, will not only fundamentally reform the...
International
Funds
law-now
Top developments and predictions in the Technology, Media and Communications sector in Asia-Pacific
We look back at the top developments over the last 12 months in the technology, media and communications (TMC) sector and we look to the future with our top predictions for the coming year for businesses...
International
Commercial
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Transforming the Legal Landscape? The Impact of LLMs
Large Language Models (LLMs) are a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that can generate human-like text based on deep learning techniques. LLMs are trained on massive amounts of textual data, such...
International
Data Protection Law
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Insight

Rebound and Remodel
International
Sustainability
International
Unified Patent Court
The introduction of the Unitary Patent (UP) and Unified Patent Court (UPC) is one of the most significant IP developments in Europe for decades.  These two new pillars of patent law and practice came...
International
Insight

Events

23
Apr
On the Pulse webinar series 2024
23/04/2024
Welcome to the 2024 On the Pulse webinar series.  This webinar series brings you updates on the latest legal and commercial developments in the life sciences & healthcare sector from around the world...
International
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Webinar
30
Oct
2024 ITechLaw European Conference in Munich
30/10/2024
CMS lawyers are pleased to be attending the ITechLaw European Conference 2024 held in Munich on 30 October - 1 November. Below you can find our top tips for those visiting Munich for the conference, helpfully...
International
Banking & Finance
Participating Events
08
May
2024 World Technology Law Conference in Washington
08/05/2024
CMS lawyers are pleased to be attending the ITechLaw World Technology Law Conference 2024 held in Washington on 8-10 May. Below you can find an overview of our attending partners, representing a large...
International
Banking & Finance
Participating Events