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Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | The Firm | History |
 | | The Frankfurt office, headed by Thomas Heymann and Sven-Erik Heun, specializing in private equity, restructurings, information technology and telecommunications law, opened with 12 attorneys and other professionals in October 2000. By 2004 it had doubled in size to include 21 lawyers and three legal assistants. |
 | | Continuing its foreign expansion, the Firm opened a Brussels office in 2002, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, commercial litigation and business reorganization. The three-attorney office, headed by Xavier Dieux, would grow to nine lawyers in 2004, representing clients such as Fortis and Berlaymont 2000. |
 | | As of 2003, there were 24 women partners or counsel Firmwide. Over the previous five years, more than 50% of incoming associates were women. |
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