By appointing Dr Simone Claußen, LLM, as a salary partner, BLD is expanding its Marine department at the Hamburg office.
BLD Bach Langheid Dallmayr, is expanding its shipping and maritime insurance law department in Hamburg by appointing Dr Simone Claußen, LLM, who will join the law firm as a salary partner on 16 March 2026. This new addition to the team allows BLD, together with its partner law firm DAC Beachcroft, to offer seamless legal advice along international maritime trade routes.
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By appointing Dr Simone Claußen, LLM, as a salary partner, BLD is expanding its Marine department at the Hamburg office.
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Renewed award in the Chambers rankings
Chambers and Partners has published the Germany Guide 2026 and has once again awarded BLD top ranking in the "Insurance Germany" category this year: band 1 status for the law firm and individual recognition for six of our colleagues.
BLD is once again one of the market leaders in the resolution of insurance disputes: contacts surveyed by Legal 500 describe BLD as "the leading law firm for insurance law in Germany" and praise the law firm's market-leading experience in insurance law disputes.
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Renewed recognition in the Legal 500 rankings
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Partners' meeting and certificate presentation in Cologne
To kick things off, we will be taking the opportunity to congratulate our Salary Partner, who was newly appointed at the turn of the year, and our newly appointed Counsels in person, and to present them with their certificates over lunch.
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Partners' meeting and certificate presentation in Cologne
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WirtschaftsWoche honours BLD for its work in medical law
We are pleased to have once again been included this year on WirtschaftsWoche's list of Germany's most prestigious law firms in the category "Medical law for doctors, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies".
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WirtschaftsWoche honours BLD for its work in medical law
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Appointment of partners, salary partners and counsels at the turn of the year
As of 1 January 2026, BLD Bach Langheid Dallmayr (BLD) has appointed two new partners, one new salary partner and seven new counsels from its own ranks.
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Appointment of partners, salary partners and counsels at the turn of the year
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BLD Ekelmans kick-off in Cologne and The Hague
In the space of just under two months after we further strengthened our international presence in the Netherlands through the merger to form BLD Ekelmans, we provided information about this strategic development at two kick-off events last week.
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BLD Ekelmans kick-off in Cologne and The Hague
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New BLD office in the Netherlands
In October 2025, the leading German insurance law firm opens a new office in The Hague with a team of 40 people.
