CMS
CMS is the organisation of independent European law and tax firms of choice for organisations
based in, or looking to move into, Europe. CMS provides a deep local understanding of legal, tax
and business issues and delivers client-focused services through a joint strategy executed locally
across 28 jurisdictions with 56 offices in Western and Central Europe and beyond. CMS was
established in 1999 and today comprises nine CMS firms, employing over 2,200 lawyers and is
headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.
CMS nine member firms are:
CMS Adonnino Ascoli &
Cavasola Scamoni (Italy);
CMS Albiñana & Suárez de
Lezo S.L.P. (Spain);
CMS Bureau Francis
Lefebvre (France);
CMS Cameron McKenna
LLP (UK);
CMS DeBacker (Belgium);CMS Derks Star Busmann
(Netherlands);
CMS von Erlach Henrici AG
(Switzerland); CMS Hasche Sigle (Germany); and
CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz
(Austria).
CMS offices and associated offices: Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, London, Madrid, Paris, Rome, Vienna, Zurich, Aberdeen, Algiers, Antwerp, Arnhem, Beijing, Belgrade, Bratislava, Bristol, Bucharest, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Casablanca, Cologne, Dresden, Duesseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Kyiv, Leipzig, Ljubljana, Lyon, Marbella, Milan, Montevideo, Moscow, Munich, New York, Prague, Sao Paulo, Sarajevo, Seville, Shanghai, Sofia, Strasbourg, Stuttgart, Utrecht, Warsaw and Zagreb.
The members of CMS are in association with The Levant Lawyers (www.tll.cc) with offices in Beirut, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Kuwait.
