The commercial law firm FPS is expanding its offering at its Munich office: with Dr Claus Elfring, the firm has gained an experienced transaction lawyer as equity partner, FPS announced on 2 November 2026. Elfring joins from PwC Legal and is now building up the Corporate/M&A practice in Munich.

For around 25 years, Elfring has advised national and international companies as well as private equity funds on complex M&A transactions and joint ventures. He also assists clients with corporate law matters, in particular restructurings. After positions at two international major law firms, he was an equity partner at EY Law from 2010, where for several years he was responsible for the Transaction Law practice in Germany and later headed the EY Law office in Munich. He subsequently moved to the Munich office of PwC Legal as equity partner. His industry experience ranges from automotive, retail and consumer products to real estate and insurance; his long-standing clients include PUMA, Rohde & Schwarz and the ZBI Group, according to the firm.

Florian Wiesner, Managing Partner at FPS, said that Elfring brings more than two decades of top-level transaction experience and that with him the firm is specifically expanding its Corporate/M&A practice in Munich and strengthening its presence in one of Germany’s most important business locations. Dr Thomas Schnülle-Weingart, equity partner in Corporate/M&A, added that FPS is now represented in Corporate/M&A in Munich alongside Frankfurt, Hamburg and Berlin.

FPS opened its Munich office in 2024. According to the firm, Elfring’s arrival is part of a long-term growth strategy aimed at FPS being represented with its own transaction strength in all important German markets.

For detailed information, as well as the picture copyright, please see the law firm’s original article here: https://fps-law.de/de/newsroom/2026-11-02/fps-startet-mit-corporatema-muenchen