Ince & Co is appointing three new partners in Germany after losing four Hamburg office partners to Clyde & Co.

The law firm said Tim Schommer, Eckehard Volz, Volker Lucke and Daniel Jones had given their notice to leave the company for its rival.

Jan Heuvels, Ince & Co’s international senior partner, said: “As part of a leading and well-resourced international law firm, Ince & Co Germany is in a strong position to deal with the increasing mobility of lawyers, which is prevalent within the market.