In March 2020 we were in our offices, factories, schools, shops, theatres, doing our business. We had heard that there was a new lung disease in China, but…
Social Media-Falle
Was war ich so stolz, als ich im Dezember 2005 über einen Clifford Chance-Kollegen in New York sven.richert@gmail.com für mich registrieren konnte. Damals™ war es noch Stand der Technik, dass man sein Passwort häufig ändert. Ich ändert also immer mal wieder mein Passwort für dieses Google-Konto und irgendetwas ging das schief, das war 2008. Zwei Jahre lang habe ich versucht, wieder Zugriff auf „mein“ Konto zu bekommen – vergeblich. Auf meine Anfragen per E-Mail habe ich überhaupt keine Antworten bekommen, eine Telefon-Hotline gab und gibt es nicht und Website-Support auch nicht. Über einen anderen Ex-Kollegen aus Washington, der zwischenzeitlich einer der unzähligen Google Vice Presidents geworden war, habe ich versucht, zu eskalieren. Erfolglos. Er teilte mir lapidar mit, dass man ihm gesagt habe, dass ich als Deutscher ja gar nicht Inhaber des Kontos sein könne (s.o.).
Say Their Names
Exactly one year ago, a right-wing extremist shot nine fellow citizens in my neighbourhood, in Hanau, for racist reasons. #SayTheirNames Nesar was born, in school, studied, worked here, it was his Heimat. He had tattooed the postcode!
Hello JHP
Monday was the first day at the JHP. Officially.
Marketing pictures of the new office Junghofplaza
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I have received eleven invitations to #clubhouse this week, but have no appetite for the new hot shit. We had enough of it in the last few months.
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It has never felt as dark as it does this year. This is not only a sensed, „alternative“ fact. Looking out from 24th floor of one shabby skyscraper at other shining skyscrapers is nowhere near as dark as to when looking out on ground level at your desk at home. What I have mainly done this winter.
View from my desk on 24th floor of FBC on 13 Januar 2017
Virtual Christmas Party
Yesterday we also had the virtual Christmas party of the Innovation & Best Delivery Hub in Frankfurt. We baked Bethmännchen together, drank Christmas beer, Riesling and Glühwein, ate raw-milk cheese, baguette and roasted almonds, played and listened to handmade music. It was so wonderful, it exceeded my high expectations by far. Thanks to all.
My Christmas party kitchen table „Virtual Christmas Party“ weiterlesen
Goodbye FBC
Yesterday was the last day at the FBC.
The move out marks the end of an era in Frankfurt. This is where Pünder, Volhard & Weber ultimately became Clifford Chance in Germany. We moved in over 36 years ago, on 1 April 1983; at that time only on the 30th floor. After the merger in 2000, we occupied almost half of the building. I was at FBC for the first time in 1996. The very first time, I had the pleasure of meeting Rüdiger Volhard. I have had offices on the 23rd, 24th, 26th, 30th, 31st, 32nd and 34th floors over the years.
Looking out of the cherry grove at FBC during the lunch break
„Goodbye FBC“ weiterlesen
Christmas Season begins
Polishing the wings of angels in a long tradition and charge them with love…
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Weeks #22 to #24: Time flies, we still have so much to do. For DAC6, we have introduced an interim process just in time and selected in parallel a tool that has been configured and trained over the last few weeks and will soon go live. Many thanks, Olaf Scholz.