Lawyers in Germany

Public LawReal Estate & Infrastructure+6

Christoph-David Munding

Associate Partner

Raue

Banking & FinanceRestructuring & Special Situations+13

Christopher Kranz

Christopher is a partner in our Banking & Finance and Restructuring & Special Situations practices. He is the head of the German RSS Practice. He regularly advises lenders, creditors, debtors, directors, investors and shareholders in relation to finance transactions and debt restructurings, often within a cross-border context. His practice covers all areas of finance, restructuring, insolvency and corporate law. Some recent examples include the successful restructurings of Softline AG through the use of a state-of-the-art StaRUG-Proceeding, MagForce AG by way of a distressed M&A transaction combined with a cross-border debt equity swap or the insolvency proceedings over Wirecard AG and Fintyre Group. Christopher has extensive experience in the areas of secured lending, Schuldschein loans, acquisition finance, distressed refinancings and M&A, workouts and all varieties of rescue and insolvency proceedings. In addition, Christopher regularly publishes on insolvency, corporate and finance law with a particular focus on new hybrid proceedings such as the German StaRUG-Scheme, the Dutch Scheme and the UK Scheme of Arrangement/Restructuring Plan.

Simmons & Simmons

Venture CapitalPrivate Equity+6

Christopher Mayston

Christopher Mayston is an attorney and partner in the Munich office of Dentons. His main areas of experience include venture capital, private equity, M&A, banking and capital markets law, finance and general corporate law. Christopher advises on transactions involving international investors as well as start-ups and other (privately held or listed) companies, in particular in the health care, life sciences and technology sectors. He also advises banks and financial service providers on aspects of banking and capital markets law. His work includes advising fund managers on matters of investment law, including fund formation and compliance with regulatory requirements Christopher also works in the areas of corporate finance transactions and general corporate law and has broad litigation experience in particular regarding corporate disputes and claims against board members. Before joining Dentons, Christopher Mayston worked for several years at international law firms in Munich in the field of capital markets.

Dentons

Christopher Ollech

DLA Piper

Energy

Dispute ResolutionLitigation+3

Claire Dietz-Polte

Claire Dietz-Polte is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Transactional practice group. Claire is co-head of the German Energy & Infrastructure practice and EMEA Sustainability Lead of the Industrials, Manufacturing & Transportation Industry Group. Claire started her career in 2011 in the Energy M&A team of a leading international law firm and worked in the M&A / Energy & Infrastructure practice group of another international law firm from 2013 to 2016. Claire advises domestic and foreign companies, sponsors, banks and financial investors on M&A transactions, joint ventures, projects and related financing in the energy and infrastructure sector. She has extensive expertise and experience in generation assets (renewable energy, gas, coal, nuclear), storage (battery, gas, oil) and grids (fiber, transmission, long-distance and distribution). Claire also advises in all phases of project development (especially for renewable energy systems, battery storage and data centers), from project structuring and financing to share or asset deal transactions and (corporate) PPAs. In addition, Claire focuses on the implementation of projects and service agreements in the future mobility sector (electromobility, micro mobility). She is a member of Baker McKenzie's Future Mobility Group. Claire's practice also includes advising on energy and media supply contracts as well as infrastructure (usage) contracts. Furthermore, she advises comprehensively on regulatory issues (e.g. unbundling, access regulations for third parties) in the energy and infrastructure sector.

Baker McKenzie

EnergyInfrastructure+8

GermanyEnglish, German

Clara Götz

Clara Götz is an Associate at Fieldfisher’s Munich office, specializing in Dispute Resolution both in and out of court, including proceedings before state courts and arbitral tribunals. She advises and represents our national and international clients from various industries in litigation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution. Her particular focus lies on contractual and corporate disputes.

Fieldfisher

Intellectual PropertyPatent Litigation+3

Clara Martinez Berrisch, LL.M.

Senior Associate

HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER

GermanyGerman, English +2

Clauda Knuth

Partner | Lawyer | Certified Specialist Lawyer for Employment Law | Lecturer at Fresenius University of Applied Siences Competences: Individual and collective employment law, employment law 4.0 "New Work"; Flexible working time arrangements, Implementation of modern remuneration models; New forms of employment and digital transformation; Deployment of external staff; Practical advice for start-ups; Transaction support in employment law; Works constitution law and conciliation boards; Support during transfers of undertakings

LUTZ | ABEL RECHTSANWALTS PARTG MBB

Employment / LaborWorks Council / Industrial Relations+1

Commercial / Business LawLitigation+5

Claudia Dorfmüller

Commercial, Litigation & Arbitration; Intellectual Property, Competition & Communications.

avocado rechtsanwälte

Banking & Financial ServicesFinance+5

Claudia Hard

Partner/Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig Germany

Intellectual PropertyPatents+3

Claudia Hertzsch, LL.M.

Counsel Patent Attorney

HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER

Employment & LaborMediation

Claudia Klemm

Rechtsanwältin • Of Counsel • Fachanwältin für Arbeitsrecht • Mediatorin

Bietmann Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater PartmbB

Claudia Knuth

LUTZ | ABEL RECHTSANWALTS PARTG MBB

Employment

Corporate / M&ACommercial Contracts+3

Claudia Schnurbusch

Claudia Schnurbusch is a Senior Associate in Fieldfisher's Hamburg office and focuses on Corporate and Commercial advice. She advises domestic and foreign companies with a particular focus on M&A transactions, corporate housekeeping/compliance and intra-group restructuring measures under Corporate Law as well as on the formation of companies. In addition, she specialises in advising foreign companies on their expansion into Germany and on issues arising in this context, in particular of a Corporate Law nature. In addition, she supports our clients in drafting contracts, in particular in drafting various types of sales and service contracts, company contracts and general terms and conditions (GTC). She has many years of experience in consulting in the Banking and Finance, Retail and Healthcare sectors.

Fieldfisher

Claudius Dechamps

Dr. Claudius Dechamps primarily advises companies from the IT, press and media sector as well as manufacturers and mechanical engineering companies in specific legal issues related to their business activities as well as in corporate law and matters of general commercial and civil law. He represents clients in litigation up to European Court level. He supports companies and their shareholders in corporate structuring activities, such as the design of shareholder agreements or corporate transformations. In this context, he has the benefit of having continuously accompanied corporate clients of different size.

Waldeck Rechtsanwälte PartmbB

IT LawMedia & Press+6

Intellectual PropertyPatent Prosecution+3

Claus Schindele

Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Chemist

Maiwald GmbH

Corporate LawMergers and Acquisitions+2

Clemens Just

Prof. Dr. Clemens Just advises clients on all aspects of corporate law and M&A transactions. He has extensive experience acting for financial and strategic investors and on private and public takeovers. His experience includes corporate restructurings and insolvency law issues.

McDermott Will & Schulte

CorporateMergers & Acquisitions+3

Clemens Maschke

Dr. Clemens Maschke is an emerging markets specialist, as such using an established network helping clients capitalize on evolving trends in the marketplace—whether on domestic markets or frontier markets such as Africa, China, India, the Middle East or elsewhere by making sure client’s perspective to a deal is adequately reflected, both in terms of legal implications always bearing cultural nuances in mind. Legal 500 recognizes such expertise at the “intersection with M&A transactions and joint ventures.” Clemens is part of Dentons' Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity practices. He is also a member of Dentons’ global Venture Technology group and the Dentons Iran team. Rendering advice in a pragmatic and collaborative manner Clemens is contributing to the venture technology ecosystems both in terms of pro bono work, e.g. when partnering with Sigma Squared Society and accelerators in support of founders tackling legal and commercial issues on their way building a successful start-up / scale-up, and as trusted advisor for VC funds and start-ups / scale-ups. Clemens has advised on numerus domestic and cross-border transactions, the structuring of joint ventures, complex restructurings and venture technology deals, with a strong industry focus on automotive and TMT. Further, Clemens has extensive experience with international integration and compliance projects. He has worked across a wide range of industries, in particular, for global clients relating to their post-merger integration and subsidiary management, including, performing worldwide integrity checks followed by rectifications relating to the non-compliance matters / discrepancies observed and conducting business partners due diligences. Before joining Dentons, Clemens worked at other leading global law firms where he led governance, risk and compliance practices and the Iran desk. He holds a doctorate from Heidelberg University.

Dentons

Intellectual PropertyTechnology+12

Constantin Rehaag

Dr. iur. Constantin Rehaag, M.A., a renowned Intellectual Property (IP) and Technology expert, based in Baker McKenzie's Frankfurt office, leads the German IP team. Constantin Rehaag advises numerous national and international companies, particularly in the technology and digital economy, life sciences and pharmaceuticals, and luxury and consumer goods sectors. He has more than 17 years of experience in intellectual property law. His IP litigation practice spans disputes in unfair competition, trademark, design, copyright, trade secret and patent law. A particular focus of his work lies in the cross-border enforcement of IP rights and strategic brand management. He also regularly advises on AI-driven business models. Another key area of his practice is combating product and brand piracy, including related criminal enforcement measures. Leading legal directories recognise his outstanding expertise. He is recommended by Chambers, The Legal 500, JUVE, Best Lawyers and WTR 1000. He is a regular speaker at Eurojust and the German Judicial Academy and is a member of the Legal Expert Commission of the EUIPO Observatory.

Baker McKenzie