Lawyers in Germany

Attila Oldag

Attila Oldag is a retired partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. With his many years of in-depth experience, Attila focused on domestic and cross-border M&A as well as private equity transactions. In addition, Attila regularly advised on joint venture transactions, corporate reorganizations and selected capital markets issues. He advised German and foreign corporations as well as financial sponsors.

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

Axel Hoppe

Dr Axel Hoppe is a Partner in Fieldfisher´s Dusseldorf office and advises clients on all topics of Corporate and Capital Market Law. He provides ongoing advice to managers and board members, especially pertaining to the identification, prevention and defence of risks of liability (Corporate Compliance). Furthermore he advises issuers, investors and persons discharging managerial responsibility on all topics of capital market law (Capital Market Compliance). In addition he focuses on strategic and conceptual advice in the context of the implementation of manager and employee bonus plans. A core area of his work is the support and organization of shareholders' meetings of listed and unlisted companies (Corporate Housekeeping). In this context he advises strategically and conceptually not only on amendments of the statutes, capital increases, issuance of participating certificates and convertible bonds, share buyback programmes but also on group law topics and corporate restructuring, in particular on mergers and changes of corporate form, e.g. in a Societas Europaea (SE). Moreover he advises clients in Corporate law suits, particularly in recission and nullification proceedings pertaining shareholders resolutions, or in proceedings pertaining shareholder compensation claims as well as in liability and damage suits.

Fieldfisher

Axel Mühl

Dr Mühl specialises in providing corporate and corporate-related tax law advice. He advises domestic and foreign companies as well as groups of companies who operate internationally in all matters relating to commercial and corporate law, paying special attention to tax matters. His work includes, in particular, advising companies and groups on national and international restructurings and also providing advice on the sale and purchase of companies (M&A). Another focus of his work lies on litigation, in particular in the field of corporate law disputes. In addition, he supports and advises high-end medium-sized businesses and business owners on succession planning.

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Axel Schlieter

Dr. Axel Schlieter, MBA (Durham / EBS), is a Partner in Dentons’ Dusseldorf office. He is a member of the Banking & Finance practice group and specializes in corporate lending, project and acquisition financing transactions with a particular focus on real estate and infrastructure finance. Axel also advises clients on structured corporate loans, as well as hybrid financing structures comprising bank facilities, promissory loans, bonds and notes. He is a member of the Real Estate, Energy and Infrastructure sector groups of Dentons and has longstanding experience advising banks, institutional investors, funds and sponsors on all types of debt instruments. In addition, he is a core team member of the Global Sustainable Finance Group of Dentons and regularly advises in relation to ESG-linked financing transactions. Axel holds a double degree Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Durham Business School and EBS Business School, which additionally qualifies him to consult with clients on commercial and economic matters. Axel is recognized by Best Lawyers (in cooperation with Handelsblatt) as one of the leading lawyers in structured finance and real estate finance in Germany and has been assigned with authorship of the reputable commentary C.H. Beck Münchener Kommentar HGB, Band 6 banking contract law (Bankvertragsrecht) for trade finance document LCs and collection arrangements.

Dentons

Axel Wittmann

Axel Wittmann advises corporate clients and underwriters in international capital markets transactions, corporate law and in M&A transactions Axel has experience advising on initial public offerings, capital increases, venture financing, convertibles and also focuses on high yield bonds. His focus is also on capital markets compliance, public M&A transactions, restructuring, corporate governance and general corporate matters.

Clifford Chance

Bahne Sievers, LL.M. (LSE)

Dr Bahne Sievers, LL.M. (LSE) is a Counsel in Fieldfisher's Hamburg office and advise on IT, Media and Copyright Law. With over 15 years of experience, he advises national and international clients from the digital economy on AI systems, SaaS and cloud solutions and smart devices, among other things. He also advises platform providers and media companies on Media and Copyright Law. His work includes strategic advice on new business models as well as contract negotiation and litigation. In the Handelsblatt's "Best Lawyers" ranking 2024, he is listed as one of the leading lawyers in the field of "media and copyright law".

Fieldfisher

Barbara Lauer

Linklaters

Barbara Reinhard

Partner

KLIEMT.Arbeitsrecht

Barbara Schmidt

Dr Barbara Schmidt provides advice on real estate law, especially to public authorities and their commercial enterprises. In addition to her ongoing advisory work, this includes providing support with comprehensive real estate projects, including tender-related mergers or restructuring. She advises on transactions, especially in the real estate area, as well as on legal issues relating to liability and compensation, and insurance law.

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Beatrice Brunn

DLA Piper

Benedikt Dellen

Rechtsanwalt, Vertreter vor dem EPG, Counsel »What drives me is the commitment to understanding my client’s needs, championing their interests and jointly achieving the best possible outcomes.« Benedikt Dellen is a lawyer and a biochemist. His scientific training affords him a unique insight into his clients’ strategic interests. He possesses extensive experience directing complex multi-jurisdictional patent infringement litigations across Europe and the United States. His core practice is patent litigation, particularly in the field of medical devices, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, aerospace, and the semiconductor industry. Prior to studying law at Humboldt University of Berlin, Benedikt earned a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biochemistry from the University of St Andrews in Scotland.

Bardehle Pagenberg

Benedikt Neuburger

Partner – German and European Patent Attorney

Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB

Benedikt Weiser

Benedikt advises on all aspects of asset management, regulated and unregulated funds, private equity, general M&A and corporate law. He focuses on advising both investors and fund sponsors on the structuring and formation of investment funds, including private equity, real estate, infrastructure, mezzanine and hedge funds. His practice covers related tax and regulatory matters in all relevant fund jurisdictions. Benedikt is particularly experienced in accompanying investments of German insurance companies and other regulated investors. He has in-depth knowledge of structuring and implementing fund-of-fund and multiple-tier structures, fund-platforms for indirect investments and tax-efficient structured products.

Simmons & Simmons

Benedikt Wolfers

Partner

POSSER SPIETH WOLFERS & PARTNERS

Benedikt de Bruyn

GT Restructuring Partner/Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig Germany

Benedikt von Schorlemer

Dr. Benedikt von Schorlemer advises strategic and financial investors on national and cross-border M&A transactions and joint ventures with a focus on the renewables and infrastructure sector. He accompanies clients on all stages of an investment cycle, from the acquisition of the target or project development to the exit. Benedikt also advises on management participations. During his practice of more than 20 years he gained particular expertise in the infrastructure and renewables sector, including digital infrastructure assets such as fiber networks. Benedikt also has a strong background in the chemical sector, where he advised on a number of projects. Benedikt studied at the universities of Freiburg, Geneva and Munich where he passed his first state exam. He gained an LL.M. in corporate law at New York University and was admitted to the German bar in 1997. He is co-author of a standard work on German limited liabilities companies and publishes regularly.

McDermott Will & Schulte

Benjamin Leyendecker

Ben Leyendecker is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He focuses on M&A and private equity transactions.

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

Benjamin Parameswaran

DLA Piper

Benjamin Schwenker

Benjamin Schwenker specialises in distribution law, in particular in distribution antitrust law. In addition, Benjamin Schwenker also provides legal advice during legal proceedings as well as in the drafting of agreements, in particular with regard to distribution agreements.

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Bernd Beckmann

Partner

Raue

Bernd Fluck

Partner | Lawyer | Certified Specialist Lawyer for Commercial and Corporate Law Competences: Corporate law (stock corporation law, law of limited liability companies, law of partnerships and trading partnerships); Litigation / arbitration; Contractual design under company law; Law of associations; Commercial law

LUTZ | ABEL RECHTSANWALTS PARTG MBB

Bernhard Noreisch

Partner | Lawyer | Certified Specialist for Commercial and Corporate Law | Head of Practice Group Venture Capital / M&A Expertise: Mergers & Acquisitions, Venture Capital / Private Equity, Corporate Law, Commercial and Contract Law

LUTZ | ABEL RECHTSANWALTS PARTG MBB

Bernhard Trappehl

Bernhard Trappehl, former Chair of the EMEA Employment Practice Group, manages relationships with several of the Firm’s largest clients. He served as managing partner of the Firm’s German/Austrian offices between 2007 and 2012. He frequently speaks at seminars and provides in-house trainings on a wide range of employment matters, and regularly contributes to publications, books, newspapers and law journals. Bernhard Trappehl provides strategic corporate and comprehensive employment law advice to domestic and multinational clients. His focus is on pre- and post-merger corporate restructurings, collective dismissals as well as negotiations with works councils — national and European — and unions. He also counsels on outsourcing projects, service and work contracts for and separation from senior management employees. Bernhard Trappehl also advises on pension and benefit schemes, email monitoring, data privacy and compliance investigations.

Baker McKenzie

Berthold Hummel

Berthold A. Hummel is the co-head of the Corporate/M&A Practice Group in Germany. Berthold has more than 20 years in-depth industry knowledge in private equity from private practice and as a senior legal counsel of a leading international private equity firm. He advises on local and international M&A, private equity, growth capital, venture capital and equity capital markets transactions. Berthold has a particular experience working with biotech and life science companies and their financial sponsors. Berthold focuses on M&A, private equity, growth capital, venture capital and equity capital markets transactions in advising multinational strategic clients, institutional investors, financial sponsors, large family offices, management teams and companies backed by financial sponsors and institutional investors. He handles all types of complex corporate and commercial transactions, including cross-border acquisitions, financing rounds, takeovers and capital market matters, as well as corporate restructurings, compliance and corporate commercial matters. Berthold also advises European technology and biotech companies on their successful US-IPOs at NASDAQ and NYSE.

Baker McKenzie