Bird & Bird LLP

22 Locations in 17 Countries

About Bird & Bird LLP

Bird & Bird LLP is a leading law firm with 90 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 33 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 2009. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' Purely Peer Review^® emphasizes the lawyers’ credibility and reputation for their practice amongst peers in their practice areas and regions. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that Bird & Bird LLP has on its team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Arbitration and Mediation, Employee Benefits Law, Project Finance and Development Practice, Public Law, and Tax Law.

Bird & Bird LLP also appears in Best Law Firms^® accolades. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. Bird & Bird LLP has 62 rankings in practice areas including: Arbitration and Mediation, Employee Benefits Law, Outsourcing, Project Finance and Development Practice, and Real Estate Law, echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.

*Unactivated firm profiles show a limited selection of up to 5 practice areas per publication.

These honors come directly from peer feedback, reflecting the strong regard other leading attorneys have for Bird & Bird LLP's skill, advocacy, and commitment to clients.

Office Locations in Germany:

Düsseldorf, Germany
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Hamburg, Germany
Munich, Germany

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Recognized Lawyers at Bird & Bird LLP

Heiko Heppner

Bird & Bird LLP

Recognized since 2021

Frankfurt/Main, DE

Practice Areas

Arbitration and Mediation

International Arbitration

Litigation

Heiko Heppner

Heiko Heppner is co-head of the German Dispute Resolution practice group and professor of law concentrating on international arbitration and litigation with a focus on Germany and common law jurisdictions. Heiko has particular experience with defending clients against mass and class securities litigation and special expertise in Banking and Capital Markets litigation, including the liability of credit rating agencies and for the mis-selling of derivatives. Moreover, Heiko represents clients b...

Heiko Heppner

Gleb Lidman

Bird & Bird LLP

Recognized since 2026

Frankfurt/Main, DE

Practice Areas

Real Estate Law

Gleb Lidman

Gleb Lidman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Gleb, who practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Gleb is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Gleb Lidman

Miriam Ballhausen

Bird & Bird LLP

Hamburg, DE

Sebastian Bergenthal

Bird & Bird LLP

Frankfurt/Main, DE

Guido Bormann

Bird & Bird LLP

Düsseldorf, DE

Benedikt Burger

Bird & Bird LLP

Frankfurt/Main, DE

Martin Conrads

Bird & Bird LLP

Hamburg, DE

Alexander Csaki

Bird & Bird LLP

Munich, DE

Richard Dissmann

Bird & Bird LLP

Munich, DE

Philipp Egler

Bird & Bird LLP

Frankfurt/Main, DE

Constantin Eikel

Bird & Bird LLP

Düsseldorf, DE

Joseph Fesenmair

Bird & Bird LLP

Munich, DE

Barbara Geck

Bird & Bird LLP

Frankfurt/Main, DE

Sandy Gerlach

Bird & Bird LLP

Munich, DE

Ulrich Goebel

Bird & Bird LLP

Munich, DE

Mascha Grundmann

Bird & Bird LLP

Frankfurt/Main, DE

Felix Harbsmeier

Bird & Bird LLP

Hamburg, DE

Christian Harmsen

Bird & Bird LLP

Düsseldorf, DE

Sven-Erik Heun

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Frankfurt/Main, DE

Thomas Hey

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Düsseldorf, DE

Marion Jacob

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Hamburg, DE

Jiri Jaeger

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Düsseldorf, DE

Valerian Jenny

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Frankfurt/Main, DE

Michael Jünemann

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Frankfurt/Main, DE

Oliver Jan Jüngst

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Düsseldorf, DE

Elie Kaufmann

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Frankfurt/Main, DE

Daniela Kinkeldey

Bird & Bird LLP

Munich, DE

Catharina Klumpp

Bird & Bird LLP

Düsseldorf, DE

Lieor Koblenz

Bird & Bird LLP

Frankfurt/Main, DE

Maximilian Koch

Bird & Bird LLP

Munich, DE

Markus Körner

Bird & Bird LLP

Munich, DE

Boris Kreye

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Munich, DE

Stephan Kübler

Bird & Bird LLP

Munich, DE

Felix Landry

Bird & Bird LLP

Hamburg, DE

Matthias Lang

Bird & Bird LLP

Düsseldorf, DE

Uwe Lüken

Bird & Bird LLP

Düsseldorf, DE

Niels Lutzhöft

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Frankfurt/Main, DE

Matthias Meyer

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Düsseldorf, DE

Stefan Münch

Bird & Bird LLP

Munich, DE

Fabian Niemann

Bird & Bird LLP

Frankfurt/Main, DE

Stefanie Orttmann

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Düsseldorf, DE

Ralph Panzer

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Munich, DE

Jörg-Alexander Paul

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Frankfurt/Main, DE

Nick Pearson

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Düsseldorf, DE

Henriette Picot

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Felix T. Rödiger

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Hermann Rothfuchs

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Munich, DE

Martin Schimke

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Alexander Schröder-Frerkes

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Lennart Schüßler

Bird & Bird LLP

Frankfurt/Main, DE

Marc Seeger

Bird & Bird LLP

Düsseldorf, DE

Frederik Thiering

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Hamburg, DE

Matthias Winter

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Frankfurt/Main, DE

Holger Wissel

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Jörg Witting

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Düsseldorf, DE

Alexander M. Wojtek

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Hamburg, DE

Benjamin Wübbelt

Bird & Bird LLP

Düsseldorf, DE

Artur-Konrad Wypych

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Natalie Ackermann-Blome

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Ann-Kristin Asmuß

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Frankfurt/Main, DE

Jonas Baier

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Frankfurt/Main, DE

Karina Bischoff

Bird & Bird LLP

Düsseldorf, DE

Julia Bittdorf

Bird & Bird LLP

Frankfurt/Main, DE

Linus Boberg

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Düsseldorf, DE

Mona Bracht

Bird & Bird LLP

Düsseldorf, DE

Meike Brecklinghaus

Bird & Bird LLP

Düsseldorf, DE

Michael Brooks-Zavodsky

Bird & Bird LLP

Düsseldorf, DE

Michael Brüggemann

Bird & Bird LLP

Frankfurt/Main, DE

Julian Dirksen

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Johannes Döveling

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Timo Förster

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Lars Garling

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Michael Gassner

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Munich, DE

Sebastian Gratz

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Daniela Gudat

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Florian Hinderer

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Luiza Jeske

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Hamburg, DE

Benjamin Karcher

Bird & Bird LLP

Düsseldorf, DE

Mario Kreutzer

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Düsseldorf, DE

Manuel Kröller

Bird & Bird LLP

Munich, DE

Kathrin Kruse

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Düsseldorf, DE

Annika Lückemann

Bird & Bird LLP

Düsseldorf, DE

Susanne Lutz

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Munich, DE

Daniel Misch

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Düsseldorf, DE

Katharina Pehle

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Munich, DE

Jürgen Schlinkmann

Bird & Bird LLP

Munich, DE

Andrea Schlote

Bird & Bird LLP

Munich, DE

Felix Schmidtke

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