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Christian Bärenz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Christian, who practices law in Cologne, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christian is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Sebastian von Lossow LL.M. is a lawyer and partner at Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner. He has been working in the corporate law and M&A practice of Friedrich Graf von Westphalen’s Dusseldorf office since 2025. Sebastian von Lossow is a specialist in M&A, joint ventures and real estate transactions. His clients include entrepreneurs, family offices and mid-size companies (industrials, engineering as well as software-as-a-service) and real estate managers and investors...
Jochen Lehmann is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Arbitration and Mediation. Jochen, who practices law in Cologne, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jochen is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Dr Martin Stockhausen has concentrated on banking law, corporate law and insolvency law since beginning his career as a lawyer. After founding Sozietät GÖRG, Dr Stockhausen focused on advising and representing (primarily institutional) creditors and debtor companies in situations of crises, while at the same time building up a separate department in the firm for advising credit institutions. Assisting debtor companies has included taking on managerial or executive functions (e.g. in...
Christian Bürger is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Competition / Antitrust Law. Christian, who practices law in Cologne, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christian is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Markus Beaumart is a lawyer and partner at Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner. Since July 2018, Markus Beaumart has been a partner in the area of real estate law and construction law at the Cologne office. He moved from DLA Piper to the Practice Areas Plant Construction, Real Estate and M&A of FGvW in Cologne with partners Arnt Göppert, Uwe Steingröver and Jörn Zons. Markus Beaumart began his legal career in 1996 in the Cologne office of the (then) law firm Oppenho...
Dominik Eickemeier is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law. Dominik, who practices law in Cologne, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Dominik is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Helmut Balthasar is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Helmut, who practices law in Cologne, Germany, has been recognized since 2010. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Helmut is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
David Kipping, LL.M., Maître en droit, is a lawyer and partner at Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner and a Certified Specialist in intellectual property law. He also holds an LL.M degree from the universities of Cologne and Paris and a Maître en droit degree from Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne. David Kipping’s main focus lies on intellectual property law, trademarks and designs, unfair competition and advertising law, patent law, litigation, e-commerce law and li...
Björn Fiedler is the founder and managing partner of Fiedler Cryns-Moll FCM Rechtsanwaelte Partnerschaft, a Cologne-based law firm that focuses on representing and advising insurance companies in complex claims and specific insurance products (including directors and officers liability; errors and omissions coverage; professional indemnity; public offering of securities insurance; employment practices liability; representations and warranties; cyber; fidelity; and product liability). He ...
Matthias Terlau is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law. Matthias, who practices law in Cologne, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Matthias is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Katharina Landes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Data Security and Privacy Law. Katharina, who practices law in Cologne, Germany, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Katharina is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Tobias Lenz is a lawyer and partner at Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner. In addition, he is a professor for national and international commercial law at the Rhineland University of Applied Sciences (Rheinische Fachhochschule) in Cologne and the director of the Institute for Liability and Insurance Law (Institut für Haftungs- und Versicherungsrecht). Tobias’ main focus lies on product liability and insurance law, liability of managing directors and execute board members, ...
Arnt Göppert is a lawyer and partner at Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner. He has been working in the corporate law and M&A practice of Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner's Cologne office since 2013. Arnt Göppert is a transaction specialist advising clients on corporate acquisitions and disposals, corporate actions and financing. His clients include owner-managed companies as well as international funds, listed companies and financial institutions. A particula...
Christoph Niemeyer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Christoph, who practices law in Cologne, Germany, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christoph is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.