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Markus Kappenhagen is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employee Benefits Law, Labor and Employment Law and Litigation. Markus practices law in Düsseldorf, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Markus Kappenhagen since 2016. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Markus Kappenhagen is held by other lawyers.

Hildegard Schöllmann is a lawyer and local partner in the Cologne office of Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner mbB. She advises on all food and feed law issues along the food industry’s value chain as well as on the relevant complementary areas of law such as trademark and competition law. Prior to joining Friedrich Graf von Westphalen, she was a partner in the German food law boutique KWG Rechtsanwälte. She studied law in Cologne and Amsterdam. Hildegard comprehensiv...

Claudia Maaßen LL.M. is a lawyer and partner at Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner. She has been working in the litigation and arbitration practice group of Friedrich Graf von Westphalen’s Cologne office since 2016. Claudia Maaßen is a specialist in dispute resolution with a focus on manager liability and D&O and product liability. Her clients include insurance companies, managers and private companies. Claudia Maaßen speaks German, French and English.

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...

Martin Hohgardt is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law. Martin Hohgardt’s main areas of practice involve patent prosecution, patent nullity proceedings, opposition proceedings and patent litigation in various technical fields. His technical fields include telecommunications, electrical engineering, special-purpose machinery manufacture, computer-implemented inventions, ciphering systems and medical devices. Martin Hohgardt is responsible...

Christoph Niemeyer is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Corporate Law. Christoph practices law in Cologne, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Christoph Niemeyer since 2020. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Christoph Niemeyer is held by other lawyers.

Klaus Von der Linden is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Klaus practices law in Düsseldorf, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Klaus Von der Linden since 2022. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Klaus Von der Linden is held by other lawyers.

Monika Wenz is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law. Monika practices law in Düsseldorf, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Monika Wenz since 2009. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Monika Wenz is held by other lawyers.

Jens Ortmanns is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Law, Private Equity Law and Real Estate Law. Jens practices law in Düsseldorf, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Jens Ortmanns since 2017. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jens Ortmanns is held by other lawyers.

Dr. Martin Jäger is Counsel at Hausfeld in Düsseldorf. He advises on all aspects of German and European antitrust law with a focus on antitrust litigation and merger control. Furthermore, he has many years of diverse experience in distribution antitrust law, in particular at the interface with intellectual property law and in antitrust damages proceedings, as well as in advising clients from the healthcare industry. Prior to joining Hausfeld, Martin was Senior Counsel at a leading G...