Bastian Liegmann

Alexander Hartmann is partner at FGvW and head of our Berlin M&A team. His broad practice covers a wide range of domestic and cross-border transactions both for strategic and for financial investors. Based in Germany’s preeminent VC hotspot, his venture capital work covers the full range from early financing rounds to various exit constellations, including complementary fields of advice such as corporate finance and employee or management participation schemes. Alexander advises in ...

Dirk Besse is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Capital Markets Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Private Equity Law and Venture Capital Law. Dirk practices law in Berlin, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Dirk Besse 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 Dirk Besse is held by other lawyers.

Adrian Löser is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labor and Employment Law. Adrian practices law in Berlin, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Adrian Löser since 2026. 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 Adrian Löser is held by other lawyers.

Studies in mechanical engineering and process engineering at the RWTH Aachen and the Imperial College London (until 1991) Doctoral degree (Dr.-Ing.) at the ETH Zürich, Laboratory for Technical Chemistry (1991-95) Consultant (1991-95) in the area of process simulation und dynamics Patent attorney (since 1999), partner at Maikowski & Ninnemann (since 2000) LL.M. (European Intellectual Property Law) at the Kurt-Haertel Institute, Fernuni Hagen Since 2002 lecturer und since 2009 honorary...

Daniel Fuchs is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Information Technology Law. Daniel practices law in Berlin, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Daniel Fuchs since 2021. 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 Daniel Fuchs is held by other lawyers.

Hanno Timner is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Data Security and Privacy Law, Labor and Employment Law and Litigation. Hanno practices law in Berlin, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Hanno Timner since 2014. 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 Hanno Timner is held by other lawyers.

Christiane Huismans, born in 1966 in Telgte (Westphalia), studied law in Münster following her banking apprenticeship in Bremen and has been working as a lawyer since 1996. Since 2017, she has been offering support in conflict situations as a mediator. Christiane Huismans is a partner at ZENK.* Due to her many years of experience as a lawyer in insolvency administrator law firms, on the side of intensive support of the credit industry as well as in large international law firms, Christia...

As a Patent Attorney Thomas L. Bittner focuses on technical intellectual property rights, especially patents and utility models, both with respect to filing and prosecution, as well as litigation. Also, he advises and represents his clients in opposition proceedings and revocation proceedings before the German authorities and courts, and before the European Patent Office. Thomas L. Bittner studied physics at the Humboldt-Universität of Berlin. After his PhD he worked as a scholarship hol...

Born in Göttingen in 1966, Dr. Martin Düwel studied law and history in Regensburg, in Aberdeen, UK and at the Free University of Berlin. From 1994 to 1998, he worked as a research assistant at the Institute for State Studies, Constitutional and Administrative Law. He has been active as a lawyer in Berlin since 1996. In 1999, he received his doctorate in constitutional law on the subject of of “Oversight Powers of the Federal Constitutional Court in Constitutional Complaints ag...

Kati Beckmann is a partner in the German Finance Group with a focus on investment law, acquisition and corporate finance as well as financial restructurings. She advises sponsors and investors on fund formations, investments in and marketing of funds, as well as on regulatory requirements for specific institutional investors. Kati has also a wide-ranging experience in advising clients on the borrower and lender side regarding national and cross-border financing, refinancing transaction and in...