Bernhard Schultz

Peter Schorling is chair of the firm’s German Corporate Group, focusing his practice on M&A transactions. Peter advises on all aspects of M&A and corporate law, providing in-depth expertise in buy-side and sell-side transactions, private equity, joint ventures, corporate restructurings and capital markets. In particular, this includes various cross-border projects for international clients. Peter has wide-ranging experience advising clients in the real estate and media, technolo...

The founding partner of Knauer& Sören Schomburg advises national and international clients in the areas of commercial criminal law and tax criminal law, international criminal law, and extradition law. He has extensive experience in complex, frequently transnational internal investigations and with respect to search and seizure, especially raids involving data confiscation. He defends clients throughout Germany, in Europe and before the European Court of Justice (ECJ), and against IN...

Dirk Besse is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Capital Markets Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Private Equity Law and Venture Capital Law. Dirk, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2009. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Dirk is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Laura M. Zentner is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Entertainment Law, Information Technology Law and Media Law. Laura M., who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Laura M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ulrich Grau is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Biotechnology Law and Life Sciences Practice, Health Care Law and Pharmaceuticals Law. Ulrich, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2017. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ulrich is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ute Kilger is assisting pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies as well as academic institutes in all kinds of patent related issues concerning the obtaining and enforcement of property rights, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiations, and licensing agreements. Her counseling is driven by the understanding that a patent strategy has to add value to the company. She manages large patent portfolios in view of the business strategies as well as the cost-benefit analysis....

Jens-Uwe Hinder is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law and Tax Law. Jens-Uwe, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2017. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jens-Uwe is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Lucas Wüsthof is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Competition / Antitrust Law. Lucas, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lucas is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Rainer Pietschmann Lawyer | Managing Partner Studied law at the Universities of Bochum and Bonn and at the University of Washington (Seattle, WA). Clerkship at the Court of Berlin. From 1989 to 1992 director of a German/ Italian trading company. From 1995 to 1997 Attorney (Partner) at Lauenroth & Partner (Berlin). Founded PIETSCHMANN Legal (Berlin) in 1997. Supervisory Board of Schrobsdorff Bau AG (Berlin). Main Areas of expertise. Civil Construction Law, Real Estate Law, Public Procureme...

Jörg Beckmann studied law at the Georg-August-University in Göttingen, where he received his doctorate from the chair of Prof. Dr. Andreas Sattler. He completed his legal clerkship in 2001 at the Kammergericht. In the years that followed, Jörg Beckmann worked for two Berlin law firms that were well-known in the market. There he specialized in public building law and public zoning law. A particular focus of Jörg Beckmanns work is the special urban planning law of the German...