Bernhard Trappehl

Stephan Rau is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Biotechnology Law and Life Sciences Practice, Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Pharmaceuticals Law. Stephan, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stephan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dr. Oliver Decker heads the inter-office Financial Services Legal division as a Partner. As well-known expert in the market, he advises on all aspects of regulatory and investment law as well as structuring, particularly regarding direct and indirect investments in alternative investment funds for institutional investors with a focus on asset managers, capital management companies, insurance companies and pension funds. In addition, Dr. Decker advises on the restructuring and liquidation of f...

Dr Maximilian Haag, LL.M. is a partner at POELLATH in Munich. He primarily advises on national and international tax law, as well as on business successions and estate planning. His work includes the establishment, reorganization or dissolution of family-owned corporate structures, as well as matrimonial property law and advice on wills. Due to his great passion for international affairs and not least because of his own professional stays in the USA, Canada, and Israel, Maximilian often advis...

Eler von Bockelmann has years of experience in advising and supporting medium-sized clients, particularly from the automotive, IT, medical technology and paper industries as well as other sectors, both with regard to employment law and with regard to general legal issues arising in companies on a day-to-day basis. He also looks after the German subsidiaries of foreign, in particular US companies.

CV Since 2024 founder and partner of Lemaitre Professionals LP TAX, Munich 2011-2024 founder and partner of LW TAX Lemaitre Wittkowski, Munich 2005-2010 equity partner at RP Richter, Munich, merged with BakerTilly in 2011, head of international tax, M&A tax 2002-2004 senior associate at P+P Pöllath + Partners, Munich 1998-2002 associate at Peters Schönberger, Munich 1998 University of Cologne (MBA, taxation, audit, tax law)

Since 2018: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Spatscheck & Partner, partner 2012 – 2018: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, partner 2009 – 2011: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, salary partner 2008 – 2009: Syndicus / Head of transaction management at Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (previously: Hypo Real Estate Bank AG) 2006 – 2007: International bank and finance holding (Hypo Real Estate Ho...

Dr. Stefan Müller joined the firm of VOSSIUS in 2008. He was admitted to practice as a European Patent Attorney in 2013 and as a German Patent Attorney in 2017. Dr. Müller studied biology at the University of Würzburg with a main emphasis on pharmaceutical biology, botany and organic chemistry. After finishing his diploma thesis, he was working on his dissertation focused on the spectrum efficacy and signal mechanism of oxidized lipids in Arabidopsis thaliana at the Institute o...

Dr. Wolfgang Patzelt is partner in the Munich office of RITTERSHAUS. He is a specialist lawyer for administrative law and advises project developers and investors on the fast and legally secure enforcement and structuring of building law. He advises projects in the residential/commercial/industrial sectors as well as in the renewable energy sector, primarily wind power and photovoltaics. He also represents municipalities in urban planning law. In addition to drafting development plans, he spe...

Dr Bernhard Laas (recommended Lawyer in Real Estate Law, since 2021) is one of the leading hospitality lawyers in Germany. He had a leading role in supporting some of the largest transactions in Germany, including the transaction of the hotel “Esplande” in Berlin or the “Vienna House” portfolio. Also, he was active in project developments like the “Hoxton” in Hamburg. Specialization: hospitality with a focus in real estate, hospitality transactions, hospita...

Dr. Michael Karger is an attorney admitted to practice in Germany, a certified specialist attorney for information technology law and a certified specialist attorney for administrative law. He specializes in advice concerning IT law, copyrights and software law, outsourcing, data protection, and intellectual property (copyright and trade secrets) . Michael drafts, reviews and negotiates license agreements, project, outsourcing, support and distribution contracts, as well as standard terms and...