Birgit Reese

Mike Weitzel is a lawyer and partner at FGvW in Cologne. He is a specialist lawyer for insurance law and specialises, among other things, in product liability and product advice (especially for liability lines), insurance contract law as well as litigation and arbitration. He is a lecturer in insurance law at Hagen Law School, a member of the insurance law working group of the DAV and the author of numerous publications and specialist lectures. He speaks German and English.

Maximilian L. Reidt is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation. Maximilian L., who practices law in Düsseldorf, Germany, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Maximilian L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Andreas Urban is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law, Labor and Employment Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Andreas, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2014. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Andreas is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Christian Frhr. von Buddenbrock is Partner at BEITEN BURKHARDT‘s Dusseldorf office and member of the Labour & Employment Law practice group. In his area of expertise, which comprises labour and employment law as well as restructuring and insolvency law, he specialises in advising and representing companies in matters relating to company pension schemes.

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...

Jens Klaus Fusbahn is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law. Jens Klaus, who practices law in Düsseldorf, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jens Klaus is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Martin Reufels is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Martin, who practices law in Cologne, Germany, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Martin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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

Thomas A. Beisken is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Thomas A., who practices law in Düsseldorf, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Thomas A. 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...