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Toralf Baumann is Partner at BEITEN BURKHARDT's Berlin office and member of the Corporate / M&A practice group. His area of expertise comprises energy and procurement law. He advises his national and international clients from the energy industry and other industrial sectors particularly on energy law issues, including the law on concession agreements and levies, renewable energy law and legal issues surrounding heat supply. Moreover, he is an experienced litigator.

Josef Hofschroer focuses his practice on corporate law, with an emphasis on M&A transactions for national and international clients. He particularly advises on all aspects of capital markets and securities law. Furthermore, his practice includes distressed investments as well as joint ventures. Josef has particularly wide-ranging experience in the fields of energy, technology, telecommunications and real estate. Among his clients are start-ups, medium-sized and large companies as well as ...

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Dr. Andreas Richter, LL.M. , is a partner and a former member of the management board at POELLATH. He has outstanding experience in business and wealth succession, estate planning, legal and tax structuring of private wealth and family offices, corporate governance for family-owned businesses, expatriation taxation and charities, as well as in trust and foundation law. More than twenty years ago, Andreas was the first lawyer at POELLATH to specialize exclusively in tax, legal and strategic ad...

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

Gunnar Baumgärtel is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law. Gunnar, 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 Gunnar is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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

Markus Appel is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Environmental Law, Public Finance Law and Public Law. Markus, 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 Markus is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Sebastian Engels advises clients in all aspects of trade mark, copyright, and unfair competition law. He works with German and international clients to develop IP strategies both in Germany and abroad. As a special focus of his expertise he is advising and representing E-Commerce and IT-providers amongst others with regard to consumer protection regulations, transactional matters, data protection law, and domain name law. Sebastian Engels studied law at the University of Constance (Germany) a...

Sebastian Lutz-Bachmann is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Law. Sebastian, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2026. 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.