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Jörg Michael Siecke is a lawyer and partner at the Berlin office of Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner. He advises on real estate transactions with a focus on commercial real estate, in particular retail and light industrial. He further assists with sale and purchase agreements and legal due diligence cases as well as other aspects of real estate law (commercial tenancy law, neighbor law, broker law). He speaks German and English.

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...

Werner Schnappauf is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Law. Werner, 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 Werner is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ulrike Grübler focuses on Intellectual Property with an emphasis on Trademark Law, Design Law and Copyright Law was well as Unfair Competition Law. She is an experienced IP litigator and has particular expertise in the development and enforcement of national and international brand strategies as well as the handling of brand portfolios. Ulrike advises brand owners on the full lifecycle of their Intellectual Property rights. This includes strategic advice, availability searches as well as...

Prof Dr Thomas Höppner is a partner with Geradin Partners. Before joining Geradin Partners in 2025, Thomas was a partner at Hausfeld for ten years. With over 20 years of experience, Thomas has advised clients on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious antitrust and regulatory matters. He has assisted clients on numerous high-stake investigations, including some of the most complex cases in the tech, media and network industries. Thomas is also a trusted litigator on matters of E...

Partner, Dentons, Berlin, 2017 to date Partner, DLA Piper, Hamburg and Berlin, 2012-2017 Partner, Baker McKenzie, Berlin, 2000-2012 Associate, Baker McKenzie, Frankfurt and Toronto, 1996-2000 Freie Universität Berlin, 1996, Dr. iur. Freie Universität Berlin, 1992, Law School Apprenticeship, Deutsche Bank, Berlin

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Jens Hackl is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Competition / Antitrust Law. Jens, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jens is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Thomas Bohle is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law. Thomas, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Thomas is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dr Hardy Fischer is a partner at POELLATH in Berlin. He advises on domestic and international tax law, corporate tax law, tax planning and tax structuring, refinancing. He is also well-known for his wide-ranging expertise in advising on cross-border structures and transactions, as well as for his tax advice on real estate transactions. Hardy regularly speaks and publishes on various tax law matters, inter alia as a lecturer at the University of Potsdam (Master Program Corporate and Tax Law) s...