Carsten Richter

Dr. Marcus von Welser is an attorney based in Munich at Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB . Admitted to the bar in 2002 and certified as a specialist lawyer in intellectual property law in 2008, he advises and represents clients in a broad range of matters involving Intellectual Property Law and Media Law . His practice includes copyright, trademark, and competition law, with particular attention to the protection, enforcement, and commercial use of intellectual ...

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Wolfgang Freiherr Raitz von Frentz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation, Media Law, Technology Law and Telecommunications Law. Wolfgang Freiherr Raitz, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2009. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Wolfgang Freiherr Raitz is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal pr...

Steffen Schmidt is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law. Steffen, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Steffen is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Markus Engelhard is active in all fields of life sciences, pharmacology, and biotechnology, having a particular focus on therapeutic biomolecules and pharmaceutically active agents. His clients include start-up companies, small and medium-sized enterprises, multinational corporations, universities, and academic research institutions. He supports them in acquiring and enforcing intellectual property rights, building up patent portfolios, and representing them in opposition, invalidation, and i...

Qualified to practice law in New York and Germany, Gebhard serves as counsel and as arbitrator. Gebhard has advised a broad range of clients across many industries, including energy and natural resources, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and financial services. He has acted in many investment and commercial disputes, including high-value post-M&A arbitrations, price revisions under some of Europe’s largest gas import contracts, and disputes arising from other long-term...

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...

Stefan Schlawien is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Stefan, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stefan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Peter F. Peschke is a partner at POELLATH in Munich and a member of the management board. He is an recognized tax expert and advises national and international private equity funds, managers and management companies, as well as investors on private equity funds. In this context, he also advises on tax audits and fiscal court proceedings. He studied business administration in Munich, was admitted as tax advisor in 2004 and served as associate in a Munich tax law firm, specializing on private e...

Dr. Thomas Stögmüller, LL.M. (Berkeley) is an attorney admitted to practice in Germany and a certified specialist attorney for information technology law . He specializes in advice concerning IT, telecoms, copyrights and software law, outsourcing, data protection, intellectual property and antitrust . Another focus is on recent legal developments concerning Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity . Thomas drafts, reviews and negotiates license agreements, project, outsourcing...