Christian Decher

Henrik Steffen Becker is a lawyer specialising in the field of intellectual property rights. He has years of experience above all in competition law as well as in the field of non-technical property rights (trademarks). Here Henrik Steffen Becker advises internationally active companies from the food, drinks and tobacco industry as well as the healthcare, power supply, telecommunication and IT sectors. His work includes the setting up and administering of German, European and international tr...

Dr. Joerg Hanke focuses on domestic and cross-border bank finance matters, in particular multilayered bank/bond leveraged acquisition finance, real estate finance and general corporate lending, including corporate refinancings and restructurings. Prior to joining Skadden, Dr. Hanke worked in the banking department of another major international law firm and was based in its Frankfurt office. During his time at his previous law firm, he was seconded to Credit Suisse, London and to KfW. Prior t...

Dr Gerrit Ponath is Partner at BEITEN BURKHARDT‘s Frankfurt a.M. office and co-head of the practice group Assets, Succession, Foundations. His area of expertise comprises legal advice to individuals and (family-owned) companies on all aspects of national and international estate planning and wealth succession as well as on tax-efficient structuring of assets. He furthermore focuses on providing legal advice to foundations and associations on all legal and tax issues arising in specific ...

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Bolko Ehlgen is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law. Bolko, who practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Bolko is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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

Wolfgang Scholl is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Wolfgang, who practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Wolfgang is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dr. Wolf-Henrik Friedrich advises pharmaceutical companies in the field of healthcare advertising law and the associated areas of pharmaceutical law and medicinal product law. He offers guidance to medium-sized companies from various sectors in intellectual property rights, especially competition law, trademark law and copyright law and also provides legal advice in matters pertaining to corporate law and the merger-control aspects of transactions. In addition, he organises and assists in the...

Karl-Heinz Metten is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Patent Attorney. Karl-Heinz, who practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Karl-Heinz is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Tom Erdt is a lawyer and partner at Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner as well as a certified specialist in administrative law. He joined FGvW in 2013 from the long-established Frankfurt law firm Pilger and heads the consultancy in the Rhine-Main-Neckar economic region from Frankfurt. Tom Erdt specialises in national and cross-border real estate transactions. A further focus of his consulting practice is in the area of fraud and compliance. He is particularly well networked in the Fr...