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Wolfgang Schmid is a lawyer and of counsel at Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner. His main focus lies on competition and cartel law, copyright, publishing and press law, trademarks and designs, as well as pharmaceuticals and food law. Wolfgang is a member of the German Association for Intellectual Property Rights (Gesellschaft für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht), the European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA) and the Ligue International du Droit de la Concurr...

Holger Leichtle is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Holger, who practices law in Stuttgart, Germany, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Holger is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

For more than 30 years, Rainer Dietmann has been advising and representing medium-sized and larger companies, capital market oriented companies and their owners as well as managing and supervisory bodies in matters relating to corporate law as well as during corporate and financing transactions. Rainer Dietmann has played a role in many national and international corporate transactions such as corporate acquisitions and sales as well as joint venture projects. Furthermore, he has acquired spe...

For more than 20 years, Dr. Hartmut Fischer has been advising companies on the planning and operation of commercial and industrial facilities. He acts on behalf of cities and municipalities as well as of investors, cooperating on projects involving urban land-use planning and planning permission procedures in order to realise commercial, residential and industrial districts. He designs development plans and drafts urban development contracts for building land development, municipal building l...

Dr. Christina Eschenfelder’s area of expertise is corporate law. She advises listed and unlisted companies and their supervisory board and managing board members primarily on stock corporation and corporate law as well as matters pertaining to corporate governance. Christina Eschenfelder provides guidance to investors and corporations during financing processes and advises nationally as well as internationally operating companies on structuring and restructuring measures as well as duri...

Hendrik Thies is a partner in the corporate law / M&A department of the Freiburg office. He particularly advises medical device manufacturers. His practice includes corporate law, M&A, international commercial law and regulatory advice. Hendrik Thies is the author of numerous publications and a member of the Working Group on Commercial and Corporate Law of the Freiburg Bar Association. He speaks German and English.

After studying law and economics at the University of Freiburg, Ekkehard Hagedorn undertook his legal traineeship in Paris, with study periods at the London School of Economics. Ekkehard Hagedorn took his doctorate at the University of Freiburg (Dr. jur.). He is currently a member of the board of examiners for specialist attorneys in the field of inheritance law and of the Working Group on Inheritance Law of the German Bar Association (DAV).

Dr. Felix Klemt primarily advises clients in the fields of real estate, building and corporate law. His work focuses on project developments, transactions, corporate formation and structuring and advising young, innovative companies. In addition, Felix Klemt provides guidance on the tax aspects of real estate and corporate law.

Rupert Vogel is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Art Law, Information Technology Law and Intellectual Property Law. Rupert, who practices law in Karlsruhe, Germany, has been recognized since 2009. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Rupert is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Before he joined our law firm, Dr. Norbert Hebeis headed the EU trademark department of a large US company (pharmaceuticals, consumer products) for ten years. He has been a partner of FGvW for 16 years and specializes in trademark and design litigation and prosecution, unfair competition litigation and counselling. His international key clients are Novartis (pharma), Wilkinson Sword (razors), erima (sportswear), Gloster (furniture) and Haufe-Lexware (publishing house).