Christian Rödl

Christian W. Appelt is focused on personal counseling of SMEs in Germany and Europe in all aspects of Intellectual Property, especially Patents and Utility Models, and on representing and advising large, internationally active companies, especially from Japan, China, and the US. His technical concentration is on physics, mechanical engineering, electronics, and computer technology (ICT). Besides drafting and prosecuting patent applications, Christian W. Appelt especially concentrates on repre...

Sebastian Gerlinger, LL.M. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Private Equity Law. Sebastian, 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 Sebastian is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Lawyer, Accredited Specialist for Public Procurement Law Partner

Lawyer Senior Associate

Rechtsanwalt bei HFK Rechtsanwälte Heiermann Franke Knipp & Partner mbB, seit 1999 Syndikusanwalt bei der DYWIDAG Dyckerhoff & Widmann Aktiengesellschaft, von 1995 bis 1999

Dr. Wallinger is involved in high profile patent litigation since 1983, including hundreds of patent infringement, patent nullity and patent opposition cases, as well as IP arbitration. A considerable number of these cases were finally decided by the German Federal Supreme Court and are still regarded as landmark decisions. These decisions include, inter alia: “Diving Computer” on the patentability of software programs, “Radio Controlled Clock I, II” on international j...

Christian Zierhut is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Medical Malpractice Litigation. Christian, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christian is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Hendrik Stamm is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Public Law and Public Private Partnership. Hendrik, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Hendrik is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Wolfgang Stürzer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Wolfgang, who practices law in Munich, 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. Karl J. T. Wach has long-standing experience in complex litigation and arbitration. His main areas of practice include banking and finance disputes, disputes in the energy sector, capital market disputes, post-M&A disputes, commercial disputes, manager liability disputes and cartel damages disputes. In domestic and international arbitrations, Karl acts for parties and also sits as an arbitrator. He is a member of the Munich Arbitration Circle (Wissenschaftlicher Gesprächskreis Sc...