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Verena Stenzel is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Private Equity Law. Verena practices law in Munich, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Verena Stenzel since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Verena Stenzel is held by other lawyers.

Cornelia Kinast is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Cornelia, 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 Cornelia 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...

Dr. Dorothea Hofer joined Prüfer & Partner in 1993 and has been a managing partner since 1998. After gaining her PhD in physics from the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, she worked for Siemens in the area of semiconductor technology. Dr. Hofer’s practice includes: patent and utility model infringement proceedings before the Regional Courts of Munich, Düsseldorf, Mannheim and Hamburg, and before the competent higher regional courts; opposition proceedings before the ...

Sebastian Gerlinger, LL.M. is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Private Equity Law. Sebastian practices law in Munich, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Sebastian Gerlinger, LL.M. since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Sebastian Gerlinger, LL.M. is held by other lawyers.

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...

Dr. Christof Karl specializes in litigation and prosecution of patents, particularly in the technical fields of computer hardware and software. He has extensive experience in multi-jurisdictional cases in the field of telecommunications, including with regard to all aspects of patent-related anti-trust law. He also advises clients on issues of licensing, employee invention law, copyright law and Internet law. Dr. Karl represents clients in patent infringement proceedings before the German Reg...

Since 1983: Independent practice 1982 – 1983: Rädler, Raupach & Partner, Munich, freelancer during completion of Ph.D. degree 1975 – 1982: Bayerische Treuhand AG, tax and legal department, Munich

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Stephan Rau is Managing Shareholder of Greenberg Traurig’s Munich office and Chair of the firm’s European Healthcare Practice. He focuses in advising on private equity/ M&A transactions, and regulatory in the healthcare and life sciences sectors. His clients include private equity and strategic investors, healthcare service providers, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, and university institutions. Due to his experience, Stephan Rau is recognized as a leadi...