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Lutz Martin Keppeler is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Data Security and Privacy Law and Information Technology Law. Lutz Martin, who practices law in Cologne, Germany, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lutz Martin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Martin Wirtz works in all fields of intellectual property matters, with a particular emphasis on trade mark, competition, and copyright law, including litigation. A further focus of his work is patent infringement proceedings. His clients include large and medium-sized firms as well as international companies and associations from a wide variety of different areas. Martin Wirtz studied law at the University of Passau, the University of Freiburg, the University of Cologne, and at Queens' Colle...

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

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

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

Lawyer Partner

Sven Köhnen is a lawyer and partner at the Cologne office of Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner and a certified specialist for labor and employment law. He also is a lecturer at the Cologne macromedia University of Applied Sciences. His focus is on commercial and distribution law on a national and international level, particular within the automobile sector but also in other areas (insurance, financial services, medical technology, construction, energy, IT, furniture design, pac...

Christoph Niemeyer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Christoph, who practices law in Cologne, Germany, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christoph is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

David Kipping, LL.M., Maître en droit, is a lawyer and partner at Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner and a Certified Specialist in intellectual property law. He also holds an LL.M degree from the universities of Cologne and Paris and a Maître en droit degree from Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne. David Kipping’s main focus lies on intellectual property law, trademarks and designs, unfair competition and advertising law, patent law, litigation, e-commerce law and li...

Helmut Balthasar is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Helmut, who practices law in Cologne, Germany, has been recognized since 2010. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Helmut is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.