Christoph Becherer

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

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

Dr. Ann-Christin Richter is Deputy Managing Partner at Hausfeld in Berlin. She advises on all aspects of competition law and represents clients in antitrust and IP litigation. Ann-Christin specializes in representing clients in cartel damages actions, both on the plaintiff’s and the defendant’s side. She is also experienced in defending clients in cartel investigations by competition authorities and in conducting internal investigations. A further focus of Ann-Christin’s pra...

Jörg Michael Siecke is a lawyer and partner at the Berlin office of Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner. He advises on real estate transactions with a focus on commercial real estate, in particular retail and light industrial. He further assists with sale and purchase agreements and legal due diligence cases as well as other aspects of real estate law (commercial tenancy law, neighbor law, broker law). He speaks German and English.

Sara Berendsen is a Shareholder in the German Corporate/M&A team. Sara has extensive experience in the field of Private Equity and M&A transactions, in particular distressed M&A, for national and international clients with a special focus on the retail, technology and real estate sectors. She advises her clients on corporate restructurings, including cross-border mergers and other cross-border corporate measures, as well as transactions of all kinds, including acquisition and sale...

Christian Schede is the Founding Chairman Germany and co-chairs the Global Real Estate Practice at Greenberg Traurig. His practice centers on the real estate and infrastructure sectors, acting for international and domestic institutional investors, private equity funds, financiers, project developers, and investment managers. He regularly advises public sector institutions and enterprises. Christian’s advisory focus covers the structuring and implementation of real estate and infrastruc...

Lawyer and Insolvency Administrator, Accredited Specialist in Insolvency Law Partner

Tarek Mardini is a partner in the private funds practice group of POELLATH in Berlin. He specializes in comprehensive advice on contract, corporate, regulatory and tax law and market practice in the area of alternative investment funds and asset management. He advises German and international fund managers on fund structuring, as well as institutional investors and family offices on investments in private equity, venture capital, private debt, infrastructure, real estate funds and other alter...

Olga Braeuer is a counsel in the Litigation/Controversy Department, and a member of the International Arbitration Practice Group. She joined the firm in 2010 and focuses on international arbitration and dispute resolution. Ms. Braeuer focuses on international arbitration and dispute resolution. She has represented clients in complex multi-jurisdictional disputes governed by a broad variety of substantive and procedural laws, of both civil and common law jurisdictions. She has acted as counsel...

Since 1990, Dr. Martin Schaefer had been working for the German industry associations of the recording industry (today: BVMI). As legal advisor and later as managing director he was involved in the development of innovative industry projects for the emerging online-sector. In 2001, he joined BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) as Vice President, Legal Counsel Europe, before leaving the company at the beginning of 2004 to become a partner at the law firm of BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT. His client base i...