Claus M. Eckhartt

Dr. Thomas Stögmüller, LL.M. (Berkeley) is an attorney admitted to practice in Germany and a certified specialist attorney for information technology law . He specializes in advice concerning IT, telecoms, copyrights and software law, outsourcing, data protection, intellectual property and antitrust . Another focus is on recent legal developments concerning Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity . Thomas drafts, reviews and negotiates license agreements, project, outsourcing...

Peter Fabry Attorney Tax advisor Certified specialist in tax law Certified consultant for criminal tax law (DAA) Partner Specialists area : Tax law, property succession Peter Fabry's advisory services focus on national and international tax structuring advice for larger medium-sized companies, asset and succession planning for family businesses and entrepreneurs as well as tax support for transactions. As a certified consultant for criminal tax law (DAA), he pays particular attention to the a...

Dr Susanne Schießer has been practicing law since 1997, specialising in commercial and residential tenancy law. She focuses on sectors such as retail, logistics, research and light industrial facilities, healthcare properties, residential portfolios, and hotels. Dr Schießer also advises on FM contracts, brokerage law, land law, and heritable building rights, and represents clients in courts throughout Germany. She regularly gives lectures at client events and teaches at Biberach U...

Dr. Mathias Kleespies has headed the trademark and design department of VOSSIUS since 2007, becoming a partner in 2008. He advises his clients in all areas of trademark, design patent, competition and food law and has extensive experience as an IP litigator in these fields of law. Mathias is responsible for the trademark portfolios of some of the world's leading industrial companies and manufacturers in the areas of fashion, telecommunication, high-technology, pharmacy, chemistry, paper, auto...

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...

Dr Benedikt Hohaus is a partner at POELLATH in Munich. He is the clear number one in the market for management advice. Benedikt works in the areas of private equity, tax law and corporate law. Within these specialist areas, he focuses on advising private equity funds and managers on all legal and tax aspects of management investments, incentives for managers and employees and management buy-out / management buy-in. Domestic and international ranking publications, including JUVE, Chambers, The...

Wolfgang Krauel is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Wolfgang, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2018. 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.

Stephan Schneller, founding partner, attorney-at-law (Germany), and certified IP attorney, has well over 20 years of in-depth working experience covering the full spectrum of intellectual property law, particular handling all types of trademarks, industrial designs, and unfair competition cases. He is full of passion and creativity in exercising his IP profession. Whether for multinational and mid-sized corporations, family held or one-person businesses, for strong striving startups, and rese...

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

Dr. Stefan Müller joined the firm of VOSSIUS in 2008. He was admitted to practice as a European Patent Attorney in 2013 and as a German Patent Attorney in 2017. Dr. Müller studied biology at the University of Würzburg with a main emphasis on pharmaceutical biology, botany and organic chemistry. After finishing his diploma thesis, he was working on his dissertation focused on the spectrum efficacy and signal mechanism of oxidized lipids in Arabidopsis thaliana at the Institute o...