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Niels Malkomes is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Patent Attorney. Niels practices law in Munich, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Niels Malkomes since 2025. 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 Niels Malkomes is held by other lawyers.

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Founding partner and lawyer Frank Eckstein advises and represents companies and executives, as well as their employees, in particular with regard to commercial criminal law and criminal tax law. Mr. Eckstein has more than 35 years’ professional experience in this very specialized field. His particular expertise lies in defence at trial, particularly in large scale cases such as Cum-ex and fraud proceedings. Mr. Eckstein also has many years of extensive experience in compliance consultin...

Founding partner Dr Maren Gräfe is a proven expert in advising on tax law and corporate law. She specialises in tax, legal and strategic asset structuring and succession planning, family and corporate governance issues as well as the establishment of professional asset and family office structures from a legal, tax and economic perspective and investment taxation. She is a member of the supervisory board of Carl Hanser Verlag and a member of the scientific advisory board of the IVS Insti...

Dr Frank Thiäner is a partner at POELLATH in Munich. Frank advises shareholders, investors and companies on M&A transactions. His focus is on private equity, family-owned enterprises and cross-border transactions. He also advises on venture capital transactions and succession planning. His clients include well-known German and international private equity funds, owners of medium-sized companies and private investors. He is one of the founders of the Munich M&A Forum e.V., served ...

Silke Freund focuses on the contentious – sometimes cross-border – enforcement of trade marks or the defense against asserted infringement claims of third parties. She also supports clients in their worldwide trade mark portfolio management in the filing, assignment, and licencing of trade marks as well as opposition, appeal, and cancellation proceedings before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (GPTO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Silke Freund ...

Dr Maximilian Emanuel Elspas is Partner at BEITEN BURKHARDT's Munich office, co-head of the Corporate / M&A practice group and responsible for the competence area Energy. He provides advice to his national and international clients from the energy industry and other industrial sectors on all aspects of energy law, assists them with projects and also represents them in disputes.

Christian Becker is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Christian practices law in Munich, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Christian Becker since 2021. 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 Christian Becker is held by other lawyers.

Annette Keller is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Tax Law. Annette practices law in Munich, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Annette Keller since 2025. 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 Annette Keller is held by other lawyers.

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