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Georg von Wallis chairs the firm’s German Tax Group. For more than 25 years, Georg has been advising clients on all tax aspects of finance and corporate transactions, in particular in cross-border situations in the media as well as the real estate sectors. Georg has wide-ranging experience handling tax litigation, VAT and other indirect taxes. He represents national and international financial institutions, major media and entertainment companies, private equity and venture capital fund...

Dr. Oliver Fleischmann advises clients in various industries, in particular regulated industries, on German and European competition and merger control law, as well as German and international foreign direct investment control law. Dr. Fleischmann has represented clients in numerous merger control proceedings and governmental investigations before the European Commission, the German Federal Cartel Office and the German Ministry of Economic Affairs. He has extensive experience in advising in t...

Hanno Timner is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Data Security and Privacy Law, Labor and Employment Law and Litigation. Hanno, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2014. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Hanno is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Friederike Engelmann-Matz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Friederike, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Friederike is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Martin Nentwig is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Martin, 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 Martin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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...

Carsten Brachmann is a partner at fellaws, Berlin. He advises private and public employers on individual and collective employment law, especially regarding collective bargaining, works council constitution law, employee representation law and employee leasing. Carsten Brachmann has been a certified specialist for employment law since 2005 with a legal advisory focus on employment law in the areas of public service and M&A. He advises employers on restructuring measures in various industr...

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

Born in Aachen in 1965, Dr. Oliver Nowoczyn studied law in Constance, Geneva (Switzerland) and Freiburg/Breisgau. After completing his legal clerkship in Berlin and Boston, USA, he received his doctorate in European law in Freiburg in 1995. His thesis was on the subject of “Educational policy competencies of the EU after Maastricht”. Dr. Oliver Nowoczyn has been a lawyer at ZENK since 1995 and a notary since 2007.

Dr. Marcel Guenoub is a partner at POELLATH in Berlin. He advises his well-known clients on transaction-related advice (due diligence, purchase agreements, lease agreements, financing contracts), project developments (construction and project development contracts, architect and engineer contracts) and real estate-related joint venture projects. Marcel belongs to the “next generation” of POELLATH partners in the real estate sector and has already been listed in relevant rankings. ...