Dirk Petri

Mike Weitzel is a lawyer and partner at FGvW in Cologne. He is a specialist lawyer for insurance law and specialises, among other things, in product liability and product advice (especially for liability lines), insurance contract law as well as litigation and arbitration. He is a lecturer in insurance law at Hagen Law School, a member of the insurance law working group of the DAV and the author of numerous publications and specialist lectures. He speaks German and English.

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Jens Ortmanns is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law, Private Equity Law and Real Estate Law. Jens, who practices law in Düsseldorf, Germany, has been recognized since 2017. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jens is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Kaan Gürer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Competition / Antitrust Law, European Union Law and Litigation. Kaan, who practices law in Düsseldorf, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kaan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Professor Dr Stefan Hertwig specialises in the field of public commercial law, with particular emphasis on public procurement law and European state aid law. According to the trade magazine JUVE, he is one of the “leading names in public procurement law”. Who is Who Legal certifies him “an incredibly strong name in the German market, noted for his expertise in public funding and government contracts”. The practice group under his leadership advises the public sector an...

Heinrich Georg Pannen has many years of experience in the full range of intellectual property and copyright law. His work includes conducting registration proceedings, opposition and appeal proceedings, as well as nullity and appeal proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and the Federal Patent Court. His focus is on managing national and international intellectual ...

Christoph Neven is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Christoph, who practices law in Düsseldorf, Germany, has been recognized since 2023. 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.

Antonio Calderón is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Antonio, who practices law in Düsseldorf, Germany, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Antonio 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...

Paul Lange is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law. Paul, who practices law in Düsseldorf, Germany, has been recognized since 2009. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Paul is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.