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Viola Bensinger is Global Co‑Chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property & Technology Practice Group and also chairs the Technology Practice in Germany. Viola advises clients from the technology, media, health care and other innovation-driven industries on digitisation projects, IT outsourcing, cloud computing, e‑commerce, electronic payment, data protection, and software licensing. She has wide-ranging experience in advising media and entertainment clients such as distributors, produ...

Dr Stefan Lebek is a partner and co-head of real estate at POELLATH in Berlin. He specialises in private real estate law with a focus on advice during real estate transactions (due diligence, asset and share deals, lease agreements, financing agreements, real estate-related corporate law), as well as in providing legal advice in connection with project development, joint ventures and real estate private equity investments. He also renders legal advice on all aspects of real estate-related pub...

Florian Rösch is a Shareholder and chairs the firm's German Real Estate Practice Group. He focuses his practice on real estate and corporate law, with a focus on real estate transactions and real estate developments. Florian also represents clients in joint venture situations and ongoing asset management work, including leasing. Florian also works as a notary with a focus on all kind of real estate and corporate notarizations. He works for domestic and foreign investors, asset management...

Aldo Trentinaglia, born in Munich in 1982, completed basic studies in philosophy, logic and philosophy of science at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich on a scholarship from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. Later followed law studies at the Bucerius Law School in Hamburg with a stay abroad in Sydney, Australia, as a scholarship holder of the German National Academic Foundation. He completed his legal clerkship at the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court. While working he completed his train...

Christiane Stuetzle is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law and Media Law. Christiane, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christiane is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Hanno Timner is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Data Security and Privacy Law, Employee Benefits Law and Labor and Employment Law. 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.

Kati Beckmann is a partner in the German Finance Group with a focus on investment law, acquisition and corporate finance as well as financial restructurings. She advises sponsors and investors on fund formations, investments in and marketing of funds, as well as on regulatory requirements for specific institutional investors. Kati has also a wide-ranging experience in advising clients on the borrower and lender side regarding national and cross-border financing, refinancing transaction and in...

Hans Georg Helwig is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Hans Georg, 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 Hans Georg is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Michael Heise is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Law. Michael, 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 Michael is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jan Endler is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law, Competition / Antitrust Law, Environmental Law, Project Finance and Development Practice, Public Law, Public Private Partnership and Regulatory Practice. Jan, 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 Jan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and l...