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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.

Silke Köhler is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Real Estate Law. Silke, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Silke is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Christoph Schröder is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law. Christoph, 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 Christoph is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Born in Duisburg in 1974, Dr. Kostja von Keitz studied law in Düsseldorf. He received his doctorate in European nature conservation and national administrative procedural law in 2005, with a thesis on the subject of “The Legal Protection of Private Individuals against Special Areas of Conservation”. He began his career as a lawyer in 2005, working initially for a major international law firm. He became a specialist in administrative law 2008 and joined ZENK in 2009. He has be...

Mathias advises private equity, financial and venture capital investors, as well as corporates and entrepreneurs on their buy-side and sell-side M&A deals, strategic investments, financing rounds and joint ventures.

Lokke Moerel is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Information Technology Law and Technology Law. Lokke, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lokke is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dr. Philip Schwarz van Berk, LL.M . is a partner at POELLATH in Berlin. Philip has been advising German and international fund managers on the structuring of alternative investment funds for over 15 years. He and his team have advised numerous German fund managers on venture capital, buyout and real estate private equity funds. His expertise also includes secondary transactions and advising family offices on investments and investment structures for private equity and venture capital. Philip ...

Ute Kilger is assisting pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies as well as academic institutes in all kinds of patent related issues concerning the obtaining and enforcement of property rights, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiations, and licensing agreements. Her counseling is driven by the understanding that a patent strategy has to add value to the company. She manages large patent portfolios in view of the business strategies as well as the cost-benefit analysis....

Anja Branz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Anja, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Anja is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

In the field of technical intellectual property rights, Sebastian Schlegel deals with the filing of German and international patents and utility models. He is also concerned with opposition proceedings and revocation proceedings. Sebastian Schlegel studied mechanical engineering at the Technische Universität Berlin and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Barcelona, specializing in biomedical engineering. He joined BOHMERT & BOEHMERT in 2016.