Erik Schmid

Qualified to practice law in New York and Germany, Gebhard serves as counsel and as arbitrator. Gebhard has advised a broad range of clients across many industries, including energy and natural resources, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and financial services. He has acted in many investment and commercial disputes, including high-value post-M&A arbitrations, price revisions under some of Europe’s largest gas import contracts, and disputes arising from other long-term...

Dr. Armin Fary, LL.M. Eur. Attorney Certified specialist in commercial and corporate law Partner Specialists areas : Mergers & acquisitions, venture capital, real estate transactions, corporate law, capital markets law I have been advising companies as well as private and institutional investors on corporate, capital markets and commercial law matters for more than ten years. I specialise in corporate law as well as national and cross-border transactions in the areas of mergers & acqu...

Benjamin Zölls advises and defends companies and individuals in all areas of criminal law, especially commercial criminal law and criminal tax law. He has extensive forensic experience. His expertise also includes, in particular, advice on compliance management systems as well as on specific compliance measures from a criminal law perspective. Benjamin Zölls is also a TÜV-certified data protection officer, and has several years’ in-house experience as a compliance officer...

Christian Gerloff is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Christian, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christian is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dr Michael Best is a partner at POELLATH in Munich since 2002. He has many years of experience in national and international tax law. He focuses on tax advice for private equity funds, their investors and carry-holders on all relevant tax aspects. Another main aspect of his professional tax advice lies in cross-border tax structuring for the acquisition of companies and real estate packages. Michael is regularly listed in renowned tax rankings and has an excellent reputation in the market due...

Wolfgang Freiherr Raitz von Frentz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation, Media Law, Technology Law and Telecommunications Law. Wolfgang Freiherr Raitz, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2009. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Wolfgang Freiherr Raitz is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal pr...

Peter Muth, M.A. Attorney Certified specialist in inheritance law Certified specialist in commercial and corporate law Partner Specialists area : Litigation, cporporate law, inheritance law, property succession As a certified specialist in corporate law, my focus is on out-of-court conflict counselling and litigation in corporate and complex commercial law disputes. I have been advising on corporate litigation for over ten years and have conducted numerous complex proceedings over the full di...

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

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