Eva-Maria Kraus

Olaf Konzak is a partner in the Cologne office of Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner and heads the public law practice. In September 2018, Olaf Konzak and a team of four lawyers from LLR Legerlotz Laschet und Partner moved to the FGvW office in Cologne. Since September 1, 2018, he has been a partner in the practice in public law. His practice focuses on environmental and waste law, chemicals and substances law and public building law. Olaf Konzak has been working as a lawyer since 19...

Christoph Janssen is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Christoph practices law in Cologne, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Christoph Janssen since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Christoph Janssen is held by other lawyers.

Dr. Michael Mütze is a partner with MKRG, where he specialises in the areas of private and public construction law, public procurement law and real-estate law. During the last 35 years he has gained extensive experience in supporting companies in the building industry, architects and engineers, project developers, property owners and investors. In addition, he participates in arbitration proceedings both as legal counsel and as an assessor. His specialisations include property transactio...

Born in 1960 Apprenticeship as banker 1981 Legal studies at the University of Münster First Exam ("1. Staatsexamen") in 1986 Postgraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA, 1986 - 1987 Master of Laws (LL.M.) 1987 Doctor of Laws (Dr. jur.) 1989 Second (Bar) Exam ("2. Staatsexamen") in 1990 Bar admission in Germany in 1990, with the firm since then Admission to the New York bar in 1991 Certified Specialized Attorney in International Business Law since 2014 Member...

Thomas Hauss is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation. Thomas practices law in Düsseldorf, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Thomas Hauss since 2020. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Thomas Hauss is held by other lawyers.

Thomas Christner is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Energy Law and Public Law. Thomas practices law in Cologne, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Thomas Christner since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Thomas Christner is held by other lawyers.

Martin Hohgardt is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law. Martin Hohgardt’s main areas of practice involve patent prosecution, patent nullity proceedings, opposition proceedings and patent litigation in various technical fields. His technical fields include telecommunications, electrical engineering, special-purpose machinery manufacture, computer-implemented inventions, ciphering systems and medical devices. Martin Hohgardt is responsible...

Simon Groneberg is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Energy Law. Simon practices law in Düsseldorf, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Simon Groneberg since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Simon Groneberg is held by other lawyers.

Born in 1969 Studied law at Ruhr University in Bochum First Exam ("1. Staatsexamen") in 1996 Research associate at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 1996 - 1999 Doctor of Laws (Dr. jur.) in 1999 Legal clerkship ("Refrendariat") at the Duisburg District Court, 1999 - 2001 Second (Bar) Exam ("2. Staatsexamen") and admission to the bar in 2001 Attorney with cross-regional business law firm in Münster from 2002 to 2008 Certified Specialized Attorney in Labor and Employment Law since...

Born in 1959 Trained and worked as police officer in North Rhine-Westphalia, 1979 - 1983 Legal studies and clerkship at Bielefeld University State bar exam and bar admission in 1989 Worked in the legal department of Dr. Oetker Nahrungsmittel KG, Bielefeld, 1990 - 1991 With the firm since 1992 Certified Specialized Attorney in Administrative Law since 1993 Doctor of Laws (Dr. jur.) 1994 under Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Papier Visiting lecturer at the University of Rostock since 2002 Honorary P...