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Timo Winkelmann is a partner in the Real Estate practice group at POELLATH in Berlin. He advises national and international clients on all matters related to real estate law. The focus of his practice is real estate transactions. In addition to share and asset deals, he supports his clients regarding asset management, e.g., conclusion of lease agreements. From time to time, he is involved in post-M&A disputes. Before joining POELLATH in 2008, he was working at an US law firm in the M&...

Sarah Scherwitzki, LL.M. Attorney and Notary Partner Specialists area : Notarial services , r eal estate law, corporate law, inheritance law, family law I am a notary and act in all notarial matters. As a lawyer, I have been advising national and international companies from the real estate industry as well as institutional investors for over 14 years on all legal issues relating to the construction, acquisition, privatisation and sale of real estate. In the context of transactions, I draft a...

Fabian Sokolowski is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law. Fabian practices law in Berlin, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Fabian Sokolowski since 2017. 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 Fabian Sokolowski is held by other lawyers.

Ralf Emig is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law. Ralf practices law in Berlin, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Ralf Emig 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 Ralf Emig is held by other lawyers.

Tilmann Lührig is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law. Tilmann practices law in Berlin, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Tilmann Lührig since 2025. 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 Tilmann Lührig is held by other lawyers.

Dirk Besse is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Capital Markets Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Private Equity Law and Venture Capital Law. Dirk practices law in Berlin, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Dirk Besse 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 Dirk Besse is held by other lawyers.

Daniel Benighaus works as Shareholder in the German real estate practice. He advises national and international investors on project developments, real estate transactions and ongoing asset management. One focus of his work is advising on complex project developments such as developments of entire quarters, smart buildings, joint ventures and data centers. He has particular expertise in the sale of project developments in forward deals. Daniel also works as a notary with a focus on real estat...

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...

Martin Dobias advises clients on virtually all aspects of real estate transactions, in both asset and share deals, including complex portfolio transactions. He also has experience in the negotiation of commercial lease agreements. Prior to Greenberg Traurig, Martin worked at Olswang in Berlin.

Jörg Michael Siecke is a lawyer and partner at the Berlin office of Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner. He advises on real estate transactions with a focus on commercial real estate, in particular retail and light industrial. He further assists with sale and purchase agreements and legal due diligence cases as well as other aspects of real estate law (commercial tenancy law, neighbor law, broker law). He speaks German and English.