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Dr. Michael Karger is an attorney admitted to practice in Germany, a certified specialist attorney for information technology law and a certified specialist attorney for administrative law. He specializes in advice concerning IT law, copyrights and software law, outsourcing, data protection, and intellectual property (copyright and trade secrets) . Michael drafts, reviews and negotiates license agreements, project, outsourcing, support and distribution contracts, as well as standard terms and...

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

Bernhard A. Guthy is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Bernhard A., who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Bernhard A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ulrich Fülbier is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Ulrich, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ulrich is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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...

Stephan Rau is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Biotechnology Law and Life Sciences Practice, Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Pharmaceuticals Law. Stephan, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stephan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Axel Czarnetzki is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Information Technology Law. Axel, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Axel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dr. Andreas Vath is a highly regarded corporate attorney, top-tier transactional counsel, and trusted advisor with extensive experience in complex cross-border deals. He advises private equity firms, financial investors, corporate clients, high-net-worth individuals, and family offices on private equity, cross-border M&A, and venture capital transactions across diverse industries. Known for his strategic approach and deep market insight, Andreas guides clients through every stage of the t...

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

Tobias Geerling is a partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges Munich office. His practice focuses on transactional work, advising in particular on tax, cross-border private equity and M&A transactions as well as on international corporate partnership real estate, insolvency and exempt organization tax issues. He has extensive experience handling tax-efficient structuring of M&A transactions, corporate re-organizations, fund structuring and tax-driven derivatives. His experience expands i...