Friedrich Heilmann

Prof. Dr. Jörg Kupjetz advises German and international banks, financial institutions, investors, and companies, with a focus on corporate and financing transactions—especially corporate finance, acquisition, project and real estate financing, structured financing, and venture debt. He holds a degree in banking administration and is also a solicitor (England and Wales), business mediator, certified compliance manager, and senator in the Senate of Economy.

Hannes Reiher is a lawyer and local partner at the Frankfurt office of Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner. He is a certified specialist in construction and architectural law and advises clients such as national and international construction companies as well as well as institutional investors or the public sector during all phases of major construction projects, including contract drafting, ongoing consultancy and dispute resolution up to litigation. Hannes Reiher speaks German and ...

Gerhard Gündel is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Gerhard practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Gerhard Gündel since 2023. 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 Gerhard Gündel is held by other lawyers.

Christof Kleinmann is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labor and Employment Law. Christof practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Christof Kleinmann since 2022. 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 Christof Kleinmann is held by other lawyers.

Kurt Dittrich is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Capital Markets Law and Real Estate Law. Kurt practices law in Hofheim, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Kurt Dittrich since 2016. 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 Kurt Dittrich is held by other lawyers.

Henrik Steffen Becker is a lawyer specialising in the field of intellectual property rights. He has years of experience above all in competition law as well as in the field of non-technical property rights (trademarks). Here Henrik Steffen Becker advises internationally active companies from the food, drinks and tobacco industry as well as the healthcare, power supply, telecommunication and IT sectors. His work includes the setting up and administering of German, European and international tr...

Since 2012 Manuela Luft has been advising private and public-sector clients as well as building companies and planning offices in all matters associated with private building law, architecture and engineering law as well as contract awarding law. She assists clients with advice from the start of a project by, for example, taking on the drafting of contracts, any project-based legal consultation as well as representation in civil-law disputes. Apart from the creation of contract awarding proce...

Jochen Laufersweiler is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Jochen practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Jochen Laufersweiler 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 Jochen Laufersweiler is held by oth...

Dr. Jan Bauer is head of Skadden’s private equity practice in Germany and leads the firm’s German offices. He focuses on advising private equity and corporate clients on complex cross-border M&A transactions, including private and public deals as well as joint ventures. He also advises on corporate governance matters, corporate restructurings and capital markets-related issues.

Ricarda Christine Schelzke is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice, Criminal Defense and Criminal Tax Practice. Ricarda Christine practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Ricarda Christine Schelzke since 2023. 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 Rica...