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Christiane Boemke has pursued her passion for trade mark and competition law since her LLM studies in Boston. She joined FPS Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG in 2005 as part of the IP team and focuses on providing guidance in all areas of intellectual property law. In trade mark matters, Christiane works with clients from a range of industries to develop effective trade mark strategies, manage national and international applications, defend registered trade marks, and handle infring...

Ulrich Wolff is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Investment, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Private Equity Law. Ulrich practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Ulrich Wolff since 2009. 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 Ulrich Wolff is held by othe...

Dr Mario Riechmann has been working as a lawyer and partner in Friedrich Graf von Westphalen's Frankfurt office since 2026. He primarily advises clients in the areas of corporate law, M&A, business law, as well as real estate and construction law.

Dr. Johannes Frey advises clients on all aspects of tax controversy and international tax planning. He represents many of the largest multinational companies through the full range of tax controversy proceedings, including audits, administrative appeals, multilateral controls and judicial proceedings. Dr. Frey’s tax practice focuses on complex tax controversy matters, as well as international tax planning and cross-border mergers. He has co-authored numerous articles on a wide range of ...

Prof Dr Stefan Reinhart is a highly experienced consultant for complex liability matters, particularly in the liberal professions, manager liability, and financial services institutions. Internationally educated and a solicitor in England and Wales, he draws on a background in commercial law (M&A, corporate, capital markets, insurance law). He represents insured individuals and, as monitoring counsel, insurers. Prof Dr Reinhart has served as an arbitrator for over two decades, including a...

Tobias Henn is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Competition / Antitrust Law. Tobias practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Tobias Henn since 2027. 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 Tobias Henn is held by other lawyers.

Mark Oliver Kühn is specialised in offering legal advice on information technology and privacy law, industrial property rights as well as contract and commercial law. Mr Kühn advises and supports national and international companies in designing corporate processes to ensure legal certainty, in particular in the fields of software contract law and open source, IT outsourcing and project contracts, data privacy and protection, e-commerce and multimedia law, electronic payment systems...

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.

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.

Dr Jens Linde is an associated partner at POELLATH in Frankfurt. He specializes on M&A, private equity, real estate advice, in particular on the financing in all above mentioned areas. He is a proven expert in his areas of expertise, such as syndicated loans, unitranches or Schuldscheine (promissory note loans), especially for acquisition, corporate and real estate financing. He primarily acts for sponsors and borrowers. However, he is also familiar with the lenders’ perspective. He...