Holger Gauss

Christian Masch is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Media Law. Christian practices law in Munich, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Christian Masch 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 Christian Masch is held by other lawyers.

Dr. Philipe Kutschke is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law. Dr. Philipe Kutschke’s practice encompasses all litigious and non-litigious matters relating to trademark, design, copyright, and competition law, as well as the protection of business secrets. In addition to offering strategic advice on the development and management of, and applications relating to, transnational IP portfolios, Dr. Kutschke’s work also focuses on overal...

Stephan Horster is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Criminal Defense. Stephan practices law in Munich, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Stephan Horster since 2024. 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 Stephan Horster is held by other lawyers.

Founding partner of TCI Rechtsanwälte München Partner at Baker & McKenzie in Munich (2002 – 2007) Associate at Baker & McKenzie in Frankfurt a.M., Dallas/Texas and Munich (1997 – 2002) Dr.jur. University of Regensburg Bar admission 1995 Law clerkship in Regensburg University of Regensburg Law School

Gudrun Hausner is Partner at BEITEN BURKHARDT's Munich office. As a member of the practice group IP/IT/Media, her area of activity comprises in particular data protection law, IT law and competition law. She advises national and international clients mainly in the area of IT contract law - particularly for software development and customisation contracts - on questions regarding outsourcing, cross-border data transfer and e-commerce. Gudrun Hausner represents clients in judicial proceedings a...

Christian W. Appelt is focused on personal counseling of SMEs in Germany and Europe in all aspects of Intellectual Property, especially Patents and Utility Models, and on representing and advising large, internationally active companies, especially from Japan, China, and the US. His technical concentration is on physics, mechanical engineering, electronics, and computer technology (ICT). Besides drafting and prosecuting patent applications, Christian W. Appelt especially concentrates on repre...

Claus Eckhartt’s practice focuses on the prosecution and enforcement of trademarks, designs and copyright, as well as on unfair competition and related domain name issues. He also specializes in the field of anti-counterfeiting, parallel imports, and the licensing and merchandising of brands. As head of the firm’s trademark department, Claus Eckhartt has, for almost two decades, been managing the IP portfolios of SMEs as well as multinational corporations and advising them on this...

Dr Dirk Brückner (Lawyer of the Year Real Estate Law, Bayern 2025, 2021) is one of the leading real estate lawyers in Germany. He had a leading role in supporting some of the largest transactions in Germany, including transactions for Art-Invest, Hines, Accumulata, Patrizia and Real I.S. AG. Specialization: real estate transactions, real estate joint ventures. Short Biography: Universities of Munich and Passau Academic member of staff at the “Institut für gewerblichen Rechtsch...

Dr. A. Olrik Vogel Attorney Certified specialist in building and architects’ law Partner Specialists area : Private building and architectural law, r eal estate and residential property law I advise contractors, clients and planners on private construction and architectural law and represent them both in and out of court. I have particular experience in the defence of liability claims against architects and engineers. However, my particular expertise lies in the interface between proper...

Lawyer and tax advisor Dr. Jack Schiffer is Of Counsel to the firm. His area of practice includes mergers & acquisitions, all areas of corporate law, restructuring law as well as private equity. He has many years of experience in national and international M&A transactions involving strategic and financial investors, including private equity funds. His international focus has been on the USA, China, Austria and Italy. Dr. Schiffer has comprehensively advised multinational corporations...