Irene Von Habenstein

Niels Malkomes is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Patent Attorney. Dr. Niels Malkomes’ practice focuses on patent litigation proceedings, nullity proceedings and nullity appeal proceedings at the German Federal Court of Justice, as well as opposition and opposition appeal proceedings. His experience gained in various patent infringement and nullity proceedings with international background, particularly in the sector of telecommunications, smartphones and tab...

Petra Ostermaier is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Data Security and Privacy Law. Petra practices law in Munich, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Petra Ostermaier 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 Petra Ostermaier is held by other lawyers.

Lawyer since 2004 Certified Specialist in Criminal Law Certified Specialist in Tax Law

Christian Tönies is a partner at POELLATH in Munich and Berlin. He spezialises in M&A with a focus on private equity and venture capital transactions, including trade sale, IPOs and asset sale. Together with Michael Inhester, he heads the venture capital practice at POELLATH and advises in particular on the entire range of venture capital – from financing and acquisitions to exits. His clients include venture capital funds, corporate venture capitalists, start-ups, as well as i...

Dr Maximilian Haag, LL.M. is a partner at POELLATH in Munich. He primarily advises on national and international tax law, as well as on business successions and estate planning. His work includes the establishment, reorganization or dissolution of family-owned corporate structures, as well as matrimonial property law and advice on wills. Due to his great passion for international affairs and not least because of his own professional stays in the USA, Canada, and Israel, Maximilian often advis...

Alexander Fridgen is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Alexander practices law in Munich, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Alexander Fridgen 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 Alexander Fridgen is held by other lawyers.

Pascal Böhner is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law. Pascal Böhner’s practice focuses on trademark law, design law, unfair competition law, and copyright law. In trademark and design law, one of his focuses is on the judicial and extrajudicial enforcement and defense of IP rights in infringement, opposition, and nullity proceedings. In addition, Pascal Böhner has extensive experience in the strategic development and manag...

Dr. Jörg Hahn was born in 1973 in Meiningen, Germany. He studied chemistry at the Georg-August-University in Göttingen, focusing on physical chemistry. During his studies, he completed a diploma thesis addressing kinetics in atmospheric chemistry. He later earned his Ph.D. at the University of Göttingen, where his research concentrated on kinetics and combustion chemistry. Following his doctoral work, Dr. Hahn joined the start-up company Microliquids. In this role, he worked wi...

Matthias Weissinger is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Banking and Finance Law. Matthias practices law in Munich, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Matthias Weissinger 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 Matthias Weissinger is held by other lawyers.

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...