Jan Schlaak

Born in Kiel Victoria-Luise Vollstedt studied at the University of Freiburg im Breisgau and the University of Hamburg from 2004-2009, passing her first state examination there in 2009. She completed her legal clerkship at the public prosecutor’s office, the District Court of Lübeck, the City of Ahrensburg and at several medium-sized law firms in Hamburg, where she focused on civil law. She passed her second state licensing examination in 2011 and has been a lawyer at ZENK since 201...

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Anne Schöning is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Anne, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Anne is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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René Krohn is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law. René, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which René is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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Frauke Schmidt is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Frauke, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Frauke is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Gül Pinar has been advising and defending clients exclusively in the field of criminal law for over 25 years. She draws on a high degree of specialization and decades of forensic experience from numerous major trials. These include proceedings before the Higher Regional Courts, oral hearings before the Federal Court of Justice, constitutional complaints, and proceedings before parliamentary investigative committees. Her experience as a criminal defense attorney in the fight for the right...

Born in Göttingen in 1974, Dr. Stefanie Hartwig studied law in Kiel and Liège from 1994 to 1998 and completed her postgraduate studies in business law in Hamburg. Thereafter, she worked as a trainee lawyer in Hamburg and New York and as a research associate at the University of Hamburg. She completed her doctorate in 2002. Ms. Hartwig has been working as a lawyer since 2003, initially in a major international law firm and since 2005 at ZENK. Since 2007, she has also been a special...

Born in Hamburg in 1963, Alexander Baden studied from 1982-1988 in Passau and Hamburg. He has been with ZENK Rechtsanwälte since 1990. Today, he focuses on real estate law and project development and is responsible for providing support for complex transactions. From 2011-2018, Mr. Baden was Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BEOS AG, Berlin. For several years running, he has been listed as one of Germany’s top business lawyers in the ranking table “Germany’s Best Law...