Jan Thede

Harald Ick is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Harald, 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 Harald is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Born in Hamburg in 1963, Jan Dietze studied law in Passau and at King’s College in London, UK, where he obtained his Diploma of Legal Studies. He also studied in Freiburg and at Europa-Kolleg in Bruges, Belgium, where he obtained the Diplôme D’Hautes Études Européennes. Jan Dietze has been a lawyer at ZENK since 1995. His practice focuses on corporate and commercial law and M&A. He also specializes in antitrust law and compliance. Mr. Dietze is a member of ...

Sebastian Siepmann is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Sebastian, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Sebastian is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Rüdiger Ludwig is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Rüdiger, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Rüdiger is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Lawyer Partner

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 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...

Corinna Struck is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Corinna, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Corinna is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dieter Schwampe is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law, Maritime Law and Transportation Law. Dieter, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2009. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Dieter is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Carsten Grau is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Private Equity Law. Carsten, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Carsten is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.