Johannes Bernhardt

Dr Nico Fischer is a partner at POELLATH in Munich. His core areas are national and international tax law, general tax planning and structuring with a focus on private equity and M&A. In addition, he advises national and international private equity houses as well as German carry holders on German tax issues. Nico regularly publishes articles on tax topics in relevant professional media and passes on his expertise as a lecturer at the University of Muenster in the Master’s program i...

Holger Ebersberger is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Holger, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Holger is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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

Lawyer, Accredited Specialist in Insolvency Law Partner

Andreas Schaflitzl is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Andreas, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2011. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Andreas is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Stephan Schneller, founding partner, attorney-at-law (Germany), and certified IP attorney, has well over 20 years of in-depth working experience covering the full spectrum of intellectual property law, particular handling all types of trademarks, industrial designs, and unfair competition cases. He is full of passion and creativity in exercising his IP profession. Whether for multinational and mid-sized corporations, family held or one-person businesses, for strong striving startups, and rese...

Dr. Kamyar Abrar is a partner in the Corporate & Financial Services Department, where he focuses on private equity and M&A transactions, including distressed transactions. He has handled numerous transactions in a variety of industries. He is also Co-Managing Partner of Germany. Kamyar also counsels clients on a wide variety of antitrust and compliance issues, ranging from mergers and acquisitions, B2B exchanges, joint ventures and distribution practices to civil litigation. He has re...

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

Wolfgang von Meibom joined Vossius & Partner as of counsel in March 2014. He is a firmly established figure in national and international patent law. Prior to joining Vossius & Partner, he served in the law firm of Bird & Bird as Chairman of Bird & Bird Germany and Co-Head of the International IP Group. Wolfgang von Meibom has been involved in many national and international patent disputes and the development of patent strategies in Europe, USA and Asia. In addition, he is al...

Otto Haberstock is a partner at POELLATH in Munich. Otto is a proven expert in legal and tax advice for investors, entrepreneurs, corporates, founders and management teams in M&A, private equity, venture capital and capital market transactions. With more than 30 years of experience, he is one of the leading advisors in the market for complex M&A, private equity and venture capital projects and thus continuously ranked among the top experts in his areas of expertise. He graduated from ...