Karin Deichmann

Born in Dortmund in 1975, Dr. Anu Elina Birkefeld studied law from 1994-1999 at the University of Bielefeld and the Ruhr-University Bochum. She completed her legal clerkship at the District Court of Dortmund between 1999 and 2001 and has been working as a lawyer ever since. Dr. Birkefeld has been with ZENK since 2003. Furthermore she obtained her doctorate in employment and sports law at the University of Bielefeld in 2004, with a thesis on “The Employment Relationship of the Football C...

Jan Endler is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law, Competition / Antitrust Law, Environmental Law, Project Finance and Development Practice, Public Finance Law, Public Law, Public Private Partnership and Regulatory Practice. Jan practices law in Berlin, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Jan Endler since 2014. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The rec...

Christiane Huismans, born in 1966 in Telgte (Westphalia), studied law in Münster following her banking apprenticeship in Bremen and has been working as a lawyer since 1996. Since 2017, she has been offering support in conflict situations as a mediator. Christiane Huismans is a partner at ZENK.* Due to her many years of experience as a lawyer in insolvency administrator law firms, on the side of intensive support of the credit industry as well as in large international law firms, Christia...

Christian Schede is the Founding Chairman Germany and co-chairs the Global Real Estate Practice at Greenberg Traurig. His practice centers on the real estate and infrastructure sectors, acting for international and domestic institutional investors, private equity funds, financiers, project developers, and investment managers. He regularly advises public sector institutions and enterprises. Christian’s advisory focus covers the structuring and implementation of real estate and infrastruc...

Dr. Dominik Schneider is an attorney at Jung & Schleicher Rechtsanwälte in Berlin, advising clients on Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Real Estate Law . His practice focuses on national and cross-border real estate and share deal transactions, joint ventures, and related corporate and financing matters. With more than 15 years of experience, Dr. Schneider represents national and international clients in the real estate, hospitality, and nursing home sectors. He assists clients with ...

Felix Helmstädter is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Competition / Antitrust Law and Regulatory Practice. Felix practices law in Berlin, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Felix Helmstädter since 2020. 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 Felix Helmstädter is held by other lawyers.

Martin Wirtz works in all fields of intellectual property matters, with a particular emphasis on trade mark, competition, and copyright law, including litigation. A further focus of his work is patent infringement proceedings. His clients include large and medium-sized firms as well as international companies and associations from a wide variety of different areas. Martin Wirtz studied law at the University of Passau, the University of Freiburg, the University of Cologne, and at Queens' Colle...

Fabian Sokolowski is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law. Fabian practices law in Berlin, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Fabian Sokolowski since 2017. 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 Fabian Sokolowski is held by other lawyers.

Alexander Hartmann is partner at FGvW and head of our Berlin M&A team. His broad practice covers a wide range of domestic and cross-border transactions both for strategic and for financial investors. Based in Germany’s preeminent VC hotspot, his venture capital work covers the full range from early financing rounds to various exit constellations, including complementary fields of advice such as corporate finance and employee or management participation schemes. Alexander advises in ...

Burkard Wollenschläger is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Environmental Law, Public Law and Regulatory Practice. Burkard practices law in Berlin, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Burkard Wollenschläger since 2021. 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 Burkard Wollenschläger is held by other lawyers.