Lars Birken

Roman Eschke is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employee Benefits Law and Labor and Employment Law. Roman, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Roman is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Askan Deutsch advises and represents German and international clients in all areas of intellectual property law. He has extensive experience in competition, trade mark, design, copyright and domain law, as well as in patent, utility model, IT and data protection law. He supports companies in developing trade mark strategies, designing advertising measures and websites, and enforcing or defending preliminary injunctions and legal proceedings, including before the German Patent and Trade Mark O...

Lawyer, Accredited Specialist in Construction and the Law of Governing Architects Partner

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.

Dr. Wolfgang Hopp studied law, biology and English in Göttingen and completed his legal clerkship in Lower Saxony. From 1997-2000, he was a research consultant at the University of Münster’s Central Institute for Spatial Planning. In 1999, he received his doctorate in spatial planning law, with a thesis on the subject of “Legal and Enforcement Issues in Spatial Planning Procedures”. Dr. Hopp has been a lawyer at ZENK since 2000. He specializes in advising and assis...

Lawyer Senior Associate

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...

Burkhard Fabritius is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employee Benefits Law, Labor and Employment Law and Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Burkhard, 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 Burkhard is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Thorsten Herms is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Thorsten, 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 Thorsten is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Léon Wolters is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Léon, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Léon is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.