Levke Christine Jost

Christian was born in Hamburg in 1963. After his first state examination at the University of Hamburg he spent his legal clerkship, among others, with the Federal Cartel Office in Berlin, the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg, a law firm in Los Angeles and the German American Chamber of Commerce in Chicago. In 1993, he received his doctorate at the University of Hamburg (PhD Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Pri...

Michael Dröge is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Capital Markets Law, Investment, Investment Funds and Real Estate Law. Michael, 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 Michael is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Hans Markus Wulf is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Data Security and Privacy Law and Information Technology Law. Hans Markus, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Hans Markus is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dr. Christian Freudenberg, born 1967 in Hagen, studied law at the Ruhr University, Bochum. Thereafter, he worked as a research assistant at the University of Rostock and the University of Hagen. He has been admitted to practise law in 1997. Since 2006, he is listed as a certified specialist in intellectual property law. From 1998 to 2000 he was Director of Business Affairs at edel music AG. Since 2001, he has been working as an attorney, joining a business law practice spezialising in media a...

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

France—its culture, language and way of life—has fascinated Dr Frank Hagemann since his youth. It was therefore a fortunate coincidence when the Hamburg-based law firm Seelig, that later merged with FPS, was seeking support in trade mark law for the French market at just the right time, allowing him to combine his professional and personal interests. While his international work is wide-ranging, Dr Hagemann has always placed particular emphasis on maintaining and expanding his Fre...

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Stefan Bretthauer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Competition / Antitrust Law. Stefan, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stefan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Born in Wesel in 1961, Dr. Ralf Hüting studied law in Bonn and has worked as a lawyer since 1992. In 1996, he received his doctorate with a thesis on “The Effect of Regulatory Tolerance in Environmental Criminal Law”. Dr. Hüting advises and represents commercial enterprises, federal & state ministries, supervisory authorities, cities, municipalities and associations, particularly on cross-jurisdictional projects such as the construction or modernization of industrial...