Lukas Claasen

Lawyer Partner

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.

Hannes Dürr Attorney Certified specialist in building and architects’ law Partner Specialists area: Real estate and property law, p rivate construction and architectural law, l itigation As a certified specialist in building and architects’ law, I have been advising national and international companies from the property industry as well as private and institutional investors for almost 20 years on all legal issues relating to the development, construction, acquisition, manage...

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.

Simon Groneberg is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Law. Simon, who practices law in Düsseldorf, Germany, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Simon is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Since 2018: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Spatscheck & Partner, partner 2012 – 2018: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, partner 2009 – 2011: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, salary partner 2008 – 2009: Syndicus / Head of transaction management at Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (previously: Hypo Real Estate Bank AG) 2006 – 2007: International bank and finance holding (Hypo Real Estate Ho...

Silke Freund focuses on the contentious – sometimes cross-border – enforcement of trade marks or the defense against asserted infringement claims of third parties. She also supports clients in their worldwide trade mark portfolio management in the filing, assignment, and licencing of trade marks as well as opposition, appeal, and cancellation proceedings before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (GPTO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Silke Freund ...

Lawyer and tax advisor Dr. Jack Schiffer is Of Counsel to the firm. His area of practice includes mergers & acquisitions, all areas of corporate law, restructuring law as well as private equity. He has many years of experience in national and international M&A transactions involving strategic and financial investors, including private equity funds. His international focus has been on the USA, China, Austria and Italy. Dr. Schiffer has comprehensively advised multinational corporations...

Christian Tönies is a partner at POELLATH in Munich and Berlin. He spezialises in M&A with a focus on private equity and venture capital transactions, including trade sale, IPOs and asset sale. Together with Michael Inhester, he heads the venture capital practice at POELLATH and advises in particular on the entire range of venture capital – from financing and acquisitions to exits. His clients include venture capital funds, corporate venture capitalists, start-ups, as well as i...

Philipp Süss is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Information Technology Law, Media Law and Outsourcing. Philipp, 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 Philipp is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.