Lukas Engels-Hohensee

Born in 1959 Trained and worked as police officer in North Rhine-Westphalia, 1979 - 1983 Legal studies and clerkship at Bielefeld University State bar exam and bar admission in 1989 Worked in the legal department of Dr. Oetker Nahrungsmittel KG, Bielefeld, 1990 - 1991 With the firm since 1992 Certified Specialized Attorney in Administrative Law since 1993 Doctor of Laws (Dr. jur.) 1994 under Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Papier Visiting lecturer at the University of Rostock since 2002 Honorary P...

Katja Schramm is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Law, Environmental Law and Regulatory Practice. Katja, who practices law in Düsseldorf, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Katja is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jens Kleinert practises as a lawyer and a certified tax lawyer, advising clients on all issues dealing with national and international tax law, in particular on the development of tax-optimised structures and the implementation thereof. This also comprises the development and application of capital market products, especially by using investment funds. He has broad experience in advising on complex restructurings and cross-border transactions. His focus is particularly on business succession ...

Thomas Kerkhoff is partner in our Düsseldorf office. For many years he has been advising clients on intellectual property law. His work includes advice on trademarks, their protection and their realisation. In cooperation with accountants and business economists he is regularly involved in the taxational assessment of trademarks. His work also includes all aspects of copyright protection, designs and unfair trading. He also does litigation in cases of intellectual property infringements ...

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

Dr. Christian Sandweg joined the firm of VOSSIUS in 2011 and was admitted to practice as a German Patent Attorney (Patentanwalt) and European Patent Attorney in 2015. His training in IP included stages at the German Patent Office, the Federal German Patent Court and the Lower District Court Mannheim. In 2016, he became a partner in the firm. Dr. Sandweg studied physics at the Technical University of Munich and the University of Kaiserslautern, specializing in solid state physics and in partic...

Born in 1972 Legal studies at Bielefeld University First Exam ("1. Staatsexamen") in 1998 Doctoral research a Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung Fellow Research associate under Prof. Dr. Oehler (Chair for Commercial and Business Law, as well as Comparative Law) at Bielefeld University Legal clerkship ("Referendariat") at the Bielefeld District Court Second (Bar) Exam ("2. Staatsexamen") in 2001 Bar admission in 2002, and with the firm since then Doctor of Laws (Dr. jur.) 2003 Certified Specialized At...

I was born in 1976 and studied law in Bonn (Germany) and Strasbourg (France). After my legal traineeship at the Bonn Regional Court and the 2nd state law examination, I was admitted to the bar in 2005. In 2011, the board of the Cologne Bar Association allowed me to use the title “Specialist Lawyer for Tax Law”. In 2016, I successfully took part in the “Certified Executor of Wills (AGT)” course, which was carried out in cooperation with the Working Group for Wills Execu...

Jan Janßen is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Jan, who practices law in Hagen, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Michael Schaumann is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Michael, who practices law in Cologne, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. 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.