Marcel Michaelis

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...

Kirsten Schümann-Kleber is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law and Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Kirsten practices law in Berlin, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Kirsten Schümann-Kleber 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 Kirsten Schümann-Kleber is held by other lawyers.

Dr Jan Hennig (Lawyer of the Year Environmental Law, Berlin, 2023) has been equity partner with GSK Stockmann since 2014. He is a certified specialist for administrative law. Practice: Planning law, public construction law, environmental regulations Project development Structuring projects with public sector clients Regulation / Constitutional and European law Short Biography: Worked for a major international law firm in the field of public commercial law and projects from 2006 to 2014 Traine...

Prof Dr Thomas Höppner is a partner with Geradin Partners. Before joining Geradin Partners in 2025, Thomas was a partner at Hausfeld for ten years. With over 20 years of experience, Thomas has advised clients on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious antitrust and regulatory matters. He has assisted clients on numerous high-stake investigations, including some of the most complex cases in the tech, media and network industries. Thomas is also a trusted litigator on matters of E...

Aldo Trentinaglia, born in Munich in 1982, completed basic studies in philosophy, logic and philosophy of science at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich on a scholarship from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. Later followed law studies at the Bucerius Law School in Hamburg with a stay abroad in Sydney, Australia, as a scholarship holder of the German National Academic Foundation. He completed his legal clerkship at the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court. While working he completed his train...

Since 1990, Dr. Martin Schaefer had been working for the German industry associations of the recording industry (today: BVMI). As legal advisor and later as managing director he was involved in the development of innovative industry projects for the emerging online-sector. In 2001, he joined BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) as Vice President, Legal Counsel Europe, before leaving the company at the beginning of 2004 to become a partner at the law firm of BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT. His client base i...

Martin Seyfarth chairs the German Public Policy Practice and co-chairs the German Energy Industry Group. He advises national and international companies on transactions, privatizations and large strategic industry and branch projects. With his extensive experience and knowledge, Mr. Seyfarth has successfully represented clients in a variety of complex deals in the corporate sector. Mr. Seyfarth has been the managing partner of the Berlin office since 2009.

Florian Rösch is a Shareholder and chairs the firm's German Real Estate Practice Group. He focuses his practice on real estate and corporate law, with a focus on real estate transactions and real estate developments. Florian also represents clients in joint venture situations and ongoing asset management work, including leasing. Florian also works as a notary with a focus on all kind of real estate and corporate notarizations. He works for domestic and foreign investors, asset management...

Wolfgang Schönig is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Health Care Law, Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law and Technology Law. Wolfgang practices law in Berlin, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Wolfgang Schönig 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 Wolfgang Schönig is held by other lawyers.

Jörg Meissner is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Private Equity Law and Venture Capital Law. Jörg practices law in Berlin, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Jörg Meissner since 2018. 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 Jörg Meissner is held by other lawyers.