Marieke Merkle

Ulrike Thole-Groll is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense and Criminal Tax Practice. Ulrike, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ulrike is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Prof Dr Kuchler specialises in advising national and international companies, and the public sector, on matters of public construction, planning and environmental law, as well as public commercial law. He has considerable experience managing major complex project developments. Prof Dr Kuchler represents his clients both in and out of court at all levels, including before federal Courts.

Dr. Hans-Rainer Jaenichen is a German patent attorney, a registered European patent attorney and a European Trademark and Design attorney. He has been a partner in the IP law firm of Vossius & Partner in Munich, Germany since 1990. He studied biology and holds a Ph.D. in molecular immunology. Dr. Jaenichen's activities are primarily in the biotech and pharmaceutical area. He has frequently lectured internationally, has chaired numerous conferences and has authored many publications on bio...

Anna Bens is a lawyer who specialises in providing project-based legal advice and acting as litigator in all areas of private construction law, architecture and engineering law as well as project monitoring and property development law. She advises, represents and helps clients to manage common problems arising from the drafting of contracts, follow-up management, acceptance procedures, liability for defects and fees.

Dr. Wolfgang Patzelt is partner in the Munich office of RITTERSHAUS. He is a specialist lawyer for administrative law and advises project developers and investors on the fast and legally secure enforcement and structuring of building law. He advises projects in the residential/commercial/industrial sectors as well as in the renewable energy sector, primarily wind power and photovoltaics. He also represents municipalities in urban planning law. In addition to drafting development plans, he spe...

Dr. Paul Tauchner graduated in chemistry at the University of Munich. He made his Ph.D. at the Institute of Organic Chemistry in 1974. After completing his training in the field of intellectual property protection in the firm of VOSSIUS & PARTNER, he was admitted to practice as a German Patent Attorney (Patentanwalt) in 1977, a European Patent Attorney in 1978 and a European Trademark Attorney in 1994. Dr. Tauchner has been a partner in the firm since 1980. He works predominantly on oppos...

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

Rainer Viktor started his training in the field of Intellectual Property protection at the IP law firm VOSSIUS & PARTNER in Munich in 1995. He was admitted to practice as a German Patent Attorney (Patentanwalt) and a European Trademark Attorney in 1998, and as a European Patent Attorney in 1999. Mr. Viktor became a partner in the firm in 2000. Rainer Viktor advises his clients in prosecution of patent applications in the areas of medical devices, health care products, software, bioinforma...

Ulrike Dörrie is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Ulrike, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ulrike is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dr. Dorothea Hofer has been with Prüfer & Partner since 1993 and has been a managing partner since 1998. She did her Ph.D. in physics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich. After studying physics at LMU Munich, she also worked for Siemens in the area of semiconductor physics. The practice of Dr. Hofer includes the conduct of litigation proceedings such as patent and utility model infringement proceedings before the Regional Courts of Munich, Düsseldorf, Mannhei...