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Thomas Helck is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Criminal Defense. Thomas practices law in Munich, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Thomas Helck since 2023. 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 Thomas Helck is held by other lawyers.

Johannes Heselberger represents clients in patent infringement proceedings before German courts in the first and second instance and gives advice and support to them in legal appeal proceedings and in complaints against denial of leave to legal appeal proceedings before the German Federal Court of Justice. Since the start of the UPC system on June 1, 2023, he has also represented clients in infringement and nullity proceedings before the Unified Patent Court. In addition, Johannes Heselberger...

Dr Michael Best is a partner at POELLATH in Munich since 2002. He has many years of experience in national and international tax law. He focuses on tax advice for private equity funds, their investors and carry-holders on all relevant tax aspects. Another main aspect of his professional tax advice lies in cross-border tax structuring for the acquisition of companies and real estate packages. Michael is regularly listed in renowned tax rankings and has an excellent reputation in the market due...

Axel von Walter is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Data Security and Privacy Law, Entertainment Law, Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law and Media Law. Axel practices law in Munich, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Axel von Walter 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 Axel von Walter is...

Jens Hörmann has been advising on M&A and private equity transactions for more than 20 years, also in the infrastructure and healthcare sectors. Furthermore, he has a great deal of experience in carve-out situations. He is regularly listed and recommended in relevant rankings. Clients particularly appreciate his reliability, competence and the consistently high quality of his advice. Jens’ clients include well-known insurance companies, financial investors and strategists. He i...

Gerald Herrmann serves as Associated Partner in POELLATH's Munich office. He advises on national and international tax law. He specializes in advising on and structuring cross-border M&A transactions with a focus on private equity. In addition, Gerald advises national and international private equity houses, as well as German carry holders on German tax issues. Gerald's professional strength lies, in particular, in his legal and tax training and his broad knowledge and experience base, wh...

Dr Susanne Schießer has been practicing law since 1997, specialising in commercial and residential tenancy law. She focuses on sectors such as retail, logistics, research and light industrial facilities, healthcare properties, residential portfolios, and hotels. Dr Schießer also advises on FM contracts, brokerage law, land law, and heritable building rights, and represents clients in courts throughout Germany. She regularly gives lectures at client events and teaches at Biberach U...

Otto Haberstock is a partner at POELLATH in Munich. Otto is a proven expert in legal and tax advice for investors, entrepreneurs, corporates, founders and management teams in M&A, private equity, venture capital and capital market transactions. With more than 30 years of experience, he is one of the leading advisors in the market for complex M&A, private equity and venture capital projects and thus continuously ranked among the top experts in his areas of expertise. He graduated from ...

Dr. Stefan Fickert (born 1969) is a German Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney based in Munich with Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB . His practice focuses on Intellectual Property Law , including patent matters involving complex chemical and scientific technologies. Dr. Fickert studied organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry at the University of Erlangen/Nürnberg and the University of Rennes in France. He completed his diploma thesis in the fie...

Peter Gross is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law. Peter practices law in Munich, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Peter Gross 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 Peter Gross is held by other lawyers.