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Dr. Philip Schwarz van Berk, LL.M . is a partner at POELLATH in Berlin. Philip has been advising German and international fund managers on the structuring of alternative investment funds for over 15 years. He and his team have advised numerous German fund managers on venture capital, buyout and real estate private equity funds. His expertise also includes secondary transactions and advising family offices on investments and investment structures for private equity and venture capital. Philip ...

Claudia Gehricke, born 1986 in Berlin, studied law at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt/Oder and at the University of Essex, UK. She completed her legal traineeship in Berlin at the Court of Appeal and was already working at ZENK’s Berlin office during her traineeship. Further stages of her legal traineeship took her to the Federal Ministry of Economics and an international business enterprise, among others. Claudia Gehricke has been a lawyer at ZENK since 2015. She is a sal...

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

Career Philipp is a German Attorney based in Berlin and admitted to the New York Bar. Prior to setting up WAGNER Arbitration, he worked in a medium sized German law firm, for many years as partner. He specializes in dispute resolution with a focus on arbitration and has extensive experience in cross-border disputes and business transactions. He holds an LL.M. degree from Emory Law School Atlanta and a doctorate degree from Rostock University. Education Universities of Regensburg and Berlin Hu...

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

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

Wolf Friedrich Spieth is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Law, Environmental Law and Public Law. Wolf Friedrich, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2009. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Wolf Friedrich is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jörg Michael Siecke is a lawyer and partner at the Berlin office of Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner. He advises on real estate transactions with a focus on commercial real estate, in particular retail and light industrial. He further assists with sale and purchase agreements and legal due diligence cases as well as other aspects of real estate law (commercial tenancy law, neighbor law, broker law). He speaks German and English.

Dr Hardy Fischer is a partner at POELLATH in Berlin. He advises on domestic and international tax law, corporate tax law, tax planning and tax structuring, refinancing. He is also well-known for his wide-ranging expertise in advising on cross-border structures and transactions, as well as for his tax advice on real estate transactions. Hardy regularly speaks and publishes on various tax law matters, inter alia as a lecturer at the University of Potsdam (Master Program Corporate and Tax Law) s...

Dr Matthias Durst is a partner and co-head of real estate at POELLATH in Berlin. For many years, he has advised on real estate transactions, real estate private equity and real estate project developments of all kinds, as well as on the conclusion of rental and lease agreements. He also advises on contract law and has accompanied various major portfolio transactions and individual transactions as the leading partner. In addition, he has broad experience in the fields of real estate financing,...