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Ralph Drebes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Private Equity Law. Ralph, who practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, has been recognized since 2009. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ralph is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Bettina Komarnicki is a proven expert in the fields of IT law, software law, copyright law, competition and trademark law, licensing and distribution law, and data protection law. She assists clients in drafting and negotiating complex contracts and introducing new business models, and represents them in and out of court. Her clients include leading international IT service providers, the public sector, small and medium-sized companies and start-ups.

Barbara Lauer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Structured Finance Law. Barbara, who practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Barbara is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dr. Wolf-Henrik Friedrich advises pharmaceutical companies in the field of healthcare advertising law and the associated areas of pharmaceutical law and medicinal product law. He offers guidance to medium-sized companies from various sectors in intellectual property rights, especially competition law, trademark law and copyright law and also provides legal advice in matters pertaining to corporate law and the merger-control aspects of transactions. In addition, he organises and assists in the...

Tom Erdt is a lawyer and partner at Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner as well as a certified specialist in administrative law. He joined FGvW in 2013 from the long-established Frankfurt law firm Pilger and heads the consultancy in the Rhine-Main-Neckar economic region from Frankfurt. Tom Erdt specialises in national and cross-border real estate transactions. A further focus of his consulting practice is in the area of fraud and compliance. He is particularly well networked in the Fr...

Atif Wolfgang Bhatti is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law. Atif Wolfgang, who practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Atif Wolfgang is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Sebastian Schmid is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Sebastian, who practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Sebastian is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dr. Joerg Hanke focuses on domestic and cross-border bank finance matters, in particular multilayered bank/bond leveraged acquisition finance, real estate finance and general corporate lending, including corporate refinancings and restructurings. Prior to joining Skadden, Dr. Hanke worked in the banking department of another major international law firm and was based in its Frankfurt office. During his time at his previous law firm, he was seconded to Credit Suisse, London and to KfW. Prior t...

Klaus Nieding born on 25 June 1964 in Rheinbach / North Rhine-Westphalia admitted to the bar in 1993 Fields of law - Banking law, Stock Exchange Law, Investment Law, Capital market Law - Banking Supervision Law - Stock Corporation Law and Company Law Specializations (selection) Representation of the interests of private investors aggrieved by insolvencies As the common representative of bondholders in high-profile insolvencies, such as those of: - Solar Millennium AG valued at EUR 170 million...

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