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Dr. Andreas Richter, LL.M. , is a partner and a former member of the management board at POELLATH. He has outstanding experience in business and wealth succession, estate planning, legal and tax structuring of private wealth and family offices, corporate governance for family-owned businesses, expatriation taxation and charities, as well as in trust and foundation law. More than twenty years ago, Andreas was the first lawyer at POELLATH to specialize exclusively in tax, legal and strategic ad...

Peter Michael Probst is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Public Private Partnership. Peter Michael, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Peter Michael is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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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.

Gunnar Baumgärtel is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law. Gunnar, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2014. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Gunnar is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dr. Stefan Ohlhoff is a partner in the firm's Regulatory and Government Affairs Department. He co-chairs the EU Regulatory Group and is a member of the Antitrust and Competition and International Trade, Investment and Market Access Practice Groups. He joined the firm in 1999. Dr. Ohlhoff assists clients in merger proceedings, antitrust investigations and litigation before the European Commission, the German Federal Cartel Office and European and German courts. In addition, he advises clients ...

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

Professor Dr Stefan Hertwig specialises in the field of public commercial law, with particular emphasis on public procurement law and European state aid law. According to the trade magazine JUVE, he is one of the “leading names in public procurement law”. Who is Who Legal certifies him “an incredibly strong name in the German market, noted for his expertise in public funding and government contracts”. The practice group under his leadership advises the public sector an...

Jan Endler is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law, Competition / Antitrust Law, Environmental Law, Project Finance and Development Practice, Public Finance Law, Public Law, Public Private Partnership and Regulatory Practice. Jan, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2014. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jan is held by other top lawyers in the s...

Uwe Bärenz is a partner at POELLATH in Berlin. He focuses on private investment funds, GP and investors advice. He is predominantly engaged in private equity funds, including cross-border work, mainly Luxembourg, tax and regulatory issues, filings, terms and conditions, private and public placements, investors' needs (pension funds, insurance companies, investment funds, fund of funds, private clients), complex secondary transactions. He is one of the most experienced advisors for the es...