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Ronald Buge is a partner at POELLATH in the private funds team in Berlin. Ronald advises fund managers on legal and tax matters relating to the structuring of alternative investment funds. Further, he advises institutional investors such as insurance companies and pension funds as well as family offices in connection with investments in such funds. He focuses on German and international tax law, including investment tax law, procedural law and tax compliance issues (FATCA, CRS, DAC 6). Client...

Wencke Bäsler advises real estate companies on all aspects of real estate transactions, including asset deals, share deals and the management of real estate properties. She also advises on corporate investments and participations, in particular joint ventures. Wencke has broad experience in advising national and international real estate investors, and has wide-ranging experience in handling the sale and acquisition of real estate portfolios, including structuring and financing. Another ...

Prof Dr Thomas Höppner is a partner with Geradin Partners. Before joining Geradin Partners in 2025, Thomas was a partner at Hausfeld for ten years. With over 20 years of experience, Thomas has advised clients on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious antitrust and regulatory matters. He has assisted clients on numerous high-stake investigations, including some of the most complex cases in the tech, media and network industries. Thomas is also a trusted litigator on matters of E...

Jan Hellner is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Jan, 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 Jan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Claudia Hard is Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig's global Finance Group, European Co-Chair of the Restructuring & Insolvency Practice, and heads the Finance & Banking Group in Germany. She focuses her practice on real estate, project and corporate finance. Claudia has many years of experience in the field of acquisition and refinancing as well as restructuring in the real estate sector. In addition, she has deep experience in the area of Pfandbrief financing, both in Germany and in cross...

Timo Winkelmann is a partner in the Real Estate practice group at POELLATH in Berlin. He advises national and international clients on all matters related to real estate law. The focus of his practice is real estate transactions. In addition to share and asset deals, he supports his clients regarding asset management, e.g., conclusion of lease agreements. From time to time, he is involved in post-M&A disputes. Before joining POELLATH in 2008, he was working at an US law firm in the M&...

Dorothee v. Einem is a Local Partner in the Practice Group Labor & Employment in Germany and co-chairs the fully integrated special unit “GT Labor Lab” together with Thilo Ullrich. She advises national and international enterprises on all labor and employment law related matters. A strong focus of Dorothee's practice is advising on and implementing operational changes and restructurings, TUPE and post-merger integrations, including communication and negotiation with the works ...

Dr. Ann-Christin Richter is Deputy Managing Partner at Hausfeld in Berlin. She advises on all aspects of competition law and represents clients in antitrust and IP litigation. Ann-Christin specializes in representing clients in cartel damages actions, both on the plaintiff’s and the defendant’s side. She is also experienced in defending clients in cartel investigations by competition authorities and in conducting internal investigations. A further focus of Ann-Christin’s pra...

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Felix Helmstädter is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Competition / Antitrust Law and Regulatory Practice. Felix, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Felix is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.