Michael Brückner

Ludwig Zesch advises national and international private equity funds, corporate borrowers, debt funds and financial institutions on a range of complex domestic and cross-border financings. His practice includes acquisition finance, direct lending, leveraged buyouts and corporate financing. Ludwig has particular experience handling significant acquisition financings involving a range of debt structures, including unitranche/super senior structures. Prior to joining McDermott, he worked for oth...

Peter F. Peschke is a partner at POELLATH in Munich and a member of the management board. He is an recognized tax expert and advises national and international private equity funds, managers and management companies, as well as investors on private equity funds. In this context, he also advises on tax audits and fiscal court proceedings. He studied business administration in Munich, was admitted as tax advisor in 2004 and served as associate in a Munich tax law firm, specializing on private e...

Dr. Hans-Rainer Jaenichen is a German Patent Attorney, a registered European Patent Attorney, and a European Trademark and Design Attorney based in Munich, Germany. He has been a partner at the intellectual property law firm Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB since 1990. His practice focuses on Biotechnology Law and Life Sciences Practice, Intellectual Property Law, Patent Attorney services, and Pharmaceuticals Law . Dr. Jaenichen studied biology and earned a Ph.D...

Dr. Johann Pitz is a partner at Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB in Munich. He founded and developed the firm’s legal patent department and focuses his practice on Intellectual Property Law and Litigation . His work centers on patent litigation, invalidity actions, and opposition proceedings before German civil courts, the Federal Patent Court, the European Patent Office, and the Federal Supreme Court. Admitted as an attorney-at-law in 1991, Dr. Pitz repre...

Alexander Von Mühlendahl is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law. The practice of Professor Alexander von Mühlendahl, Dr. iur., J.D., LL.M. (Northwestern) includes providing advice and conducting litigation in the areas of German, European and international trademark, design and unfair competition law. In November 2005, Alexander von Mühlendahl joined BARDEHLE PAGENBERG, bringing with him more than four decades of professional ex...

Philipp Süss is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Information Technology Law, Media Law and Outsourcing. Philipp practices law in Munich, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Philipp Süss 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 Philipp Süss is held by other lawyers.

Markus Engelhard is active in all fields of life sciences, pharmacology, and biotechnology, having a particular focus on therapeutic biomolecules and pharmaceutically active agents. His clients include start-up companies, small and medium-sized enterprises, multinational corporations, universities, and academic research institutions. He supports them in acquiring and enforcing intellectual property rights, building up patent portfolios, and representing them in opposition, invalidation, and i...

Matthias Weissinger is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Banking and Finance Law. Matthias practices law in Munich, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Matthias Weissinger since 2024. 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 Matthias Weissinger is held by other lawyers.

Dr Frank Thiäner is a partner at POELLATH in Munich. Frank advises shareholders, investors and companies on M&A transactions. His focus is on private equity, family-owned enterprises and cross-border transactions. He also advises on venture capital transactions and succession planning. His clients include well-known German and international private equity funds, owners of medium-sized companies and private investors. He is one of the founders of the Munich M&A Forum e.V., served ...

Andreas Schaflitzl is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Tax Law. Andreas practices law in Munich, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Andreas Schaflitzl 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 Andreas Schaflitzl is held by other lawyers.