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Anika Mitzkait is a partner in the finance department. She focuses her practice on national and international financings for real estate transactions of all asset classes. Her practice covers a wide range of finance-related matters of real estate investments, starting from development financings via acquisition financings through to restructurings, and also includes any refinancings of the lenders, whether by syndication, securitization or loan sales. Anika advises national and international ...

Born in Brühl in 1965, Dr. Rolf Zeißig studied law in Bonn, Hamburg and Berlin. He was a research assistant at the Department of Labor and Social Law at the University of Potsdam and obtained a doctorate in labor law on the subject of “The Conservation of the Status Quo of Works Council Agreements in the Event of Termination”. Dr. Zeißig has worked as a lawyer since 1996 and as a specialist in labor law since 1999. He has been with ZENK since 2002. Dr. Zeißi...

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...

Sarah Scherwitzki, LL.M. Attorney and Notary Partner Specialists area : Notarial services , r eal estate law, corporate law, inheritance law, family law I am a notary and act in all notarial matters. As a lawyer, I have been advising national and international companies from the real estate industry as well as institutional investors for over 14 years on all legal issues relating to the construction, acquisition, privatisation and sale of real estate. In the context of transactions, I draft a...

Laura Halonen is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of International Arbitration. Laura, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Laura is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Victoria Johnson is a specialist lawyer for information technology law, TÜV-certified data protection officer and auditor, and certified whistleblowing officer based in Berlin. While completing a part-time doctorate in commercial law focused on fundamental rights, she advises public and private sector clients—from start-ups to international corporations—on all aspects of digitisation, IT law, and data protection. Her expertise includes contract drafting, data protection manag...

Viviane Freifrau von Aretin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Viviane Freifrau, 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 Viviane Freifrau is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Martin Wirtz works in all fields of intellectual property matters, with a particular emphasis on trade mark, competition, and copyright law, including litigation. A further focus of his work is patent infringement proceedings. His clients include large and medium-sized firms as well as international companies and associations from a wide variety of different areas. Martin Wirtz studied law at the University of Passau, the University of Freiburg, the University of Cologne, and at Queens' Colle...

Ute Kilger is assisting pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies as well as academic institutes in all kinds of patent related issues concerning the obtaining and enforcement of property rights, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiations, and licensing agreements. Her counseling is driven by the understanding that a patent strategy has to add value to the company. She manages large patent portfolios in view of the business strategies as well as the cost-benefit analysis....

Dirk Besse is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Capital Markets Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Private Equity Law and Venture Capital Law. Dirk, 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 Dirk is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.