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Dr. Stephan Hutter focuses on international capital markets transactions, cross-border corporate matters and M&A transactions as well as corporate governance and compliance matters. Dr. Hutter has a particularly broad range of experience in initial public offerings, capital increases and high-yield debt financings involving international securities offerings of German, Austrian and Swiss companies, including dual listings and private placements of shares and debt securities in the United ...

Ricarda Christine Schelzke is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice, Criminal Defense and Criminal Tax Practice. Ricarda Christine, 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 Ricarda Christine is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Christian Schmitt is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation. Christian, who practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christian is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dr. Vanessa Wettner focuses on civil and capital market disputes, specifically shareholder class action litigation defense. She represented financial institutions, investment companies and investment funds in various high-profile cases against (classes of) private or institutional investors. Most recently, Dr. Wettner defended an investment company in one of the first cases handled under the revised Model Case Procedure Act (Kapitalanleger-Musterverfahrensgesetz, KapMuG), Germany's investor c...

Dr Peter Bujotzek is a partner at POELLATH in Frankfurt. He specializes in private funds, in particular the structuring of private equity funds, real estate funds, infrastructure funds, managed accounts, investment law and all related tax matters, including investment tax law, regulatory law and secondary transactions. His clients include many well-known German and international fund managers and investors. Peter offers creative, state-of-the-art and full-service expertise and independent jud...

Monika Emilia Richter is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Biotechnology Law and Life Sciences Practice and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Monika Emilia, who practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Monika Emilia is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Volker Szpak has been working as a lawyer and tax advisor in Friedrich Graf von Westphalen's Frankfurt office since 2026 and is a partner in the firm. He primarily advises clients in the areas of tax law, corporate law, and real estate law.

Kay-Uwe Neumann specializes in representing and advising foreign and domestic companies, particularly listed German stock corporations, in corporate and commercial law matters and on group law. He advises clients on public takeovers and subsequent structural and integration measures under stock corporation law, including the implementation of (merger law) squeeze-out procedures, the conclusion of control and profit transfer procedures and restructuring. This advice also includes litigation re...

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Henrik Steffen Becker is a lawyer specialising in the field of intellectual property rights. He has years of experience above all in competition law as well as in the field of non-technical property rights (trademarks). Here Henrik Steffen Becker advises internationally active companies from the food, drinks and tobacco industry as well as the healthcare, power supply, telecommunication and IT sectors. His work includes the setting up and administering of German, European and international tr...