Patrick Braasch

Lawyer, Accredited Specialist in Employment Partner

Georges Brox’s journey began in the dynamic nineties in Berlin, where he first worked at the Berlin office of a French law firm. His career then took him to Hamburg, where he developed a passion for intellectual property protection. Georges has been a partner at FPS since 2005. Focusing on trade mark and design law, he represents and advises both national and international companies in all aspects of intellectual property and copyright law. His practice includes developing protection st...

Thorsten Herms is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Thorsten, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Thorsten is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dr. Wolfgang Hopp studied law, biology and English in Göttingen and completed his legal clerkship in Lower Saxony. From 1997-2000, he was a research consultant at the University of Münster’s Central Institute for Spatial Planning. In 1999, he received his doctorate in spatial planning law, with a thesis on the subject of “Legal and Enforcement Issues in Spatial Planning Procedures”. Dr. Hopp has been a lawyer at ZENK since 2000. He specializes in advising and assis...

Born in Rheda-Wiedenbrück in 1967, Dr. Henrik Nacke studied law in Münster. During his legal clerkship and dissertation period, he worked as a research assistant at the Chair for Public Law, International Law and European Union Law at the University of Münster. In 1999, he obtained a doctorate”on the subject of “Protection against Dismissal in Corporate Transformations”, during which he was supported by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia’s fund for high...

Thomas Rieck is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Thomas, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Thomas is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dr. Andrea Kröpelin is a partner and certified specialist in employment law at Möhrle Happ Luther . She advises national and international clients on all aspects of individual and collective employment law, including representation in court. Some of the key areas of her work are legal and strategic advice relating to restructuring and M&A projects, company co-determination law, global mobility and employee data protection. She also has a wide range of experience in advising phar...

John-Patrick Bischoff is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mergers and Acquisitions Law. John-Patrick, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which John-Patrick is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Born in Helgoland in 1966, Dr. Carsten Oelrichs trained as an industrial business administrator before going on to study law at the University of Hamburg, where he also worked as a research assistant at the Chair of Commercial, Shipping and Business Law. He received his doctorate in 1998, with a thesis on “Creditor Participation and Voting Bans in New Insolvency Proceedings”. Dr. Oelrichs has been a lawyer at ZENK since 1998. For several years running, he has been named by JUVE as...

Dieter Schwampe is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law, Maritime Law and Transportation Law. Dieter, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2009. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Dieter is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.