Peter Oberthür

Sonja Schulz was born in Bremen in 1976. She studied law in Münster and Leuven, Belgium. She completed her practical training in Münster, Washington D.C. and Brussels. In addition, she completed an education in Anglo-American law, a subject-specific foreign language training, postgraduate studies in European law and training in change management. In 2003 she received a Master of European and Comparative Law from the University of Ghent, Belgium. She has been a lawyer at ZENK since 2...

Lawyer, Accredited Specialist in Construction and the Law of Governing Architects Managing Partner

Born in Pirmasens in 1973, Florian Werner studied civil engineering with a focus on structural engineering in Hamburg from 1994-1999. After several years as construction and project manager for a medium-sized foundation engineering company in Berlin and northern Germany, he came to Hamburg to study law. Mr. Werner has been a lawyer at ZENK since 2008 and a specialist in construction and architectural law since 2011. He is a mediator for construction disputes. Mr. Werner is partner with ZENK. ...

Ronald Steiling is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Law, Environmental Law and Public Law. Ronald, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ronald is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Born in Bremerhaven in 1984, Dr. Lisa Feuerhake studied German and Anglo-American law in Münster. After passing her first state licensing examination, Dr. Feuerhake completed a doctorate on the subject of “Competition Law in England”. As part of her doctorate, she spent a research semester at the University of Oxford, UK, for which she received a German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholarship. From 2010-2012, she completed her legal clerkship in Hamburg, with posts abroa...

Lawyer Partner

Dr Menso Engelmann has been practising as a lawyer in the field of corporate law and M&A since 2008. He advises private individuals, strategic and financial investors, private equity funds, family businesses, joint ventures, and listed companies on all aspects of corporate transactions. He also provides guidance on transactions in the context of corporate crises and restructurings under transformation law, as well as on real estate transactions. In corporate law, his focus is on stock cor...

Listed in "Best Lawyers Germany" for Public Law (Ranking Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers 2021)

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. Dr. Oelrichs is partner with ZENK. For several years ru...

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.