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Boris Uphoff is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law and Litigation. Boris, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Boris is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dr Maximilian Gutsche specialises in commercial tenancy law, private building law as well as architects’ and engineering law. He represents real estate companies, project developers, property developers, industrial companies, project controllers, architects and engineers, public housing associations, institutional investors, and financial institutions. His main areas of activity are the provision of project-related legal advice as well as dealing with topics involving project developmen...

Holger Ebersberger is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Holger, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Holger is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Michael Lauterbach is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law. Michael, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michael is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Since 2018: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Spatscheck & Partner, partner 2007 – 2018: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, partner 2005 – 2007: International law firm, Munich office, managing associate 2002 – 2005: International law firm, Munich office, tax consultant 1997 – 2002: Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, research assistant

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

Dr. Jürgen Meier studied biology and biochemistry at the universities of Freiburg im Breisgau, Sussex (England) and Dundee (Scotland). After completion of his Ph.D. at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, he worked for several years at the Centre de Recherche en Neuroscience of McGill University in Montréal, Canada. He joined VOSSIUS & PARTNER in 1998 and became European Patent Attorney in 2001. He is also admitted to practice as German Patent Attorn...

Dr. Dorothea Hofer has been with Prüfer & Partner since 1993 and has been a managing partner since 1998. She did her Ph.D. in physics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich. After studying physics at LMU Munich, she also worked for Siemens in the area of semiconductor physics. The practice of Dr. Hofer includes the conduct of litigation proceedings such as patent and utility model infringement proceedings before the Regional Courts of Munich, Düsseldorf, Mannhei...

Dr. Barbara Koch-Schulte is a partner at POELLATH in Munich. She specializes in legal and tax advisory on management participation (MBI/MBO), including ESOPs, phantom shares and other incentive programs. A main focus is the accompaniment of management participation in the taxation process, in tax audits and other disputes with the tax authorities. Her clients are managers and employees, as well as investors and employers. Her dual qualification as a lawyer and tax advisor also makes her a sou...