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Born in Aachen in 1965, Dr. Oliver Nowoczyn studied law in Constance, Geneva (Switzerland) and Freiburg/Breisgau. After completing his legal clerkship in Berlin and Boston, USA, he received his doctorate in European law in Freiburg in 1995. His thesis was on the subject of “Educational policy competencies of the EU after Maastricht”. Dr. Oliver Nowoczyn has been a lawyer at ZENK since 1995 and a notary since 2007. Dr Oliver Nowoczyn is a partner at ZENK.

Jesko Stark focuses his practice on restructuring and insolvency matters. He was admitted to the Berlin bar in 2008 and has been regularly appointed as an insolvency administrator and trustee from the courts of Berlin Charlottenburg and Potsdam since 2012. Jesko is admitted as a specialist lawyer for insolvency law (Fachanwalt für Insolvenzrecht) and has ten years of experience in the fields of insolvency and restructuring matters. He advises national and international companies prior to...

Rainer Pietschmann Lawyer | Managing Partner Studied law at the Universities of Bochum and Bonn and at the University of Washington (Seattle, WA). Clerkship at the Court of Berlin. From 1989 to 1992 director of a German/ Italian trading company. From 1995 to 1997 Attorney (Partner) at Lauenroth & Partner (Berlin). Founded PIETSCHMANN Legal (Berlin) in 1997. Supervisory Board of Schrobsdorff Bau AG (Berlin). Main Areas of expertise Civil Construction Law, Real Estate Law, Public Procuremen...

Dr Dominik Greinacher is Partner at BEITEN BURKHARDT's Berlin office and a member of the Corporate / M&A practice group. His area of activity comprises advice on energy law and the energy industry. He particularly advises his clients on public energy law issues, including planning law and the law of expropriation, as well as on emission trading matters. He further advises and represents his clients on energy-related state aid law before the EU institutions. Dr Greinacher also provides leg...

Natalie Hsiao is Local Partner in the Corporate/M&A team and focuses her practice on complex corporate transactions of all kinds, including acquisition and sale processes, joint ventures and restructurings. Natalie has broad experience in the field of M&A transactions for national and international clients with a focus on the real estate, infrastructure and the media, technology and telecoms sectors. In addition, she advises on all aspects of venture capital investments. Natalie repre...

Markus Hutschneider is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Competition / Antitrust Law. Markus practices law in Berlin, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Markus Hutschneider since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Markus Hutschneider is held by other lawyers.

Nicolai Lagoni is a partner in the German Corporate Group with deep experience in the fields of M&A, joint ventures and corporate law. His clients are multinational corporations and investors, which he regularly advises on complex cross-border transactions. Nicolai has wide-ranging experience in the areas of technology, real estate and pharmaceuticals & life sciences. Prior to joining the firm, Nicolai worked for several years in the German Corporate/M&A Groups of Hengeler Mueller...

Dr. Jens Steinmüller is a partner in the private funds team at POELLATH in Berlin and has many years of experience in advising institutional investors and fund managers. He offers comprehensive civil, regulatory and tax law advice in connection with investment funds, as well as advice on tailor-made investment solutions and supervision of fund investments. His focus is on the special regulatory and tax requirements of individual investor groups (insurance companies, pension funds, pensio...

Lawyer and Insolvency Administrator, Accredited Specialist in Insolvency Law Partner

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