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Patent attorney Markus Kreuzberg has more than 20 years of experience in patent and utility model law and extensive expertise in international intellectual property law. His other areas of expertise include employee invention law, trademark law, and design protection. He represents clients before the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA), the Federal Patent Court (BPatG), the European Patent Office (EPO), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), and the World Intellectual ...

Alexander Hoppe is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Corporate Law. Alexander practices law in Düsseldorf, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Alexander Hoppe 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 Alexander Hoppe is held by other lawyers.

Dr. Anna Cryns-Moll studied law at Cologne University and Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne within the framework of completion of the German-French masters degree (LL.M./maîtrise en droit). After having accomplished the first state exam in law she worked as a research associate at the Institute for tax law at Cologne University, completing her doctorate with honors in 2010. While performing her legal clerkship she also stayed abroad, in Singapore and New York. After finishing the legal c...

Born in 1968 Legal studies at Bielefeld University First Exam ("1. Staatsexamen") in 1995 Legal clerkship ("Referendariat") at the Detmold District Court Second (Bar) Exam ("2. Staatsexamen") in 1997 Bar admission in 1998 Doctor of Laws (Dr. jur.) 2001 With the firm since 2001 Certified Specialized Attorney in Labor and Employment Law since 2003

Heinrich Georg Pannen has many years of experience in the full range of intellectual property and copyright law. His work includes conducting registration proceedings, opposition and appeal proceedings, as well as nullity and appeal proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and the Federal Patent Court. His focus is on managing national and international intellectual ...

Dr Jan Joachim Dreyer’s work includes antitrust defence, in particular for companies with strong market positions, in sales and traditional antitrust matters, compliance issues in sales and in all forms of cooperation between competitors. His areas of expertise also include global and local merger control, including litigation over decisions by authorities reaching the German Federal Court of Justice and the European courts, claims for damages arising from antitrust violations, state ai...

Katharina Landes is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Data Security and Privacy Law. Katharina practices law in Cologne, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Katharina Landes since 2025. 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 Katharina Landes is held by other lawyers.

Jörn Zons is a lawyer and partner at Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner in Cologne. Jörn’s main focus lies on German and international construction and engineering projects as well as domestic and international dispute resolution in litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution proceedings. He is also a regular referee on German and international construction and engineering projects and dispute resolution at seminars, associations and in-house for compan...

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Jens Ortmanns is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Law, Private Equity Law and Real Estate Law. Jens practices law in Düsseldorf, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Jens Ortmanns since 2017. 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 Jens Ortmanns is held by other lawyers.