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Dr. Joerg Hanke focuses on domestic and cross-border bank finance matters, in particular multilayered bank/bond leveraged acquisition finance, real estate finance and general corporate lending, including corporate refinancings and restructurings. Prior to joining Skadden, Dr. Hanke worked in the banking department of another major international law firm and was based in its Frankfurt office. During his time at his previous law firm, he was seconded to Credit Suisse, London and to KfW. Prior t...

Annette Rölz is Local Partner for employment law at the Frankfurt office of Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner mbB. She joined FGvW in 2020 after working for Ulrich Weber & Partner mbB for 15 years. Annette Rölz advises on individual and collective employment law and litigates throughout Germany. In addition, she advises companies on legal structuring issues (including reconciliation of interests and social plan negotiations) as well as on the negotiation of business ag...

Dr Annette Bödeker is an experienced lawyer in the field of corporate law, with particular expertise in stock corporation law, group law and corporate restructurings. She regularly advises on M&A transactions, often for investors from the Anglo-American market. In 2009, she was appointed as a notary in Frankfurt am Main and has since provided the full range of notarial services. Annette advises listed companies and international corporations as well as medium-sized enterprises and st...

Annekathrin Schmoll is an associate in the Frankfurt office of Gibson Dunn. She is a member of the firm’s Litigation and International Arbitration, Judgment and Arbitral Award Enforcement and ESG practices. Annekathrin's practice focuses on domestic and cross-border arbitration and litigation. Annekathrin represents German and international clients in commercial, corporate and civil disputes before institutional and ad hoc arbitral tribunals, as well as before German courts. Her experti...

Lawyer Partner

Matthew Devey is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employee Benefits Law and Labor and Employment Law. Matthew, who practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Matthew is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Former Eintracht Frankfurt player Dominik Diemann has been advising and representing companies in all areas of real estate law on behalf of FPS since 2019. His work includes drafting and negotiating commercial lease agreements and supplements, as well as contracts for asset, property, and facility management. Legal real estate asset management also covers the enforcement and defence of contentious claims in court. He advises clients on real estate transactions and provides consultancy and for...

Dr Stephan Dittl is partner in the IP / litigation department of FGvW in Frankfurt. He is a renowned expert for copyright and media law. Stephan Dittl advises on all areas of IP law, mainly in the fields of copyright and competition law. He also uses his expertise in the legal process in other commercial law court proceedings, for example in distribution law, frequently with an international reference. He also works on IP topics in the context of M&A transactions.

Florian Wiesner, lawyer and notary, is managing partner of the firm. He advises project development and real estate fund companies on implementing and completing construction projects, including drafting, negotiating, and concluding construction and architect contracts, as well as warranty management. He supports clients during construction and represents them in asserting and defending construction law claims in court. Wiesner also advises on commercial leases and real estate transactions. H...

Michael Cziesla is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Private Equity Law. Michael, who practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. 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.