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Dr. Christian Crones advises clients on a wide range of transactions including mergers and acquisitions, cross-border commercial agreements and alliances as well as venture and private equity financings. He also assists clients with complex compliance issues, in particular in a US/EU cross-border context, and with corporate law or bankruptcy-related and litigation matters. His practice involves clients in a variety of industries, with an increased focus on regulated and heavily technology-dri...

Christiane Boemke has pursued her passion for trade mark and competition law since her LLM studies in Boston. She joined FPS Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG in 2005 as part of the IP team and focuses on providing guidance in all areas of intellectual property law. In trade mark matters, Christiane works with clients from a range of industries to develop effective trade mark strategies, manage national and international applications, defend registered trade marks, and handle infring...

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.

Dr Gerrit Ponath is Partner at Friedrich Graf von Westphalen‘s Frankfurt a.M. office. His area of expertise comprises legal advice to individuals and (family-owned) companies on all aspects of national and international estate planning and wealth succession as well as on tax-efficient structuring of assets. He furthermore focuses on providing legal advice to foundations and associations on all legal and tax issues arising in specific foundation- and association-related contexts. Here he...

Bernd Thalmann is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Bernd practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Bernd Thalmann since 2021. 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 Bernd Thalmann is held by other lawyers.

Partner Attorney-at-Law and Certified Tax Advisor

Annekatrin Pelster is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Annekatrin practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Annekatrin Pelster since 2023. 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 Annekatrin Pelster is held by other lawyers.

Alik Dörn has been working as a lawyer in our offices in Frankfurt am Main and Berlin since 2017 and became a partner in 2023. He advises clients primarily in the areas of public procurement law (services, construction, and supply, PPP), state aid law, concessions, public commercial law, real estate law, and energy law. He speaks German, English, French and Spanish.

Markus Wollenhaupt is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law, Investment Funds and Regulatory Practice. Markus practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Markus Wollenhaupt since 2019. 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 Wollenhaupt is held by other lawyers.

Sabine Schröter is the partner in charge of employment law at the Frankfurt office and managing partner at Friedrich Graf von Westphalen mbB. She joined the Freiburg office of FGvW in 2005 before moving to Taylor Wessing in Frankfurt in 2010. There she was appointed partner in 2012. She returned to FGvW in April 2016. Sabine Schröter advises on individual and collective employment law and litigates throughout Germany. In addition, she has a wide range of experience in the employment...