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Askan Deutsch advises and represents German and international clients in all areas of intellectual property law. He has extensive experience in competition, trade mark, design, copyright and domain law, as well as in patent, utility model, IT and data protection law. He supports companies in developing trade mark strategies, designing advertising measures and websites, and enforcing or defending preliminary injunctions and legal proceedings, including before the German Patent and Trade Mark O...

Born in Hamburg in 1962, Birgitta Weihrich studied law in Hamburg. After completing her legal clerkship – including a post at the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission in Brussels and Speyer – she was admitted to the bar in 1992. After spending a number of years in a commercial law firm in Northern Germany and as a legal advisor and authorized signatory of an insurance company, she joined ZENK in 2018. She has many years’ experience in both a wide ra...

Nina Springer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Nina, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Nina is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Oliver Dankert is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Oliver, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Oliver is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Arnd Weisner is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Capital Markets Law, Corporate Law, Litigation and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Arnd, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Arnd is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Born in Helgoland in 1966, Dr. Carsten Oelrichs trained as an industrial business administrator before going on to study law at the University of Hamburg, where he also worked as a research assistant at the Chair of Commercial, Shipping and Business Law. He received his doctorate in 1998, with a thesis on “Creditor Participation and Voting Bans in New Insolvency Proceedings”. Dr. Oelrichs has been a lawyer at ZENK since 1998. For several years running, he has been named by JUVE as...

Burkhard Fabritius is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law and Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Burkhard, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Burkhard is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Sebastian Siepmann is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Sebastian, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Sebastian is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dr. Wolfgang Hopp studied law, biology and English in Göttingen and completed his legal clerkship in Lower Saxony. From 1997-2000, he was a research consultant at the University of Münster’s Central Institute for Spatial Planning. In 1999, he received his doctorate in spatial planning law, with a thesis on the subject of “Legal and Enforcement Issues in Spatial Planning Procedures”. Dr. Hopp has been a lawyer at ZENK since 2000. He specializes in advising and assis...

Daniel Hoppe advises and represents clients in Germany and abroad on all questions of intellectual property, in particular on patent and employee invention law as well as on the law of trade secrets. He has extensive experience in criminal investigations, which are essential in the prosecution of trade secret violations. He is the author of numerous professional publications on intellectual property law. He heads the Hamburg office of Bonabry.