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Dr Maximilian Haag, LL.M. is a partner at POELLATH in Munich. He primarily advises on national and international tax law, as well as on business successions and estate planning. His work includes the establishment, reorganization or dissolution of family-owned corporate structures, as well as matrimonial property law and advice on wills. Due to his great passion for international affairs and not least because of his own professional stays in the USA, Canada, and Israel, Maximilian often advis...

Hendrik Stamm is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Public Law. Hendrik, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Hendrik is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dr Matthias Bruse is a founding partner of POELLATH (formerly P+P Pöllath + Partners). He has practiced corporate law since 1984 and has decades of expertise in transactions with a focus on private equity investments and family-owned businesses. In addition, he is also highly regarded for his corporate law advice, often with regard to succession issues. Matthias is also active as arbitrator, in particular with respect to post-M&A disputes. He is frequently ranked as one of the preemi...

Dr. Wallinger is involved in high profile patent litigation since 1983, including hundreds of patent infringement, patent nullity and patent opposition cases, as well as IP arbitration. A considerable number of these cases were finally decided by the German Federal Supreme Court and are still regarded as landmark decisions. These decisions include, inter alia: “Diving Computer” on the patentability of software programs, “Radio Controlled Clock I, II” on international j...

Tom Petsch has long-standing experience in representing local and international clients in complex corporate and commercial litigation and arbitration proceedings. He also sits as an arbitrator. His main areas of practice include general commercial disputes, banking and finance disputes, professional liability disputes and post-M&A disputes. Together with Dr. Karl J.T. Wach, Tom co-authored an article in Dr. Walter Eberl´s book “Beweis in Schiedsverfahren”( Evidence in A...

Since 2020: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Spatscheck & Partner, partner 2018 – 2019: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Spatscheck & Partner, salary partner 2016 – 2018: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, salary partner 2015 – 2016: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, lawyer 2011 – 2014: SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte, Munich office

Timo Engelhardt is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Timo, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Timo is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dr. Barbara Koch-Schulte is a partner at POELLATH in Munich. She specializes in legal and tax advisory on management participation (MBI/MBO), including ESOPs, phantom shares and other incentive programs. A main focus is the accompaniment of management participation in the taxation process, in tax audits and other disputes with the tax authorities. Her clients are managers and employees, as well as investors and employers. Her dual qualification as a lawyer and tax advisor also makes her a sou...

Björn Biehl is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Björn, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Björn is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Philipp von Braunschweig is a partner at POELLATH in Munich. For over 25 years, he acts as a trusted advisor to well-known entrepreneurial families, management teams and, in particular, private equity funds on transactional M&A, venture capital with a focus on leveraged buy-outs and private equity, including management equity programs. He is consistently ranked among the leading lawyers for his private equity and M&A practice. Philipp is a member of the German-American Lawyers' Associ...