Sebastian Cording

Born in Kiel Victoria-Luise Vollstedt studied at the University of Freiburg im Breisgau and the University of Hamburg from 2004-2009, passing her first state examination there in 2009. She completed her legal clerkship at the public prosecutor’s office, the District Court of Lübeck, the City of Ahrensburg and at several medium-sized law firms in Hamburg, where she focused on civil law. She passed her second state licensing examination in 2011 and has been a lawyer at ZENK since 201...

Born in Rheda-Wiedenbrück in 1967, Dr. Henrik Nacke studied law in Münster. During his legal clerkship and dissertation period, he worked as a research assistant at the Chair for Public Law, International Law and European Union Law at the University of Münster. In 1999, he obtained a doctorate”on the subject of “Protection against Dismissal in Corporate Transformations”, during which he was supported by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia’s fund for high...

Helge Hirschberger is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Helge, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Helge is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Thomas Rieck is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Thomas, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Thomas is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Born in Wesel in 1961, Dr. Ralf Hüting studied law in Bonn and has worked as a lawyer since 1992. In 1996, he received his doctorate with a thesis on “The Effect of Regulatory Tolerance in Environmental Criminal Law”. Dr. Hüting advises and represents commercial enterprises, federal & state ministries, supervisory authorities, cities, municipalities and associations, particularly on cross-jurisdictional projects such as the construction or modernization of industrial...

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...

Constantin Fahl is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law. Constantin, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Constantin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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Born in Lüneburg in 1967, Anja Teiwes studied law in Göttingen and has worked as a lawyer since 1996. She joined ZENK in 1999. Her clients consist primarily of planning offices, architects, engineers and structural engineers. Her practice focuses on all areas of architectural and engineering law, in particular on contract and fee matters. The awarding of planning services is another focus of her work, and she contributed her expertise to the “Guidelines on Procedures under the...

Ulrich Möhrle is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Ulrich, 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 Ulrich is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.