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Dr Michael Inhester is a partner at POELLATH in Munich. Michael advises national and international companies from various industries on corporate and tax law. He is known for his pragmatic and solution-oriented approach as a transactional lawyer with many years of cross-industry practical experience in areas such as M&A, restructuring, private equity and venture capital. His client base includes corporate and VC/PE companies. Thanks to his more than 20 years of experience in the transacti...

Verena Fornalik is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Tax Law. Verena practices law in Munich, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Verena Fornalik since 2025. 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 Verena Fornalik is held by other lawyers.

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...

Dr. Johann Pitz is a partner at Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB in Munich. He founded and developed the firm’s legal patent department and focuses his practice on Intellectual Property Law and Litigation . His work centers on patent litigation, invalidity actions, and opposition proceedings before German civil courts, the Federal Patent Court, the European Patent Office, and the Federal Supreme Court. Admitted as an attorney-at-law in 1991, Dr. Pitz repre...

Markus Engelhard is active in all fields of life sciences, pharmacology, and biotechnology, having a particular focus on therapeutic biomolecules and pharmaceutically active agents. His clients include start-up companies, small and medium-sized enterprises, multinational corporations, universities, and academic research institutions. He supports them in acquiring and enforcing intellectual property rights, building up patent portfolios, and representing them in opposition, invalidation, and i...

Dr Nico Fischer is a partner at POELLATH in Munich. His core areas are national and international tax law, general tax planning and structuring with a focus on private equity and M&A. In addition, he advises national and international private equity houses as well as German carry holders on German tax issues. Nico regularly publishes articles on tax topics in relevant professional media and passes on his expertise as a lecturer at the University of Muenster in the Master’s program i...

Dr Susanne Schießer has been practicing law since 1997, specialising in commercial and residential tenancy law. She focuses on sectors such as retail, logistics, research and light industrial facilities, healthcare properties, residential portfolios, and hotels. Dr Schießer also advises on FM contracts, brokerage law, land law, and heritable building rights, and represents clients in courts throughout Germany. She regularly gives lectures at client events and teaches at Biberach U...

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. Mathias Kleespies is a partner at Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB in Munich and heads the firm’s trademark and design department, a role he has held since 2007. His practice focuses on trademark, design, competition, and food law , with a significant emphasis on litigation and dispute resolution involving intellectual property rights . Dr. Kleespies advises companies on the development, management, and protection of national and international trademar...

Martin Knoll is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Construction Law. Martin practices law in Munich, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Martin Knoll since 2027. 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 Martin Knoll is held by other lawyers.