Sebastian Vorwalter

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...

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

Carl-Richard Haarmann focuses on infringement proceedings in patent and trade mark law, and on trade mark portfolio management. He studied law in Freiburg, Heidelberg, Leuven, and Münster. He spent part of the period of his studies in Canada and South Africa. His dissertation dealt with particular aspects of contract law. Carl-Richard Haarmann has been practising law at BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT since 1997. His work as a partner comprises the management of trade mark portfolios of internat...

Gustav acts as counsel and arbitrator in multifaceted domestic and international arbitrations, involving a wide array of matters under many different laws. His institutional track record includes cases under the ICC, DIS, VIAC, SCC, FAI and SCAI Rules. He has extensive experience with ad hoc arbitrations (domestic and UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules), and sits as chair, co-arbitrator, sole arbitrator and emergency arbitrator at various seats throughout Europe. Gustav’s main areas of expertis...

Otto Haberstock is a partner at POELLATH in Munich. Otto is a proven expert in legal and tax advice for investors, entrepreneurs, corporates, founders and management teams in M&A, private equity, venture capital and capital market transactions. With more than 30 years of experience, he is one of the leading advisors in the market for complex M&A, private equity and venture capital projects and thus continuously ranked among the top experts in his areas of expertise. He graduated from ...

Founding partner and lawyer Frank Eckstein advises and represents companies and executives, as well as their employees, in particular with regard to commercial criminal law and criminal tax law. Mr. Eckstein has more than 35 years’ professional experience in this very specialized field. His particular expertise lies in defence at trial, particularly in large scale cases such as Cum-ex and fraud proceedings. Mr. Eckstein also has many years of extensive experience in compliance consultin...

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

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

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

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...