Shimon Merkel

Sarah Scherwitzki, LL.M. Attorney and Notary Partner Specialists area : Notarial services , r eal estate law, corporate law, inheritance law, family law I am a notary and act in all notarial matters. As a lawyer, I have been advising national and international companies from the real estate industry as well as institutional investors for over 14 years on all legal issues relating to the construction, acquisition, privatisation and sale of real estate. In the context of transactions, I draft a...

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

Born in Göttingen in 1966, Dr. Martin Düwel studied law and history in Regensburg, in Aberdeen, UK and at the Free University of Berlin. From 1994 to 1998, he worked as a research assistant at the Institute for State Studies, Constitutional and Administrative Law. He has been active as a lawyer in Berlin since 1996. In 1999, he received his doctorate in constitutional law on the subject of of “Oversight Powers of the Federal Constitutional Court in Constitutional Complaints ag...

Jörg Michael Siecke is a lawyer and partner at the Berlin office of Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner. He advises on real estate transactions with a focus on commercial real estate, in particular retail and light industrial. He further assists with sale and purchase agreements and legal due diligence cases as well as other aspects of real estate law (commercial tenancy law, neighbor law, broker law). He speaks German and English.

Lucas Wüsthof is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Competition / Antitrust Law. Lucas, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lucas is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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

The founding partner of Knauer& Sören Schomburg advises national and international clients in the areas of commercial criminal law and tax criminal law, international criminal law, and extradition law. He has extensive experience in complex, frequently transnational internal investigations and with respect to search and seizure, especially raids involving data confiscation. He defends clients throughout Germany, in Europe and before the European Court of Justice (ECJ), and against IN...

Christopher J. Wright, J.D. LL.M., geboren 1974 in Toronto, studierte Philosophie an der University of King’s College (Halifax, Kanada) und an der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg. 2001 erlangte er an der University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, seinen J.D. und 2002 seine Zulassung als Barrister & Solicitor in Ontario, Kanada. Seinen LL.M. (Berlin) erlangte er in 2004. Vor seiner Zeit bei ZENK war er als Rechtsanwalt bei einer internationalen Großkanzlei in Toronto ...

Claudia Hard is a partner and heads the Finance & Banking Group in Germany. She focuses her practice on real estate, project and corporate finance. Claudia has many years of experience in the field of acquisition and refinancing as well as restructuring in the real estate sector. In addition, she has deep experience in the area of Pfandbrief financing, both in Germany and in cross-border financing within Europe and the USA. Her clients include leading domestic and foreign banks, debt fund...

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