Stefan G. Klein

Jan Schinköth is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Private Equity Law. Jan practices law in Munich, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Jan Schinköth since 2020. 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 Jan Schinköth is held by other lawyers.

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...

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...

Benjamin Zölls advises and defends companies and individuals in all areas of criminal law, especially commercial criminal law and criminal tax law. He has extensive forensic experience. His expertise also includes, in particular, advice on compliance management systems as well as on specific compliance measures from a criminal law perspective. Benjamin Zölls is also a TÜV-certified data protection officer, and has several years’ in-house experience as a compliance officer...

Dr. Gerhard Hermann is a patent attorney based in Munich, Germany, with Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB . His practice focuses on intellectual property law , including patent opposition, revocation, and patent infringement proceedings, as well as matters related to trademark law. Dr. Hermann studied physics at the University of Stuttgart and earned his Ph.D. while serving as a research fellow supported by the German Research Association and the Max Planck Socie...

Michael Rüberg is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law. Michael practices law in Munich, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Michael Rüberg since 2021. 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 Michael Rüberg is held by other lawyers.

Ulrike Thole-Groll is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Criminal Defense and Criminal Tax Practice. Ulrike practices law in Munich, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Ulrike Thole-Groll since 2023. 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 Ulrike Thole-Groll is held by other lawyers.

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The founding partner Professor Dr. Christoph Knauer is responsible for the areas of corporate criminal law, commercial criminal law, tax criminal law, and medical criminal law, as well as criminal appeals and constitutional complaints. He has many years of experience in all areas of criminal law and criminal procedure law; his litigation experience in particular also covers proceedings before the German Federal Court of Justice and the German Federal Constitutional Court. Prof. Dr. Knauer adv...

Dr. Paul Tauchner is a Munich-based Patent Attorney with Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB , practicing in the field of Intellectual Property Law. He studied chemistry at the University of Munich and received his Ph.D. from the Institute of Organic Chemistry in 1974. After completing his professional training in intellectual property at VOSSIUS & PARTNER, he was admitted as a German Patent Attorney (Patentanwalt) in 1977, a European Patent Attorney in 1978, a...