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Michael Nienerza is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Michael, 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 Michael is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dr. Thomas Stögmüller, LL.M. (Berkeley) is an attorney admitted to practice in Germany and a certified specialist attorney for information technology law . He specializes in advice concerning IT, telecoms, copyrights and software law, outsourcing, data protection, intellectual property and antitrust . Another focus is on recent legal developments concerning Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity . Thomas drafts, reviews and negotiates license agreements, project, outsourcing...

Maximilian Menz advises in complex commercial disputes before state courts and in national and international arbitration. He also sits as an arbitrator. Before joining WACH UND MECKES, Maximilian worked in the media law and digital business practice of a leading law firm. Maximilian is profoundly experienced in conducting cross-border disputes. His practice also focuses on disputes arising out of the technology sector. He is in charge of legal tech at WACH UND MECKES. Maximilian speaks German...

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

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

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...

Tobias Jäger is a partner at POELLATH in Munich. At POELLATH, Tobias became an expert on classic M&A/private equity and venture capital transactions and has continuously expanded his practice in the restructuring and reorganization of companies. Today, he heads the firm‘s restructuring and bankruptcy practice. He finds reliable solutions on a legally substantiated basis for special situations, joint ventures and distressed transactions and has extensive experience in corporate,...

Dr. Arno Riethmüller's practice covers a broad spectrum of national and international arbitration and (cross-border) commercial litigation. His expertise includes corporate and commercial law including post M&A, trade-related conflicts, and cartel damage claims. He also advises clients on civil fraud, energy, damages and construction disputes. Arno represents clients across a broad range of industry sectors including private equity, banks/financial institutions, investors, trade, mac...

Felix Siebler is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Public Law and Public Private Partnership. Felix, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Felix is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dr. Gerhard Hermann studied physics at the University of Stuttgart and received his Ph.D. as a research fellow sponsored by the German Research Association and the Max Planck Society at the Max Planck Institute of Materials Science in Stuttgart. He did research work at the Nuclear Research Center in Karlsruhe and at the Institute Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, France. After his training in the firm of VOSSIUS & PARTNER, he was admitted to practice as a German Patent Attorney (Patentanwalt) an...