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Christian Schede is Managing Shareholder of Greenberg Traurig Germany and chairs the firm's German Real Estate Sector Group. He focuses on complex M&A transactions in real estate, infrastructure and related financings as well as project developments. Christian's experience covers all real estate asset classes as well as projects in the energy and transportation sectors. His expertise includes advising on joint ventures, investment management platforms, and restructuring of property and in...

Born in Brühl in 1965, Dr. Rolf Zeißig studied law in Bonn, Hamburg and Berlin. He was a research assistant at the Department of Labor and Social Law at the University of Potsdam and obtained a doctorate in labor law on the subject of “The Conservation of the Status Quo of Works Council Agreements in the Event of Termination”. Dr. Zeißig has worked as a lawyer since 1996 and as a specialist in labor law since 1999. He has been with ZENK since 2002. Dr. Zeißi...

Julia Schwalm is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation. Julia, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Julia is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Prof Dr Thomas Höppner is a partner with Geradin Partners. Before joining Geradin Partners in 2025, Thomas was a partner at Hausfeld for ten years. With over 20 years of experience, Thomas has advised clients on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious antitrust and regulatory matters. He has assisted clients on numerous high-stake investigations, including some of the most complex cases in the tech, media and network industries. Thomas is also a trusted litigator on matters of E...

Oda (Lawyer Of The Year Construction Law, Berlin, 2023) has been equity partner with GSK STOCKMANN since 2002. In her practice Oda focuses on Project Development, Construction, Architecture and Engineering as well as Dispute Resolution. She is a licensed specialist for Construction and Architects Law (Fachanwältin für Bau- und Architektenrecht). In 2016/17, Oda successfully took part in the seminar programme on the FIDIC Suite of Contracts and the VBI/FIDIC Adjudicator Assessment or...

Niclas Hellermann is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Law, Environmental Law and Public Law. Niclas, 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 Niclas is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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Timo Winkelmann is a partner in the Real Estate practice group at POELLATH in Berlin. He advises national and international clients on all matters related to real estate law. The focus of his practice is real estate transactions. In addition to share and asset deals, he supports his clients regarding asset management, e.g., conclusion of lease agreements. From time to time, he is involved in post-M&A disputes. Before joining POELLATH in 2008, he was working at an US law firm in the M&...

Jesko Stark focuses his practice on restructuring and insolvency matters. He was admitted to the Berlin bar in 2008 and has been regularly appointed as an insolvency administrator and trustee from the courts of Berlin Charlottenburg and Potsdam since 2012. Jesko is admitted as a specialist lawyer for insolvency law (Fachanwalt für Insolvenzrecht) and has ten years of experience in the fields of insolvency and restructuring matters. He advises national and international companies prior to...

Peter Michael Probst is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Public Private Partnership. Peter Michael, 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 Peter Michael is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.