Thomas C. Knierim

Dr. Cornelia Gersch advises and represents domestic and international companies on intellectual property and copyright law, litigation and dispute resolution, as well as public commercial law and regulatory law. Her practice focuses on complex contentious proceedings.

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.

Hans Georg Helwig is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Hans Georg, 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 Hans Georg is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Hermann Kahlhöfer advises clients in patent law, in particular in the fields of electrical engineering, medical technology and physics. He has been working in the field of intellectual property for more than 40 years and has extensive experience in the field of national and international patent prosecution procedures and patent infringement matters as well as in the development and exploitation of intellectual property portfolios. After completing two years of military service with a spe...

Gudrun Hausner is Partner at BEITEN BURKHARDT's Munich office. As a member of the practice group IP/IT/Media, her area of activity comprises in particular data protection law, IT law and competition law. She advises national and international clients mainly in the area of IT contract law - particularly for software development and customisation contracts - on questions regarding outsourcing, cross-border data transfer and e-commerce. Gudrun Hausner represents clients in judicial proceedings a...

Christian Rauda is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Gaming Law and Intellectual Property Law. Christian, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. 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.

Born in Göttingen in 1974, Dr. Stefanie Hartwig studied law in Kiel and Liège from 1994 to 1998 and completed her postgraduate studies in business law in Hamburg. Thereafter, she worked as a trainee lawyer in Hamburg and New York and as a research associate at the University of Hamburg. She completed her doctorate in 2002. Ms. Hartwig has been working as a lawyer since 2003, initially in a major international law firm and since 2005 at ZENK. Since 2007, she has also been a special...

Eckhard Ratjen works in the field of trade mark law and law of unfair competition as well as copyright. His practice concentrates, among other things, on the prosecution of trade mark applications, infringement proceedings, and preliminary injunctions. Eckhard Ratjen advises medium sized and large international and German clients in areas such as media and consumer products. He also enthusiastically assists start-up companies in all areas of intellectual property law. Eckhard Ratjen studied l...

Dr Frank Thiäner is a partner at POELLATH in Munich. Frank advises shareholders, investors and companies on M&A transactions. His focus is on private equity, family-owned enterprises and cross-border transactions. He also advises on venture capital transactions and succession planning. His clients include well-known German and international private equity funds, owners of medium-sized companies and private investors. He is one of the founders of the Munich M&A Forum e.V., served ...

Christoph Coenen is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law and Project Finance and Development Practice. Christoph, who practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christoph is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.