Thomas C. Knierim

Georg von Wallis chairs the firm’s German Tax Group. For more than 25 years, Georg has been advising clients on all tax aspects of finance and corporate transactions, in particular in cross-border situations in the media as well as the real estate sectors. Georg has wide-ranging experience handling tax litigation, VAT and other indirect taxes. He represents national and international financial institutions, major media and entertainment companies, private equity and venture capital funds.

Jörg Kornbrust has been a lawyer since 2004, specialising in IT law, data protection, intellectual property, and copyright law. As a TISAX® and TÜV®-certified information security officer, data protection officer, and auditor, he focuses on large-scale IT and data protection projects for international clients. He advises on the implementation of complex IT processes to meet certifiable security standards, oversees legal project management, and prepares all necessary legal do...

Lawyer and Notary Partner

Marcel Wessig studierte Rechtswissenschaften in Frankfurt am Main. Im Jahre 1996 wurde er als Rechtsanwalt zugelassen. Er war Partner in mittelständischen Frankfurter Anwaltskanzleien wie auch bei der internationalen amerikanischen Kanzlei Faegre & Benson LLP. Seit dem Jahr 2015 ist er Partner bei der Kanzlei Strauch Rechtsanwälte. Der Fokus der anwaltlichen Tätigkeit von Marcel Wessig liegt in den Bereichen Immobilienrecht, Prozessführung und Allgemeines Zivilrecht.

Lawyer Partner

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

Born in Duisburg in 1974, Dr. Kostja von Keitz studied law in Düsseldorf. He received his doctorate in European nature conservation and national administrative procedural law in 2005, with a thesis on the subject of “The Legal Protection of Private Individuals against Special Areas of Conservation”. He began his career as a lawyer in 2005, working initially for a major international law firm. He became a specialist in administrative law 2008 and joined ZENK in 2009. He has be...

Dieter Neumann chairs the Infrastructure Practice in Germany. He focuses his practice on advising on privatizations, public-private partnerships and project developments, including infrastructure projects within the fields of traffic and transport, health care, and telecommunications as well as supply and networks. In addition, Dieter advises on regulatory issues in the payment industry, particularly on e-money and mobile payment. Dieter has broad experience in advising on real estate transac...

Born in Helgoland in 1966, Dr. Carsten Oelrichs trained as an industrial business administrator before going on to study law at the University of Hamburg, where he also worked as a research assistant at the Chair of Commercial, Shipping and Business Law. He received his doctorate in 1998, with a thesis on “Creditor Participation and Voting Bans in New Insolvency Proceedings”. Dr. Oelrichs has been a lawyer at ZENK since 1998. For several years running, he has been named by JUVE as...

Uwe Eppler is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Uwe, who practices law in Hamburg, Germany, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Uwe is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.