Thomas Kania

Born in 1964 Legal studies at the Universities of Heidelberg and Bonn First Exam ("1. Staatsexamen") in 1990 Doctoral research at the Universities of Valencia (Spain) and Münster Legal clerkship ("Referendariat") at the Detmold District Court Elective posting at the Commission of the European Union in Brussels Doctor of Laws (Dr. jur.) 1993 Second (Bar) Exam ("2. Staatsexamen"), bar admission 1994, with the firm since 1994 Certified Specialized Attorney in Administrative Law since 1997 C...

Gregor Lamla is a lawyer and partner at the Dusseldorf office of Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner. He advises on real estate financing and transactions with a focus on commercial real estate, especially in the retail sector (shopping centers, downtown department stores and retail parks).Before joining Friedrich Graf von Westphalen, Gregor was a partner at other major law firms as well as GC at a real estate asset management company. He speaks German and English.

Ingo Klauß is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Competition / Antitrust Law. Ingo practices law in Düsseldorf, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Ingo Klauß since 2022. 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 Ingo Klauß is held by other lawyers.

Phillip Raszawitz is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labor and Employment Law. Phillip practices law in Cologne, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Phillip Raszawitz since 2025. 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 Phillip Raszawitz is held by other lawyers.

Thomas A. Beisken is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. Thomas A. practices law in Düsseldorf, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Thomas A. Beisken 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 Thomas A. Beisken is held by other lawyers.

Martin Hohgardt is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law. Martin Hohgardt’s main areas of practice involve patent prosecution, patent nullity proceedings, opposition proceedings and patent litigation in various technical fields. His technical fields include telecommunications, electrical engineering, special-purpose machinery manufacture, computer-implemented inventions, ciphering systems and medical devices. Martin Hohgardt is responsible...

Dr. Michael Mütze is a partner with MKRG, where he specialises in the areas of private and public construction law, public procurement law and real-estate law. During the last 35 years he has gained extensive experience in supporting companies in the building industry, architects and engineers, project developers, property owners and investors. In addition, he participates in arbitration proceedings both as legal counsel and as an assessor. His specialisations include property transactio...

Dr Karl Friedrich Dumoulin primarily advises companies on issues of national and international commercial law in their day-to-day business (supply and service agreements, cooperation and distribution agreements, questions relating to competition law and IP law, in particular trademark applications, licence agreements). Dr Dumoulin also represents his clients before courts, offices and courts of arbitration in these areas. In particular, Dr Dumoulin specialises in the field of financial servic...

Christoph J. Müller is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labor and Employment Law. Christoph J. practices law in Cologne, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Christoph J. Müller 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 Christoph J. Müller is held by other lawyers.

Justus Kreuels´ practice involves patent prosecution in the fields of mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, information technology and medical engineering and patent opposition as well as invalidity proceedings before the European Patent Office, the German Patent and Trademark Office, and the Federal Patent Court. He studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and at RWTH Aachen University where he graduated as Master in Engineering in 2007. In 2...