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Dr Matthias Bruse is a founding partner of POELLATH (formerly P+P Pöllath + Partners). He has practiced corporate law since 1984 and has decades of expertise in transactions with a focus on private equity investments and family-owned businesses. In addition, he is also highly regarded for his corporate law advice, often with regard to succession issues. Matthias is also active as arbitrator, in particular with respect to post-M&A disputes. He is frequently ranked as one of the preemi...

Lawyer Partner

Silke Freund focuses on the contentious – sometimes cross-border – enforcement of trade marks or the defense against asserted infringement claims of third parties. She also supports clients in their worldwide trade mark portfolio management in the filing, assignment, and licencing of trade marks as well as opposition, appeal, and cancellation proceedings before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (GPTO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Silke Freund ...

Dr. Jürgen Meier is a partner at Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB in Munich, where his practice focuses on Intellectual Property Law , particularly in biotechnology and pharmaceutical technologies. He studied biology and biochemistry at the universities of Freiburg im Breisgau, Sussex (England), and Dundee (Scotland). Following the completion of his Ph.D. at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Dr. Meier conducted research for sev...

Since 2023: Kröck Dispute Resolution, founding partner 2014 - 2023: Dispute resolution boutique, Munich, most recently salary partner 2011 - 2013: Higher Regional Court of Berlin, legal clerkship with placement at leading Brazilian law firm 2010 - 2011: King's College London, LL.M. studies 2005 - 2010: Humboldt University of Berlin, legal studies

Simone Schäfer , partner of the trademark and design department of VOSSIUS & PARTNER , can look back on an expertise in this field since 1999. The focus of her work is the prosecution and enforcement of trademarks and designs with a strong emphasis on the monetization of IP rights, in particular license agreements, design development and IP purchase contracts. She frequently develops complex custom-tailored IP landscapes and provides her clients with competitive analysis. Simone Sch&...

Dr Alice Broichmann is head of the dispute resolution practice of P+P Pöllath + Partners. She focuses on international arbitration and litigation in the fields of M&A, corporate, and general commercial law. She has been acting as counsel, co-counsel, and arbitrator in several cases (ICC, DIS, Swiss Chambers, and ad hoc ) related to pre-closing disputes and purchase price adjustments as well as representations and warranties in the fields of M&A, corporate litigation and arbitrati...

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

Dr. Thomas M. Schmid Attorney Partner Specialists area : Mergers & acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, capital market law, corporate law I specialise in advising on M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions. My clients include national and international companies as well as private equity/venture capital funds and start-ups, which I advise on (cross-border) transactions. In addition, I advise on venture and growth capital/corporate venture investments, but also h...

Since 2018: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Spatscheck & Partner, partner 2007 – 2018: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, partner 2005 – 2007: International law firm, Munich office, managing associate 2002 – 2005: International law firm, Munich office, tax consultant 1997 – 2002: Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, research assistant