Thomas Lindemann

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...

Philip Huperz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Real Estate Law. Philip, 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 Philip is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Martin Dobias advises clients on virtually all aspects of real estate transactions, in both asset and share deals, including complex portfolio transactions. He also has experience in the negotiation of commercial lease agreements. Prior to Greenberg Traurig, Martin worked at Olswang in Berlin.

Dirk Besse is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Capital Markets Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Private Equity Law and Venture Capital Law. Dirk, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2009. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Dirk is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jörg Beckmann studied law at the Georg-August-University in Göttingen, where he received his doctorate from the chair of Prof. Dr. Andreas Sattler. He completed his legal clerkship in 2001 at the Kammergericht. In the years that followed, Jörg Beckmann worked for two Berlin law firms that were well-known in the market. There he specialized in public building law and public zoning law. A particular focus of Jörg Beckmanns work is the special urban planning law of the German...

Christoph v. Arnim advises on corporate, financing, and insolvency law, with additional expertise in the real estate, commercial, and financial sectors. He supports clients in complex transactions, restructurings, and reorganisations as part of an experienced legal team. With many years of advisory work and supervisory board experience in both private and public companies and cooperatives, v. Arnim is highly experienced in conducting shareholders' meetings and advising decision-makers. He spe...

Lawyer Partner

Dr. Wolf H. von Bernuth, a partner in Hausfeld's Berlin office, specializes in national and international litigation and arbitration. His litigation experience includes banking, financial and capital markets disputes, model proceedings under KapMuG, corporate and post-M&A disputes, joint venture disputes, directors' and officers' liability as well as disputes arising from complex contracts, e.g. in the automotive and energy industries. He was an expert for the legal committee of the Germa...

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...

Wolf Friedrich Spieth is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Law, Environmental Law and Public Law. Wolf Friedrich, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2009. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Wolf Friedrich is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.