Thomas Ritter

Viola Bensinger is Global Co‑Chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property & Technology Practice Group and also chairs the Technology Practice in Germany. Viola advises clients from the technology, media, health care and other innovation-driven industries on digitisation projects, IT outsourcing, cloud computing, e‑commerce, electronic payment, data protection, and software licensing. She has wide-ranging experience in advising media and entertainment clients such as distributors, produ...

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...

Laura Halonen is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of International Arbitration. Laura practices law in Berlin, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Laura Halonen since 2027. 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 Laura Halonen is held by other lawyers.

Born in Göttingen in 1966, Dr. Martin Düwel studied law and history in Regensburg, in Aberdeen, UK and at the Free University of Berlin. From 1994 to 1998, he worked as a research assistant at the Institute for State Studies, Constitutional and Administrative Law. He has been active as a lawyer in Berlin since 1996. In 1999, he received his doctorate in constitutional law on the subject of of “Oversight Powers of the Federal Constitutional Court in Constitutional Complaints ag...

Studies in mechanical engineering and process engineering at the RWTH Aachen and the Imperial College London (until 1991) Doctoral degree (Dr.-Ing.) at the ETH Zürich, Laboratory for Technical Chemistry (1991-95) Consultant (1991-95) in the area of process simulation und dynamics Patent attorney (since 1999), partner at Maikowski & Ninnemann (since 2000) LL.M. (European Intellectual Property Law) at the Kurt-Haertel Institute, Fernuni Hagen Since 2002 lecturer und since 2009 honorary...

Henrik Armah is a shareholder and Co-Chair of the German Corporate/M&A Group. He advises international and domestic clients on M&A transactions, joint ventures and corporate transformations as well as all general matters of corporate law. He specializes in cross border transactions (buy side and sell side). Henrik’s clients include industry players as well as private equity funds, strategic investors and venture capitalists. As a recognized and highly experienced lawyer in the t...

Kati Beckmann is a partner in the German Finance Group with a focus on investment law, acquisition and corporate finance as well as financial restructurings. She advises sponsors and investors on fund formations, investments in and marketing of funds, as well as on regulatory requirements for specific institutional investors. Kati has also a wide-ranging experience in advising clients on the borrower and lender side regarding national and cross-border financing, refinancing transaction and in...

Sarah Neuhaus is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labor and Employment Law. Sarah practices law in Berlin, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Sarah Neuhaus since 2027. 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 Sarah Neuhaus is held by other lawyers.

Fabian Sokolowski is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law. Fabian practices law in Berlin, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Fabian Sokolowski since 2017. 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 Fabian Sokolowski is held by other lawyers.

Dr. Marcel Guenoub is a partner at POELLATH in Berlin. He advises his well-known clients on transaction-related advice (due diligence, purchase agreements, lease agreements, financing contracts), project developments (construction and project development contracts, architect and engineer contracts) and real estate-related joint venture projects. Marcel belongs to the “next generation” of POELLATH partners in the real estate sector and has already been listed in relevant rankings. ...