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Born in Köthen in 1977, Dr. Markus Pander studied from 1997-2001 in Halle/Saale, where he also worked as a research assistant in civil law. He received his doctorate in labor and civil law in 2005, with a thesis on the subject of “Liability for Shortage and Distribution of the Burden of Proof”. He has worked as a lawyer since 2006 and joined ZENK in 2009. He became a specialist in labor law in 2012. Dr. Markus Pander is partner with ZENK. Dr. Pander has been a visiting lectur...

Alexander Hartmann is partner at FGvW and head of our Berlin M&A team. His broad practice covers a wide range of domestic and cross-border transactions both for strategic and for financial investors. Based in Germany’s preeminent VC hotspot, his venture capital work covers the full range from early financing rounds to various exit constellations, including complementary fields of advice such as corporate finance and employee or management participation schemes. Alexander advises in ...

Sascha Feies is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Sascha practices law in Berlin, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Sascha Feies 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 Sascha Feies is held by other lawyers.

Carsten Brachmann is a partner at fellaws, Berlin. He advises private and public employers on individual and collective employment law, especially regarding collective bargaining, works council constitution law, employee representation law and employee leasing. Carsten Brachmann has been a certified specialist for employment law since 2005 with a legal advisory focus on employment law in the areas of public service and M&A. He advises employers on restructuring measures in various industr...

Viviane Freifrau von Aretin is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labor and Employment Law. Viviane Freifrau practices law in Berlin, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Viviane Freifrau von Aretin since 2023. 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 Viviane Freifrau von Aretin is held by other lawyers.

Frau Dr. Katrin Meschede ist als Counsel in der Praxisgruppe Kartellrecht und Fusionskontrolle tätig. Sie berät und vertritt nationale und internationale Unternehmen in kartellrechtlichen Schadensersatzprozessen, grenzüberschreitenden Zusammenschlussverfahren und Kartellverfahren vor dem Bundeskartellamt und der Europäischen Kommission.

Born in Munich in 1965, Dr. Markus Kelber studied law and worked as a research assistant at the University of Regensburg in 1987 after completing his apprenticeship as a carpenter. Dr. Kelber has been active as a lawyer in Berlin since 1996, working first for an employers’ association and then for the medium-sized local law firm Danckert Böx Meier. In 1998, he obtained his doctorate in constitutional law with Prof. Dr. Udo Steiner in Regensburg, with a thesis on the subject of &ldq...

Wolf Friedrich Spieth is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Energy Law, Environmental Law and Public Law. Wolf Friedrich practices law in Berlin, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Wolf Friedrich Spieth since 2009. 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 Wolf Friedrich Spieth is held by other lawyers.

Aldo Trentinaglia, born in Munich in 1982, completed basic studies in philosophy, logic and philosophy of science at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich on a scholarship from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. Later followed law studies at the Bucerius Law School in Hamburg with a stay abroad in Sydney, Australia, as a scholarship holder of the German National Academic Foundation. He completed his legal clerkship at the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court. While working he completed his train...

Claudio Kühn is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Venture Capital Law. Claudio practices law in Berlin, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Claudio Kühn 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 Claudio Kühn is held by other lawyers.