Ulrich Block

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...

Born in Aachen in 1965, Dr. Oliver Nowoczyn studied law in Constance, Geneva (Switzerland) and Freiburg/Breisgau. After completing his legal clerkship in Berlin and Boston, USA, he received his doctorate in European law in Freiburg in 1995. His thesis was on the subject of “Educational policy competencies of the EU after Maastricht”. Dr. Oliver Nowoczyn has been a lawyer at ZENK since 1995 and a notary since 2007. Dr Oliver Nowoczyn is a partner at ZENK.

Jesko Stark focuses his practice on restructuring and insolvency matters. He was admitted to the Berlin bar in 2008 and has been regularly appointed as an insolvency administrator and trustee from the courts of Berlin Charlottenburg and Potsdam since 2012. Jesko is admitted as a specialist lawyer for insolvency law (Fachanwalt für Insolvenzrecht) and has ten years of experience in the fields of insolvency and restructuring matters. He advises national and international companies prior to...

Tarek Mardini is a partner in the private funds practice group of POELLATH in Berlin. He specializes in comprehensive advice on contract, corporate, regulatory and tax law and market practice in the area of alternative investment funds and asset management. He advises German and international fund managers on fund structuring, as well as institutional investors and family offices on investments in private equity, venture capital, private debt, infrastructure, real estate funds and other alter...

Dr Matthias Durst is a partner and co-head of real estate at POELLATH in Berlin. For many years, he has advised on real estate transactions, real estate private equity and real estate project developments of all kinds, as well as on the conclusion of rental and lease agreements. He also advises on contract law and has accompanied various major portfolio transactions and individual transactions as the leading partner. In addition, he has broad experience in the fields of real estate financing,...

Moritz Lorenz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Competition / Antitrust Law. Moritz, 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 Moritz is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Adrian Löser is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Adrian, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Adrian is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Benedikt de Bruyn is a partner in the Restructuring and Insolvency Group of GT Restructuring in Germany. He focuses on insolvency administration and advises companies in distressed situations to reorganize their businesses. His many years of experience in corporate and tax law (admitted as specialist lawyer for tax law) allow him to cover both legal and commercial demands of corporate restructuring. Before joining GT Restructuring, Benedikt worked as a lawyer in the restructuring team of an i...

The founding partner of Knauer& Sören Schomburg advises national and international clients in the areas of commercial criminal law and tax criminal law, international criminal law, and extradition law. He has extensive experience in complex, frequently transnational internal investigations and with respect to search and seizure, especially raids involving data confiscation. He defends clients throughout Germany, in Europe and before the European Court of Justice (ECJ), and against IN...

Wolfgang Schönig is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law, Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law and Technology Law. Wolfgang, who practices law in Berlin, Germany, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Wolfgang is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.