Uwe Holzapfel

Lawyer since 2000 Specialist lawyer (Fachanwalt) for IT law Other activities : Instructor for prospective specialist lawyers in IT law Seminar coordinator with Management Circle (2007-2018) Lectureship at Würzburg University (2008-2016) Education : Würzburg University (Dr. iur.) Université de Caen, France Career : Since 2005 Lawyer in Heidelberg 2004 Lawyer with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Frankfurt am Main 2002 to 2004 Public prosecutor in Frankfurt am Main 2001 Lawyer w...

Bettina Backes studied at the University of Bonn. This was followed by a long-term period of employment in the publishing industry and the intensification of her specialization in a law firm focused on media law and several years as a partner in a trans-regional and internationally-oriented commercial law firm in Stuttgart. Alongside her voluntary involvement in various cultural and educational institutions, she is a (deputy) judge at the Constitutional Court of Baden-Württemberg and mem...

Peter Mailänder studied law at the universities of Freiburg, Bonn, Hamburg, where he also obtained his doctorate (Dr. jur.), and at New York University. He has been admitted to the bar in New York (Attorney-at-Law) since 1994 and admitted to the bar as an attorney in Germany since 1997. He is currently a member of boards of foundations and supervisory boards and a lecturer on various corporate law topics.

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Tödtmann Partner Professor Tödtmann’s areas of legal practice are labour law, corporate law, energy law and compliance consultancy. He has more than 25 years of experience in advising and assisting medium-sized companies from different industrial sectors, but particularly the energy, automotive, electricity and metal as well as traffic sectors. Drawing upon his extensive experience both as a lawyer and as long-standing head of a corporate legal department and ...

Ulrich Schnelle studied law at the universities of Passau, Geneva, Freiburg and Illinois. He obtained his doctorate at the University of Freiburg (Dr. jur.) and is an honorary professor of Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Applied Sciences for economics and the environment. In addition, he is a member and chairman of various supervisory boards.

Alexander Hübner studied at the University of Kiel, where he also obtained his doctorate (Dr. jur.), and he continued his legal training in Kiel, Paris, Heidelberg, Hamburg and Luxembourg. He is currently the spokesman of the Baden-Württemberg chapter of the public procurement association “forum vergabe e.V.” and regularly holds lectures at conferences on public procurement and state aid law in Germany and abroad. From 2012 to 2018, he was the German member of the EU Com...

Holger Leichtle is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Restructuring and Insolvency Law. Holger, who practices law in Stuttgart, Germany, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Holger is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jan Henning Martens is a partner in the corporate law / M&A department of the Freiburg office. He particularly advises medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies. His practice includes corporate law, M&A, international commercial law, regulatory advice, compliance and start-up support, including financing rounds and ESOPs. Further, Jan Henning supports investors in their acquisition of shares in startups. Jan Henning Martens is the author of numerous publications and a ...

Dr Wolfgang Breyer is an expert Construction lawyer advising leading Contractors, Engineers and Employers on some of the largest and most prominent construction and infrastructure projects (for e.g. wind parks, hydropower stations, roads and rails (tunnel and overland), offshore energy, power plants, etc.) in the Middle East, Asia, Africa and, of course, Europe. Education and Admission: · Bachelor of Law and Doctorate at Eberhard-Karls University, Tübingen, Germany · Regist...

Morton Douglas is a lawyer and partner at Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner. His main focus lies on trademark and design protection, including the development of strategies for applications for registration, portfolio advice, representing clients in infringement proceedings as well as drafting licence agreements. Furthermore, he advises on the law of company designations, titles and domains, on competition, advertising medications and pharmacy and drug law. Morton is also a regular ...