Shortlist
International Firm of the year
Allen & Overy LLP
Baker McKenzie
Clifford Chance
CMS
Dentons
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Linklaters
Taylor Wessing
Boutique Firm of the year
Annerton
Baumann Resolving Disputes
BBG und Partner
D+B Rechtsanwälte
Glade Michel Wirtz
Novacos Rechtsanwälte
POSSER SPIETH WOLFERS & PARTNERS
Wilhelm
YPOG
Up-and-Coming Young Firm
Annerton
Baumann Resolving Disputes
Brost Claßen
LEITFELD Rechtsanwälte
NORDEMANN
Orbit
Rosinus Partner
YPOG
Deutschland Law Firm of the year
Gleiss Lutz
GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB
Hengeler Mueller
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Seitz Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater
ESG Firm of the year
Allen & Overy LLP
Arqis
BMH Bräutigam
CMS
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Osborne Clarke
Schalast
Taylor Wessing
Deal of the year
Allen & Overy LLP
CMS
Hengeler Mueller
Latham & Watkins LLP
Linklaters
Marketing Team of the year
CMS
Gleiss Lutz
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Noerr
Rising Star Associate of the Year
Camilla Kehler-Weiss, Latham & Watkins LLP
Eda Zhuleku, Allen & Overy LLP
Golo Edel, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Julia Meyer, Clyde & Co
Tim Smentkowski, Arnold Ruess Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Next Generation Partner of the year
Alexander Schlee, Linklaters
Antje Baumann, Baumann Resolving Disputes
Carla Luh, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Lucina Berger, Hengeler Mueller
Martin Gross-Langenhoff, SZA
Sebastian Heim, Milbank
Lawyer of the year
Amelie Schäfer, CMS
Jacob von Andreae, Gleiss Lutz
Marco Carbonare, Linklaters
Patricia Volhard, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Tim Wytibul, Latham & Watkins LLP
Senior Partner of the year
Gerrit Ponath, Advant Beiten
Jan Bonhage, Hengeler Mueller
Nicolaus Ascherfeld, Allen & Overy LLP
Ulrich Reese, Clifford Chance
Ute Jasper, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
In-house Team of the Year
Allianz Technology
Deutsche Telekom
DHL Group
Siemens
Vetter Pharma-Fertigung
In-house ESG Champion
Dr. Astrid Wortberg, Novartis Business Services
Dr. iur. Nikolai Vokuhl, HUGO BOSS
Matthias J. Meckert, PGIM Real Estate Germany
Timo Matthias Spitzer, Banco Santander
Yvonne Schäfer, Visa
Rising Star In-House Counsel of the year
Anne Graue, Volkswagen
Julian D. Klose, SAP
Martin Wucherpfennig, DZ Bank
Melanie Eckardt, Merck Group
Valentin Spähn, Adidas
In-house M&A Team of the year
BioNTech
Deutsche Börse
Infineon Technology
Lufthansa Group
Talanx
In-house Lawyer of the Year
Dr. Christoph Radke, E.on
Dr. Andreas Hoffmann, Siemens
Dr. Karsten Hardraht, KfW
Dr. Valesca Molinari, Sunfire
Gunnar Skoeries, MANN+HUMMEL
Practice Area Awards
Banking and Finance
Banking and Finance Team of the year
Annerton
Clifford Chance
Hengeler Mueller
Latham & Watkins LLP
Linklaters
White & Case LLP
Banking and Finance Lawyer of the year
Alexandra Hagelüken, Latham & Watkins LLP
Amos Veith, POELLATH
Barbara Mayer-Trautmann, Milbank
Bettina Steinhauer, Clifford Chance
Dirk Hermann Bliesener, Hengeler Mueller
Florian Degenhardt, White & Case LLP
Florian Mahler, Clifford Chance
Marc Benzler, Clifford Chance
Markus Wollenhaupt, Linklaters
Patricia Volhard, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Thomas Ingenhoven, Milbank
Walter Uebelhoer, Allen & Overy LLP
Banking and Finance Rising Star of the Year
Amy Wienke, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Andreas Doser, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Christoph Nensa, Clifford Chance
Cora Grannemann, Latham & Watkins LLP
Corporate and M&A
Corporate and M&A Team of the year
Allen & Overy LLP
Gleiss Lutz
Hengeler Mueller
Latham & Watkins LLP
Linklaters
Noerr
SZA
Corporate and M&A Lawyer of the year
Andreas Austmann, Hengeler Mueller
Hans Diekmann, Allen & Overy LLP
Hans-Ulrich Wilsing, Linklaters
Jochem Reichert, SZA
Maximilian Schiessl, Hengeler Mueller
Michael Arnold , Gleiss Lutz
Michael Rose, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Ralph Wollburg, Linklaters
Corporate and M&A Rising Star of the year
Alina Kaufmann, Linklaters
Christoph van Lier, Linklaters
Dominik Wegener, Linklaters
Dorothée Kupiek, Allen & Overy LLP
Maximilian Goette, SZA
Capital Markets
Capital Markets Team of the year
Clifford Chance
Hengeler Mueller
Latham & Watkins LLP
Linklaters
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
White & Case LLP
Capital Markets Lawyer of the year
Arne Klüwer, Dentons
Carsten Berrar, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Karsten Wöckener, White & Case LLP
Marco Carbonare, Linklaters
Martin Geiger, Hengeler Mueller
Michael Schlitt, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Oliver Seiler, Latham & Watkins LLP
Peter Waltz, Linklaters
Reinhold Ernst, Hengeler Mueller
Rüdiger Malaun, Latham & Watkins LLP
Sebastian Maerker, Clifford Chance
Stephan Hutter, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Capital Markets Rising Star of the year
Camilla Kehler-Weiß, Latham & Watkins LLP
Hannes Deusch, Clifford Chance
Jördis Heckt-Harbeck, Linklaters
Kerstin Schaepersmann, Clifford Chance
Martin Rojahn, Linklaters
Antitrust
Antitrust Team of the year
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Commeo
Dentons
Gleiss Lutz
Hengeler Mueller
Latham & Watkins LLP
Linklaters
Oppenländer Rechtsanwälte
Antitrust Lawyer of the year
Albrecht Bach, Oppenländer Rechtsanwälte
Daniela Seeliger, Linklaters
Ingo Brinker, Gleiss Lutz
Marc Besen, Clifford Chance
Markus Wirtz, Glade Michel Wirtz
Michael Esser, Latham & Watkins LLP
Romina Polley , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Stephanie Pautke, Commeo
Thorsten Mäger, Hengeler Mueller
Wolfgang Deselaers, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Antitrust Rising Star of the year
Arne Karsten, Dentons
Ingo Klauß, Linklaters
Kevin M. Wilcock, Jones Day
René Galle, Allen & Overy LLP
Compliance
Compliance Team of the year
Baker McKenzie
Clifford Chance
DLA Piper
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Gleiss Lutz
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Noerr
Pohlmann & Company
Compliance Lawyer of the year
Andreas Pohlmann, Pohlmann & Company
Benno Schwarz, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Heiner Hugger, Clifford Chance
Karl-Jörg Xylander, CCI-LEGAL
Nicole Willms , Pohlmann & Company
Sebastian Lach, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Compliance Rising Star of the Year
Isabelle Plath, Pohlmann & Company
Jacqueline Kusserow, Linklaters
Jana Hanke, Noerr
Lukas Ritzenhoff, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Maximilian Goette, SZA
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Team of the year
Baker McKenzie
Baumann Resolving Disputes
Borris Hennecke Kneisel
Clifford Chance
CMS
Gleiss Lutz
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Noerr
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Lawyer of the year
Anke Meier, Noerr
Christian Borris, Borris Hennecke Kneisel
Daniel Busse, Busse Disputes
Inka Hanefeld, HANEFELD
Jan Schäfer, King & Spalding LLP
Jörg Risse, Baker McKenzie
Klaus Sachs, CMS
Patricia Nacimiento, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Rising Star of the Year
Alessandro Covi, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Alexandra Diehl, White & Case LLP
Alice Broichmann, Allen & Overy LLP
Sven Lange, Busse Disputes
Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Dispute Resolution: Litigation Team of the year
Allen & Overy LLP
Clifford Chance
Gleiss Lutz
Hengeler Mueller
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Linklaters
Sernetz Schäfer
White & Case LLP
Dispute Resolution: Litigation Lawyer of the year
Christoph Baus, Latham & Watkins LLP
Detlef Haß, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Markus Meier, Hengeler Mueller
Michael Kremer, Clifford Chance
Michael Molitoris, SZA
Rupert Bellinghausen, Linklaters
Stefan Rützel, Gleiss Lutz
Thomas Gädtke, DLA Piper
Uwe Hornung, Clifford Chance
Dispute Resolution: Litigation Rising Star of the Year
Anke Krause, Linklaters
Christoph Pelz, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Isabel Fischer, SZA
Jan Conrady, Clifford Chance
Max Oehm, Baker McKenzie
Stefan Patzer, Latham & Watkins LLP
Energy
Energy Team of the year
Allen & Overy LLP
Becker Büttner Held, Rechtsanwälte Wirtschaftsprüfer Steuerberater
Chatham Partners LLP
CMS
Gleiss Lutz
Hengeler Mueller
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Noerr
Raue
Watson Farley & Williams
Energy Lawyer of the year
Christian Theobald, Becker Büttner Held, Rechtsanwälte Wirtschaftsprüfer Steuerberater
Christian von Hammerstein, Raue
Cornelia Kermel, Noerr
Fritz von Hammerstein, CMS
Holger Stappert, Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Jacob von Andreae, Gleiss Lutz
Matthias Hirschmann, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Peter Rosin, Rosin Büdenbender
Rolf Hempel, CMS
Thomas Burmeister, White & Case LLP
Thomas Schulz, Linklaters
Tibor Fedke, Noerr
Energy Rising Star of the Year
Alan Markgraf, Allen & Overy LLP
Jasmin Schlee, Taylor Wessing
Julia Sack, Linklaters
Jörg Meinzenbach, Hengeler Mueller
Lisa Kappler, Gleiss Lutz
Tobias Flasbarth, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Healthcare
Healthcare Team of the year
Allen & Overy LLP
Clifford Chance
Covington & Burling
D+B Rechtsanwälte
Gleiss Lutz
Hengeler Mueller
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Novacos Rechtsanwälte
Raue
Healthcare Lawyer of the year
Alexander Csaki, Bird & Bird LLP
Christian Dierks, Dierks+Company
Henning Schneider, Latham & Watkins LLP
Jörg Schickert, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Markus Ambrosius, Sträter Rechtsanwälte
Peter Dieners, Clifford Chance
Peter von Czettritz, Preu Bohlig & Partner
Stephan Rau, McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP
Tanja Eisenblätter, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Thilo Räpple, Baker McKenzie
Ulrich Reese, Clifford Chance
Wolfgang Kuhla, Raue
Healthcare Rising Star of the Year
Eda Zhuleku, Allen & Overy LLP
Henrietta Ditzen, Latham & Watkins LLP
Ira Mießler, Dierks+Company
Malte Goetz, Dentons
Monika Emilia Richter, McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Team of the year
Bardehle Pagenberg
Bird & Bird LLP
Cohausz & Florack
Eisenführ Speiser
Grünecker
Harmsen Utescher
Hoffmann Eitle
Hogan Lovells International LLP
HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER
KLAKA Rechtsanwälte
Vossius & Partner
Intellectual Property Lawyer of the year
Andreas Lubberger, Lubberger Lehment
Andreas von Falck, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Christian Harmsen, Bird & Bird LLP
Cordula Schumacher, Arnold Ruess Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Gordian Hasselblatt, CMS
Henning Harte-Bavendamm, Harte-Bavendamm Rechtsanwälte
Johannes Heselberger, Bardehle Pagenberg
Karin Sandberg, Harmsen Utescher
Marcus Grosch, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Olaf Giebe, KLAKA Rechtsanwälte
Ralf Hackbarth, KLAKA Rechtsanwälte
Intellectual Property Rising Star of the Year
Carina Höfer, HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER
Cathérine Elkemann, Harte-Bavendamm Rechtsanwälte
Dimitri Kosenko, EIP
Julian Erfurth, Lubberger Lehment
Katrin Gerstenberg, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Leonard Pietsch, Lubberger Lehment
Patrick Fromlowitz, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Sandra Stolzenburg-Wiemer, HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER
Sina Kalenberger, Lexton Rechtsanwälte
Tim Smentkowski, Arnold Ruess Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Trade & Distribution
Trade & Distribution Team of the year
Baker McKenzie
BLOMSTEIN Rechtsanwälte
CMS
GvW Graf von Westphalen
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Noerr
Taylor Wessing
Trade & Distribution Lawyer of the year
Albin Ströbl, Noerr
Anahita Thoms, Baker McKenzie
Bettina Mertgen, Deloitte Legal Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Bärbel Sachs, Noerr
Gerald Gräfe, CMS
Lothar Harings, GvW Graf von Westphalen
Martin Rothermel, Taylor Wessing
Patrick Ayad , Hogan Lovells International LLP
Raimond Emde, GvW Graf von Westphalen
Robert Budde, CMS
Tom Billing, Noerr
Ulf Wauschkuhn, Baker McKenzie
Trade & Distribution Rising Star of the Year
Kimberley Fischer, Baker McKenzie
Laura Louca , BLOMSTEIN Rechtsanwälte
Leonard Freiherr von Rummel, BLOMSTEIN Rechtsanwälte
Philipp Hamann, Deloitte Legal Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Philipp Schütt, Baker McKenzie
Sebastian Schnell, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Labour & Employment
Labour & Employment Team of the year
ADVANT Beiten
Arqis
CMS
Gleiss Lutz
Greenberg Traurig Germany
KLIEMT.Arbeitsrecht
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Noerr
Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law
Seitz Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater
Taylor Wessing
Labour & Employment Lawyer of the year
Amelie Schäfer, CMS
Barbara Reinhard, KLIEMT.Arbeitsrecht
Björn Gaul, CMS
Burkard Göpfert, KLIEMT.Arbeitsrecht
Christian Arnold, Gleiss Lutz
Georg Annuß, Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law
Gerlind Wisskirchen, CMS
Hans-Peter Löw, DLA Piper
Michael Kliemt, KLIEMT.Arbeitsrecht
Steffen Krieger, Gleiss Lutz
Ulrike Schweibert, Schweibert Leßmann & Partner
Wolfgang Lipinski, Seitz Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater
Labour & Employment Rising Star of the Year
Anja Mehrtens, Arqis
Kai Roters, CMS
Maren Henseler, Küttner Rechtsanwälte
Maximilian Schmidt, Seitz Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater
Saskia Pitzer, CMS
Public Law
Public Law Team of the year
Chatham Partners LLP
CMS
Dolde Mayen & Partner
Gleiss Lutz
Hengeler Mueller
Heussen
Kapellmann und Partner
Leinemann & Partner
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
POSSER SPIETH WOLFERS & PARTNERS
Redeker Sellner Dahs
Public Law Lawyer of the year
Andreas Rosenfeld, Redeker Sellner Dahs
Benedikt Wolfers, POSSER SPIETH WOLFERS & PARTNERS
Burghard Hildebrandt, Gleiss Lutz
Jan Bonhage, Hengeler Mueller
Markus Appel, Linklaters
Matthias Ulshöfer, Oppenländer Rechtsanwälte
Stefan Altenschmidt, Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Thomas Mayen, Dolde Mayen & Partner
Ulrich Karpenstein, Redeker Sellner Dahs
Ulrich Soltesz, Gleiss Lutz
Wolfram Krohn, Dentons
Public Law Rising Star of the Year
Anna Burghardt-Kaufmann, White & Case LLP
Annabelle Forster, Watson Farley & Williams
Antje Weiss, McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP
Christiane Freytag, Gleiss Lutz
Christos Paraschiakos, Chatham Partners LLP
Eva Koch, Gleiss Lutz
Harald Weiß, Gleiss Lutz
Katharina Vollmer, Clifford Chance
Roya Sangi, Redeker Sellner Dahs
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Private Equity & Venture Capital Team of the year
Clifford Chance
CMS
Hengeler Mueller
Kirkland & Ellis International
Latham & Watkins LLP
Milbank
Noerr
Osborne Clarke
Taylor Wessing
Vogel Heerma Waitz (V14)
YPOG
Private Equity & Venture Capital Lawyer of the year
Amos Veith, POELLATH
Christian Tönies, POELLATH
Christof Jäckle, Hengeler Mueller
Hans-Jörg Ziegenhain, Hengeler Mueller
Jörg Zätzsch, CMS
Nicolas Gabrysch, Osborne Clarke
Norbert Rieger, Milbank
Oliver Felsenstein, Latham & Watkins LLP
Rainer Traugott, Latham & Watkins LLP
Ralph Drebes, Linklaters
Sonya Pauls, Clifford Chance
Stefan-Ulrich Müller, CMS
Private Equity & Venture Capital Rising Star of the year
Dennis Gehnen, GSK Stockmann
Friedrich von Spee, CMS
Markus Döllner, POELLATH
Maximilian Frink, BMH Bräutigam
Michael Gläsner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Thiemo Woertge, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Real Estate & Construction
Real Estate & Construction Team of the year
BREYER RECHTSANWÄLTE
Clifford Chance
CMS
Greenberg Traurig Germany
GSK Stockmann
Kapellmann und Partner
Leinemann & Partner
LUTZ | ABEL RECHTSANWALTS PARTG MBB
Redeker Sellner Dahs
Real Estate & Construction Lawyer of the year
Christian Keilich, Clifford Chance
Christian Schede, Greenberg Traurig Germany
Jens Ortmanns, McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP
Klaus Eschenbruch, Kapellmann und Partner
Marc Oliver Hilgers, Leinemann & Partner
Ralf Leinemann, Leinemann & Partner
Roland Bomhard, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Thomas Müller, Hengeler Mueller
Werner Langen , Kapellmann und Partner
Wolfgang Abel, LUTZ | ABEL RECHTSANWALTS PARTG MBB
Wolfgang Breyer, BREYER RECHTSANWÄLTE
Real Estate & Construction Rising Star of the year
Alina Affeld, McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP
Cornelia Finster, Redeker Sellner Dahs
Janina Diesem, Dentons
Katja Küpper, CMS
Turid König, CMS
Restructuring
Restructuring Team of the year
Clifford Chance
CMS
Dentons
Gleiss Lutz
GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB
Kirkland & Ellis International
Latham & Watkins LLP
White & Case LLP
Restructuring Lawyer of the year
Andreas Spahlinger, Gleiss Lutz
Andreas Ziegenhagen, Dentons
Frank Grell, Latham & Watkins LLP
Georg Streit, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
Kolja von Bismarck, Sidley Austin LLP
Martin Stockhausen, GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB
Riaz Janjuah, White & Case LLP
Restructuring Rising Star of the year
Alexander Holler, CMS
Anna Katharina Wilke, Floether Wissing
Hendrik Hauke, Latham & Watkins LLP
Inga Rupp, Mayer Brown
Michael Berger, Kirkland & Ellis International
Tech & Media
Tech & Media Team of the year
Baker McKenzie
CMS
Damm & Mann
DLA Piper
Greenberg Traurig Germany
Latham & Watkins LLP
Nesselhauf
Noerr
Raue
Schertz Bergmann Rechtsanwälte
SKW Schwarz
Taylor Wessing
Tech & Media Lawyer of the year
Alexander Duisberg, Ashurst LLP
Christiane Stützle, Morrison Foerster
Detlev Gabel, White & Case LLP
Isabell Conrad, CSW Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Wirtschaftsprüfer
Martin Braun, WilmerHale
Martin Diesbach, SKW Schwarz
Matthias Scholz , Baker McKenzie
Michael Fricke, CMS
Peter Bräutigam, Noerr
Roger Mann, Damm & Mann
Thomas Thalhofer, Noerr
Tim Wybitul, Latham & Watkins LLP
Tech & Media Rising Star of the Year
Christoph Nüßing, Morrison Foerster
Lisa Schopp, Raue
Martin Lotz, Jones Day
Moritz Mehner, SKW Schwarz
Patrick Ehinger, CMS
Sarah-Lena Kreutzmann, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Sebastian Dienst, Noerr
Simone Rieken, Baker McKenzie
Tax
Tax Team of the year
Allen & Overy LLP
Clifford Chance
Flick Gocke Schaumburg
Gleiss Lutz
Hengeler Mueller
Linklaters
Milbank
Tax Lawyer of the year
Dirk Pohl, McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP
Felix Mühlhäuser, Clifford Chance
Gottfried Breuninger , Allen & Overy LLP
Jens Blumenberg, Linklaters
Rolf Füger, Milbank
Stefan Süß, Latham & Watkins LLP
Thomas Kleinheisterkamp, Milbank
Thomas Küffner, KMLZ
Tax Rising Star of the year
Frank-M. Schwarz, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Julian Böhmer, Linklaters
Kirsten Placke, Linklaters
Nico Neukam, Hogan Lovells International LLP