{"id":204968,"date":"2025-02-06T15:47:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T15:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/?page_id=204968"},"modified":"2025-02-18T09:52:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T09:52:20","slug":"shortlist-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/germany-awards\/shortlist-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Shortlist 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Antitrust<\/strong>
\nAntitrust Team of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Baker McKenzie
\nBlomstein
\nDentons
\nGleiss Lutz
\nHengeler Mueller
\nHogan Lovells
\nLatham & Watkins
\nLuther
\nOppenl\u00e4nder
\nRocan
\nWhite & Case<\/p>\n

Antitrust Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nAlbrecht Bach, Oppenl\u00e4nder
\nAndreas Hahn, Oppenl\u00e4nder
\nAnna Blume Huttenlauch, Blomstein
\nJ\u00f6rg Karenfort, Dentons
\nNicolas Kredel, Baker McKenzie
\nTilman Kuhn, White & Case
\nPetra Linsmeier, Gleiss Lutz
\nKathrin Westermann, Noerr<\/p>\n

Banking and Finance<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Banking and Finance Team of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nA&O Shearman
\nAnnerton
\nClifford Chance
\nHengeler Mueller
\nJones Day
\nLatham & Watkins
\nLinklaters
\nWhite & Case<\/p>\n

Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nPeter Bujotzek, Poellath
\nWinfried Carli, Goodwin
\nSusanne Groh\u00e9, Annerton
\nAlexandra Hagel\u00fcken, Latham & Watkins
\nClaudia Hard, Greenberg Traurig
\nCarla Luh, Hogan Lovells
\nOlaf Meisen, A&O Shearman
\nChristian Schmies, Hengeler Mueller
\nMarco Simonis, Clifford Chance
\nThomas Weitkamp, Latham & Watkins<\/p>\n

Capital Markets<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Capital Markets Team of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nAshurst
\nClifford Chance
\nHengeler Mueller
\nHeuking
\nHogan Lovells
\nJones Day
\nLatham & Watkins
\nLinklaters
\nWhite & Case<\/p>\n

Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nDirk Bliesener, Hengeler Mueller
\nMarco Carbonare, Linklaters
\nGeorge Hacket, Clifford Chance
\nOliver Kronat, Clifford Chance
\nBarbara Lauer, Linklaters
\nR\u00fcdiger Malaun, Latham & Watkins
\nDavid Rath, Latham & Watkins
\nMartin Scharnke, A&O Shearman
\nAlexander Schlee, Linklaters
\nOliver Seiler, Latham & Watkins
\nPeter Waltz, Linklaters
\nKarsten W\u00f6ckener, White & Case<\/p>\n

Compliance<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Compliance Team of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nA&O Shearman
\nBaker McKenzie
\nClifford Chance
\nDentons
\nDLA Piper
\nGleiss Lutz
\nHengeler Mueller
\nHogan Lovells
\nPohlmann & Company<\/p>\n

Compliance Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nJulia Baedorff, Clifford Chance
\nEike Bicker, Gleiss Lutz
\nHeiner Hugger, Clifford Chance
\nJan Kappel, AGS Legal
\nSebastian Lach, Hogan Lovells
\nC\u00e4cilie L\u00fcneborg, SZA Schilling, Zutt & Ansch\u00fctz Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
\nBenno Schwarz, Gibson Dunn
\nNicole Willms, Pohlmann & Company<\/p>\n

Corporate and M&A<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Corporate and M&A Team of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nA&O Shearman
\nClifford Chance
\nCMS
\nGleiss Lutz
\nHengeler Mueller
\nLatham & Watkins
\nLinklaters
\nNoerr<\/p>\n

Corporate and M&A Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nMichael Arnold, Gleiss Lutz
\nMichael Brellochs, Noerr
\nChristian Cascante, Gleiss Lutz
\nHans Diekmann, A&O Shearman
\nOda Christiane Goetzke, Hengeler Mueller
\nAlexander Kiefner, White & Case
\nKristina Klaa\u00dfen-Kaiser, Linklaters
\nThomas Krecek, Clifford Chance
\nMaximilian Schiessl, Hengeler Mueller
\nRainer Traugott, Latham & Watkins<\/p>\n

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Team of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nBaker McKenzie
\nBusse Disputes
\nClifford Chance
\nCMS
\nHogan Lovells
\nLatham & Watkins
\nLinklaters
\nLuther
\nNoerr
\nWach und Meckes<\/p>\n

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Lawyer <\/strong><\/em>of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nDaniel Busse, Busse Disputes
\nJulia Grothaus, Linklaters
\nHeiko Haller, Baker McKenzie
\nRichard Happ, Luther
\nMoritz Keller, Clifford Chance
\nAnke Meier, Noerr
\nKarl P\u00f6rnbacher, Hogan Lovells
\nKlaus Sachs, CMS<\/p>\n

Dispute Resolution: Litigation<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dispute Resolution: Litigation Team of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nClifford Chance
\nGleiss Lutz
\nHengeler Mueller
\nHogan Lovells
\nLinklaters
\nWach und Meckes
\nWilmer Hale<\/p>\n

Dispute Resolution: Litigation Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nChristoph Baus, Latham & Watkins
\nRupert Bellinghausen, Linklaters
\nThomas G\u00e4dtke, DLA Piper
\nDetlef Ha\u00df, Hogan Lovells
\nTobias H\u00f6fling, Baker McKenzie
\nMichael Kremer, Clifford Chance
\nMichael Molitoris, SZA Schilling, Zutt & Ansch\u00fctz Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
\nStefan R\u00fctzel, Gleiss Lutz<\/p>\n

Energy<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Energy Team of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nA&O Shearman
\nClifford Chance
\nCMS
\nGleiss Lutz
\nHengeler Mueller
\nHogan Lovells
\nLinklaters
\nOsborne Clarke
\nWhite & Case<\/p>\n

Energy Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nThomas Burmeister, White & Case
\nMathias Elspa\u00df, Clifford Chance
\nTibor Fedke, Noerr
\nFritz von Hammerstein, CMS
\nMatthias Hirschmann, Hogan Lovells
\nHolger Kraft, CMS
\nCarla Luh, Hogan Lovells
\nSebastian Schneider, Hengeler Mueller
\nThomas Schulz, Linklaters
\nHolger Stappert, Luther<\/p>\n

Healthcare<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Healthcare Team of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nA&O Shearman
\nClifford Chance
\nDierks+Company
\nDLA Piper
\nHogan Lovells
\nMcDermott
\nNovacos
\nTaylor Wessing<\/p>\n

Healthcare Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nPeter von Czettritz, Preu Bohlig & Partner
\nChristian Dierks, Dierks+Company
\nTanja Eisenbl\u00e4tter, Hogan Lovells
\nAdem Koyuncu, Covington
\nThilo R\u00e4pple, Baker McKenzie
\nUlrich Reese, Clifford Chance
\nGunnar Sachs, Clifford Chance
\nMichael Tsambikakis, Tsambikakis & Partner<\/p>\n

Intellectual Property<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Intellectual Property Team of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nBardehle Pagenberg
\nBird & Bird
\nCBH Rechtsanw\u00e4lte
\nCohausz & Florack
\nD\u00f6rries Frank-Molnia & Pohlmann
\nGr\u00fcnecker
\nHogan Lovells
\nKLAKA
\nNORDEMANN
\nVossius & Partner<\/p>\n

Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nAndreas Bothe, Hogan Lovells
\nArwed Burrichter, Cohausz & Florack
\nCath\u00e9rine Elkemann, Harte-Bavendamm
\nAndreas von Falck, Hogan Lovells
\nHolger Gauss, Gr\u00fcnecker
\nMichael Goldmann, Harte-Bavendamm
\nMarcus Grosch, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Urquhart & Sullivan
\nRalf Hackbarth, KLAKA
\nChristian Harmsen, Bird & Bird
\nTilman M\u00fcller-Stoy, Bardehle Pagenberg
\nFrederik Thiering, Bird & Bird<\/p>\n

Private Equity and Venture Capital<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Private Equity and Venture Capital Team of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nCMS
\nHengeler Mueller
\nKirkland & Ellis
\nLatham & Watkins
\nMilbank
\nOsborne Clarke
\nPOELLATH
\nTaylor Wessing
\nVogel Heerma Waitz
\nYPOG<\/p>\n

Private Equity and Venture Capital Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nOliver Felsenstein, Latham & Watkins
\nElizabeth Kreuzer, Hengeler Mueller
\nBenjamin Leyendecker, Kirkland & Ellis
\nNorbert Rieger, Milbank
\nNorman R\u00f6chert, Taylor Wessing
\nChristian T\u00f6nies, POELLATH
\nBenjamin Ullrich, YPOG
\nFrank Vogel, Vogel Heerma Waitz
\nHans-J\u00f6rg Ziegenhain, Hengeler Mueller<\/p>\n

Labour and Employment<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Labour and Employment Team of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nCMS
\nDLA Piper
\nG\u00f6rg
\nHogan Lovells
\nKliemt
\nLittler
\nLuther
\nNoerr
\nPusch Wahlig Workplace Law
\nSeitz
\nTaylor Wessing<\/p>\n

Labour and Employment Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nFrauke Biester-Junker, Littler
\nBj\u00f6rn Gaul, CMS
\nMichael Kliemt, Kliemt
\nSteffen Krieger, Gleiss Lutz
\nWolfgang Lipinski, Seitz
\nHans-Peter L\u00f6w, DLA Piper
\nTobias Pusch, Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law
\nBarbara Reinhard, Kliemt
\nEva Maria R\u00fctz, Luther
\nStefan Seitz, Seitz
\nGerlind Wisskirchen, CMS<\/p>\n

Public Law<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Public Law Team of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nBlomstein
\nChatham Partners
\nClifford Chance
\nCMS
\nDolde Mayen & Partner
\nGleiss Lutz
\nLuther
\nPOSSER SPIETH WOLFERS
\nRedeker Sellner Dahs<\/p>\n

Public Law Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nUte Jasper, Heuking
\nChristiane Kappes, CMS
\nThomas Mayen, Dolde Mayen & Partner
\nAndreas Rosenfeld, Redeker Sellner Dahs
\nUlrich Soltesz, Gleiss Lutz
\nWolf Spieth, POSSER SPIETH WOLFERS
\nRoland Stein, Blomstein
\nBenedikt Wolfers, POSSER SPIETH WOLFERS<\/p>\n

Real Estate and Construction<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Real Estate and Construction Team of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\navocado rechtsanw\u00e4lte
\nBREYER RECHTSANW\u00c4LTE
\nClifford Chance
\nCMS
\nDentons
\nGleiss Lutz
\nGreenberg Traurig
\nGSK Stockmann
\nHogan Lovells
\nKapellmann und Partner
\nLUTZ | ABEL<\/p>\n

Real Estate and Construction Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nWolfgang Abel, LUTZ | ABEL
\nWolfgang Breyer, Breyer Rechtsanw\u00e4lte
\nDirk Debald, Hogan Lovells
\nKlaus Eschenbruch, Kapellmann
\nund Partner
\nMartin Krause, CMS
\nFlorian R\u00f6sch, Greenberg Traurig
\nChristian Schede, Greenberg Traurig
\nTim Weber, Gleiss Lutz<\/p>\n

Tax<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Tax Team of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nA&O Shearman
\nClifford Chance
\nFlick Gocke Schaumburg
\nGleiss Lutz
\nHengeler Mueller
\nLinklaters
\nMilbank
\nNoerr<\/p>\n

Tax Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nJens Blumenberg, Linklaters
\nDominik Engl, Clifford Chance
\nMarkus Ernst, Hengeler Mueller
\nThomas Kleinheisterkamp, Milbank
\nFlorian Lechner, A&O Shearman
\nFelix M\u00fchlh\u00e4user, Clifford Chance
\nOliver Rosenberg, Linklaters
\nStefan S\u00fc\u00df, Latham & Watkins
\nHeike Weber, A&O Shearman<\/p>\n

Restructuring<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Restructuring Team of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nA&O Shearman
\nClifford Chance
\nCMS
\nDentons
\nGleiss Lutz
\nMilbank
\nNorton Rose Fulbright
\nSimmons & Simmons
\nWhite & Case<\/p>\n

Restructuring Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nSylwia Maria Bea-Pulverich, Norton Rose Fulbright
\nMathias Eisen, Milbank
\nFranz Bernhard Herding, A&O Shearman
\nStefan Sax, Clifford Chance
\nAlexandra Schluck-Amend, CMS
\nAndreas Spahlinger, Gleiss Lutz
\nGeorg Streit, Heuking
\nCristina Weidner, Kirkland & Ellis
\nAndreas Ziegenhagen, Dentons<\/p>\n

Tech and Media<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Tech and Media Team of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nBird & Bird
\nCMS
\nDamm & Mann
\nGreenberg Traurig
\nLatham & Watkins
\nLAUSEN<\/span>
\nMorrison Foerster
\nNoerr
\nRaue<\/p>\n

Tech and Media Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nPeter Br\u00e4utigam, Noerr
\nMartin Braun, Wilmer Hale
\nPietro Graf Fringuelli, CMS
\nDetlev Gabel, White & Case
\nJan Hegemann, Raue
\nAndreas Lober, ADVANT Beiten
\nRoger Mann, Damm & Mann
\nFabian Niemann, Bird & Bird
\nChristoph Wagner, Morrison Foerster
\nTim Wybitul, Latham & Watkins<\/p>\n

Trade and Distribution<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Trade and Distribution Team of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nCMS
\nBlomstein
\nDentons
\nGvW Graf von Westphalen
\nHogan Lovells
\nLuther
\nNoerr
\nTaylor Wessing<\/p>\n

Trade and Distribution Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em>
\nPatrick Ayad, Hogan Lovells
\nSylvia Ebersberger, DLA Piper
\nRaimond Emde, GvW Graf von Westphalen
\nSteffen Gaber, Luther
\nB\u00e4rbel Sachs, Noerr
\nKatharina Spenner, Baker McKenzie
\nFlorian Unseld, Hogan Lovells
\nEric Wagner, Gleiss Lut<\/p>\n

In-house Rising Star of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dr. Matthias D\u00f6ll, Deutsche Beteiligungs
\nAnne Febvre, Delivery Hero
\nDr. Ivo Frohmueller, Deutsche B\u00f6rse
\nDr. Maximilian Hoffmann, ATOSS Software
\nJannicke Keller, Mundipharma<\/p>\n

Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Maximilian B\u00fclau, Hengeler Mueller
\nKathrin Dingemann, Redeker Sellner Dahs
\nCath\u00e9rine Elkemann, Harte-Bavendamm
\nLisa Feuerhake, ZENK Rechtsanw\u00e4lte
\nWoldemar H\u00e4ring, White & Case
\nHenning Hilke, Hengeler Mueller
\nTorsten Kraul, Noerr
\nC\u00e4cilie L\u00fcneborg, SZA Schilling, Zutt & Ansch\u00fctz Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
\nDavid Rath, Latham & Watkins<\/p>\n

Up-and-coming Young Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Aitava
\nAntweilerLiebschwagerNieberding Rechtsanw\u00e4lte
\nARKTIK
\nc.r.p. law. partnerschaft mbb
\nDreyenberg
\nELP
\nOrbit
\nRocan
\nSkaling<\/p>\n

ESG Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A&O Shearman
\nARQIS
\nCMS
\nDLA Piper
\nHogan Lovells
\nLindenpartners
\nLinklaters
\nLuther<\/p>\n

Boutique Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Annerton
\nBardehle Pagenberg
\nBBG und Partner
\nBusse Disputes
\nFLEET HAMBURG
\nK\u00f6chling & Krahnefeld
\nLAUSEN<\/span>
\nSch\u00fcrmann Rosenthal Dreyer
\nWach und Meckes<\/p>\n

Most Innovative In-house Team of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Covestro
\nMercedes-Benz
\nMerck Gruppe
\nPuma
\nVodafone<\/p>\n

In-house Team of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Deutsche Bank
\nHUGO BOSS
\nING Deutschland
\nMainova
\nRWE<\/p>\n

Marketing Team of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

ACT Legal
\nAshurst
\nGibson Dunn
\nHogan Lovells
\nJones Day
\nKrohn Rechtsanw\u00e4lte
\nLuther
\nNoerr<\/p>\n

In-house Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Gabriel Harnier, SAP
\nNora Klug, Bosch
\nMatthew Lepore, BASF
\nAndreas Liepe, BMW
\nDr. Lena Wallenhorst, Zalando
\nLawyer of the Year
\nDaniela B\u00f6ning, Hengeler Mueller
\nMarco Carbonare, Linklaters
\nChristian Cascante, Gleiss Lutz
\nPietro Graf Fringuelli, CMS
\nBenedikt Hohaus, POELLATH
\nAdem Koyuncu, Covington
\nBarbara Reinhard, Kliemt
\nSven-Holger Undritz, White & Case
\nTim Wybitul, Latham & Watkins<\/p>\n

Senior Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Jan Dreyer, Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein
\nRolf F\u00fcger, Milbank
\nGordian Hasselblatt, CMS
\nUte Jasper, Heuking
\nChristian von Oertzen, Flick Gocke Schaumburg
\nRomina Polley, Cleary Gottlieb
\nMatthias Terlau, G\u00f6rg
\nPatricia Volhard, Debevoise & Plimpton
\nRalph Wollburg, Linklaters<\/p>\n

Deal of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Clifford Chance
\nHengeler Mueller
\nKirkland & Ellis
\nLatham & Watkins
\nLinklaters
\nSZA Schilling, Zutt & Ansch\u00fctz Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
\nTaylor Wessing<\/p>\n

Deutschland Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Annerton
\nGleiss Lutz
\nHengeler Mueller
\nLoschelder
\nLuther
\nLUTZ | ABEL
\nNoerr
\nOppenhoff
\nRaue
\nSKW Schwarz
\nYPOG<\/p>\n

International Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A&O Shearman
\nBaker McKenzie
\nBird & Bird
\nClifford Chance
\nCMS
\nHogan Lovells
\nLinklaters
\nOsborne Clarke
\nTaylor Wessing
\nWhite & Case<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Antitrust Antitrust Team of the Year Baker McKenzie Blomstein Dentons Gleiss Lutz Hengeler Mueller Hogan Lovells Latham & Watkins Luther Oppenl\u00e4nder Rocan White & Case Antitrust Lawyer of the Year Albrecht Bach, Oppenl\u00e4nder Andreas Hahn, Oppenl\u00e4nder Anna Blume Huttenlauch, Blomstein J\u00f6rg Karenfort, Dentons Nicolas Kredel, Baker McKenzie Tilman Kuhn, White & Case Petra Linsmeier, Gleiss … <\/p>\n

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