{"id":236404,"date":"2025-11-17T13:13:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T13:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/?page_id=236404"},"modified":"2026-02-17T11:07:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:07:27","slug":"shortlist-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/germany-awards\/shortlist-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Shortlist 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Annerton
\nBusse Disputes
\nBUNTSCHECK
\nVOSSIUS & Partner
\nKLIEMT.Arbeitsrecht
\nHausfeld
\nSch\u00fcrmann Rosenthal Dreyer
\nFeigen \u00b7 Graf<\/p>\n

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

Kirkland & Ellis
\nSullivan & Cromwell
\nA&O Shearman
\nGleiss Lutz
\nWhite & Case
\nHengeler Mueller
\nWillkie Farr & Gallagher
\nLinklaters
\nHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer<\/p>\n

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

Hengeler Mueller
\nGleiss Lutz
\nLuther
\nNoerr
\nHEUKING
\nSKW Schwarz
\nYPOG
\nOPPENL\u00c4NDER Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/p>\n

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

Taylor Wessing
\nBLOMSTEIN
\nSchalast Law | Tax
\nLinklaters
\nHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer
\nHogan Lovells
\nARQIS<\/p>\n

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

Sullivan & Cromwell
\nLatham & Watkins
\nClifford Chance
\nWhite & Case
\nCMS
\nHogan Lovells
\nA&O Shearman
\nBaker McKenzie<\/p>\n

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

Marc Besen, Clifford Chance
\nPhilipp Kl\u00f6ckner, Milbank
\nBarbara Mayer-Trautmann, Milbank
\nSven-Holger Undritz, White & Case
\nPatrick Ayad, Hogan Lovells
\nDaniel Krause, Krause & Kollegen
\nPetra Linsmeier, Gleiss Lutz
\nMarco Carbonare, Linklaters<\/p>\n

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

Clifford Chance
\nHogan Lovells
\nact legal
\nGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
\nLuther
\nA&O Shearman
\nAshurst
\nTaylor Wessing<\/p>\n

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

Simon Reitz, Clifford Chance
\nHenning Hilke, Hengeler Mueller
\nKatja Schramm, Posser Spieth
\nAxel Wittmann, Clifford Chance
\nWoldemar H\u00e4ring, White & Case
\nPascal Schumacher, Noerr
\nSandra Orlikowski-Wolf, Loschelder
\nSarah Blazek, Jones Day<\/p>\n

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

Carsten Berrar, Sullivan & Cromwell
\nWinfried Carli, Goodwin
\nAndreas Hahn, OPPENL\u00c4NDER Rechtsanw\u00e4lte
\nRoger Mann, Damm & Mann
\nGordian Hasselblatt, CMS
\nAlexandra Hagel\u00fcken, Latham & Watkins
\nPeter Br\u00e4utigam, Noerr
\nRalph Wollburg, Linklaters
\nThomas Burmeister, White & Case
\nHubertus Baumeister, BBG und Partner<\/p>\n

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

Cattwyk
\nEpic Legal
\nAitava
\nc.r.p. law.
\nELP
\nDREYENBERG
\nARKTIK Legal<\/p>\n

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

TUI
\nAllianz Technology
\nKfW
\nSiemens
\nTalanx<\/p>\n

In-house ESG Champion<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dr. Hilda Schneider, DHL Group
\nJenny Lux, Roche Pharma
\nMarcus Heppner, STADA Arzneimittel
\n Ingo K\u00f6hler-Bartels<\/span>, Sodexo
\nDr. Manuel Steinhilber, Novo Nordisk<\/p>\n

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

Acquinex
\nAURELIUS Private Equity
\nFUNKE Mediengruppe
\nSEFE Securing Energy for Europe
\nDeutsche Beteiligungs<\/p>\n

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

Dr. Wolfgang Bartels, Mercedes Benz
\nDr. Andreas Liepe, BMW Group
\nProf. Dr. Andreas Felder, Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co.
\nKathrin Popow, AIG Europe
\nDr. Astrid Wortberg, Novartis Business Services<\/p>\n

Antitrust<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Antitrust Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Petra Linsmeier, Gleiss Lutz
\nThorsten M\u00e4ger, Hengeler Mueller
\nIngo Brinker, White & Case
\nMarc Besen, Clifford Chance
\nMartin Sura, Hogan Lovells
\nMichael Esser, Latham & Watkins
\nAnn-Christin Richter, Hausfeld
\nAlbrecht Bach, OPPENL\u00c4NDER Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/p>\n

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

Gleiss Lutz
\nHengeler Mueller
\nLatham & Watkins
\nClifford Chance
\nLinklaters
\nHogan Lovells
\nHausfeld
\nOPPENL\u00c4NDER Rechtsanw\u00e4lte
\nGlade Michel Wirtz – Corporate & Competition
\nWhite & Case<\/p>\n

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

Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christof H\u00e4fner, Clifford Chance
\nAndreas Dehio, Linklaters
\nSibylle M\u00fcnch, Latham & Watkins
\nThomas Weitkamp, Latham & Watkins
\nThomas Ingenhoven, Milbank
\nBarbara Mayer-Trautmann, Milbank
\nWalter Uebelhoer, A&O Shearman
\nSimon Reitz, Clifford Chance
\nDirk Bliesener, Hengeler Mueller
\nChristian Schmies, Hengeler Mueller<\/p>\n

Banking and Finance Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Latham & Watkins
\nMilbank
\nClifford Chance
\nGreenberg Traurig
\nDechert
\nKing & Spalding
\nAnnerton
\nA&O Shearman
\nCMS<\/p>\n

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

Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Philipp Kl\u00f6ckner, Milbank
\nDavid Rath, Latham & Watkins
\nOliver Seiler, Latham & Watkins
\nMarc Plepelits, A&O Shearman
\nKarsten W\u00f6ckener, White & Case
\nCarsten Berrar, Sullivan & Cromwell
\nClemens Rechberger, Sullivan & Cromwell
\nMarco Carbonare, Linklaters
\nAlexander Schlee, Linklaters
\nCristina Freudenberger, Clifford Chance
\nR\u00fcdiger Malaun, Latham & Watkins
\nAlexander Lentz, Latham & Watkins<\/p>\n

Capital Markets Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sullivan & Cromwell
\nLinklaters
\nWhite & Case
\nLatham & Watkins
\nMilbank
\nClifford Chance
\nHogan Lovells
\nA&O Shearman<\/p>\n

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

Compliance Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Benno Schwarz, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
\nSebastian Lach, Hogan Lovells
\nChristian Pelz, Noerr
\nEike Bicker, Gleiss Lutz
\nHeiner Hugger, Clifford Chance
\nNicolai Behr, Baker McKenzie
\nChristian Beer, Pohlmann & Company
\nTim Nikolas M\u00fcller, A&O Shearman
\nC\u00e4cilie L\u00fcneborg, SZA Schilling, Zutt & Ansch\u00fctz<\/p>\n

Compliance Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hengeler Mueller
\nWhite & Case
\nDLA Piper
\nClifford Chance
\nBaker McKenzie
\nA&O Shearman
\nPohlmann & Company
\nGleiss Lutz
\nHogan Lovells<\/p>\n

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

Corporate and M&A Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kristina Klaa\u00dfen-Kaiser, Linklaters
\nMarco Carbonare, Linklaters
\nHarald Selzner, Noerr
\nAnthony Cross, Eversheds Sutherland
\nThomas Krecek, Clifford Chance
\nAnsgar Rempp, Jones Day
\nCarsten Berrar, Sullivan & Cromwell<\/p>\n

Corporate and M&A Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jones Day
\nClifford Chance
\nHengeler Mueller
\nLinklaters
\nSZA Schilling, Zutt & Ansch\u00fctz
\nLatham & Watkins
\nCMS
\nWeil, Gotshal & Manges
\nSullivan & Cromwell<\/p>\n

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

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alexandra Diehl, Clifford Chance
\nJennifer Bryant, Noerr
\nNata Ghibradze, Hogan Lovells
\nDaniel Busse, Busse Disputes
\nHeiko Haller, Baker McKenzie
\nJulia Grothaus, Linklaters
\nRichard Happ, Luther
\nMoritz Keller, Clifford Chance<\/p>\n

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Busse Disputes
\nBaker McKenzie
\nCMS
\nGleiss Lutz
\nHogan Lovells
\nLuther
\nNoerr
\nClifford Chance<\/p>\n

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

Dispute Resolution: Litigation\u00a0<\/strong>Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andrea Leufgen, Gleiss Lutz
\nDetleff Ha\u00df, Hogan Lovells
\nTobias H\u00f6fling, Baker McKenzie
\nMichael Kremer, Clifford Chance
\nAlena McCorkle, Latham & Watkins
\nMarkus Meier, Hengeler Mueller
\nRupert Bellinghausen, Linklaters
\nStefan Zeyher, SZA Schilling, Zutt & Ansch\u00fctz
\nThomas G\u00e4dtke, DLA Piper<\/p>\n

Dispute Resolution: Litigation Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gleiss Lutz
\nHengeler Mueller
\nHogan Lovells
\nLinklaters
\nSZA Schilling, Zutt & Ansch\u00fctz
\nClifford Chance
\nPinsent Masons
\nDLA Piper<\/p>\n

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

Energy Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Holger Stappert, Luther
\nTibor Fedke\u00a0, Noerr
\nMathias Elspa\u00df, Clifford Chance
\nHolger Kraft, CMS
\nThomas Schulz, Linklaters
\nMarkus B\u00f6hme, Taylor Wessing
\nJacob von Andreae, Gleiss Lutz
\nCarla Luh, Hogan Lovells<\/p>\n

Energy Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clifford Chance
\nGleiss Lutz
\nHengeler Mueller
\nHogan Lovells
\nCMS
\nA&O Shearman
\nLuther
\nNorton Rose Fulbright
\nOsborne Clarke<\/p>\n

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

Healthcare Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thilo R\u00e4pple, Baker McKenzie
\nStephan Rau, Greenberg Traurig
\nRoland Wiring, CMS
\nMonika Emilia Richter, McDermott Will & Schulte
\nDeniz Tschammler, Latham & Watkins
\nUlf Grundmann, King & Spalding
\nJ\u00f6rg Schickert, Hogan Lovells
\nAdem Koyuncu, Covington & Burling<\/p>\n

Healthcare Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Greenberg Traurig
\nHogan Lovells
\nTaylor Wessing
\nGleiss Lutz
\nDLA Piper
\nClifford Chance
\nLuther
\nA&O Shearman<\/p>\n

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

Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ingo Jung, CBH Rechtsanw\u00e4lte
\nMarcus Grosch, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
\nArwed Burrichter, Cohausz & Florack
\nTilman M\u00fcller-Stoy, Bardehle Pagenberg
\nFrederik Thiering, Bird & Bird
\nGordian Hasselblatt, CMS
\nMichael Goldmann, Harte-Bavendamm
\nChristof Augenstein, Kather Augenstein<\/p>\n

Intellectual Property Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lubberger Lehment
\nNORDEMANN
\nVOSSIUS & Partner
\nBird & Bird
\nBardehle Pagenberg
\nCohausz & Florack
\nHoffmann Eitle
\nHarte-Bavendamm
\nDanckelmann & Kerst<\/p>\n

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

Employment Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hans-Peter L\u00f6w, DLA Piper
\nUlrike Schweibert, Schweibert Le\u00dfmann & Partner
\nTobias Pusch, Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law
\nWolfgang Lipinski, Seitz
\nSteffen Krieger, Gleiss Lutz
\nHenriette Norda, DLA Piper
\nGerlind Wisskirchen, CMS
\nMichael Kliemt, KLIEMT.Arbeitsrecht
\nBj\u00f6rn Gaul, CMS<\/p>\n

Employment Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

CMS
\nGleiss Lutz
\nKLIEMT.Arbeitsrecht
\nSeitz
\nTaylor Wessing
\nLittler
\nPusch Wahlig Workplace Law
\nNoerr
\nTaylor Wessing
\nLuther<\/p>\n

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

Private Equity and Venture Capital Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Norman R\u00f6chert, Taylor Wessing
\nBenjamin Leyendecker, Kirkland & Ellis
\nDaniel Prexler, Noerr
\nGeorg Linde, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
\nVerena Stenzel, POELLATH
\nAstrid Kr\u00fcger, A&O Shearman
\nDennis Gehnen, GSK Stockmann
\nBenjamin Ullrich, YPOG<\/p>\n

Private Equity and Venture Capital Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Milbank
\nLatham & Watkins
\nHengeler Mueller
\nCMS
\nHogan Lovells
\nGleiss Lutz
\nKirkland & Ellis
\nClifford Chance
\nNoerr
\nOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
\nWillkie Farr & Gallagher<\/p>\n

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

Public Law Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alexander Csaki, Bird & Bird
\nStephan Rechten, ADVANT Beiten
\nDirk Uwer, Hengeler Mueller
\nUte Jasper, HEUKING
\nMichael Br\u00fcggemann, Taylor Wessing
\nWolfram Krohn, Dentons
\nMarkus Deutsch, Dolde Mayen & Partner
\nUlrich Karpenstein, Redeker Sellner Dahs<\/p>\n

Public Law Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

OPPENL\u00c4NDER Rechtsanw\u00e4lte
\nRedeker Sellner Dahs
\nPOSSER SPIETH WOLFERS & PARTNERS
\nDolde Mayen & Partner
\nLuther
\nBird & Bird
\nHengeler Mueller
\nKapellmann & Partner
\nGleiss Lutz<\/p>\n

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

Real Estate and Construction Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Annette Pospich, Noerr
\nWolfram H. Kr\u00fcger, Linklaters
\nTobias Strohmeier, Hogan Lovells
\nFlorian R\u00f6sch, Greenberg Traurig
\nMarkus Zeibig, Noerr
\nMartin Krause, CMS
\nKlaus Eschenbruch, Kapellmann & Partner
\nWolfgang Abel, LUTZ | ABEL<\/p>\n

Real Estate and Construction Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clifford Chance
\nGreenberg Traurig
\nA&O Shearman
\nCMS
\nGSK Stockmann
\nHEUSSEN
\nBreyer Rechtsanw\u00e4lte
\nKapellmann & Partner<\/p>\n

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

Restructuring Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andreas Ziegenhagen, Dentons
\nSven Tischendorf, act legal
\nSven Pr\u00fcfer, A&O Shearman
\nDorothee Prosteder, Noerr
\nKolja von Bismarck, Clifford Chance
\nSven-Holger Undritz, White & Case
\nMathias Eisen, Milbank
\nAndreas Spahlinger, Gleiss Lutz<\/p>\n

Restructuring Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gleiss Lutz
\nWillkie Farr & Gallagher
\nact legal
\nClifford Chance
\nA&O Shearman
\nCMS
\nDentons
\nWhite & Case<\/p>\n

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

Tax Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Johannes Frey, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
\nMarkus Ernst, Hengeler Mueller
\nTim Drach, A&O Shearman
\nNadia Altenburg, Bluebird Legal & Tax
\nOliver Rosenberg, Linklaters
\nThomas Kleinheisterkamp, Milbank
\nFelix M\u00fchlh\u00e4user, Clifford Chance<\/p>\n

Tax Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Flick Gocke Schaumburg
\nA&O Shearman
\nGleiss Lutz
\nHengeler Mueller
\nLinklaters
\nMilbank
\nClifford Chance
\nSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP<\/p>\n

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

Tech and Media Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pietro Graf Fringuelli, CMS
\nMartin Diesbach, Fieldfisher
\nChristoph Wagner, Morrison Foerster
\nStefan Engels, DLA Piper
\nTobias Schubert, Hengeler Mueller
\nThomas Thalhofer, Noerr
\nMichael Schmidl, Baker McKenzie
\nMarkus K\u00f6rner, Bird & Bird
\nRobert Heine, Raue
\nViola Bensinger, Greenberg Traurig
\nGregor Schmid, Taylor Wessing<\/p>\n

Tech and Media Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Raue
\nGreenberg Traurig
\nSch\u00fcrmann Rosenthal Dreyer
\nTaylor Wessing
\nNoerr
\nBird & Bird
\nDLA Piper
\nCMS
\nBaker McKenzie<\/p>\n

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

Trade and Distribution Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Florian Unseld, Hogan Lovells
\nPatrick Ayad, Hogan Lovells
\nUlf Wauschkuhn, Baker Mckenzie
\nEric Wagner, Gleiss Lutz
\nB\u00e4rbel Sachs, Noerr
\nSteffen Gaber, Luther
\nGerald Gr\u00e4fe, CMS
\nSylvia Ebersberger, DLA Piper<\/p>\n

Trade and Distribution Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Luther
\nHogan Lovells
\nNoerr
\nBaker Mckenzie
\nTaylor Wessing
\nCMS
\nGleiss Lutz
\nClifford Chance
\nCattwyk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Boutique Firm of the Year Annerton Busse Disputes BUNTSCHECK VOSSIUS & Partner KLIEMT.Arbeitsrecht Hausfeld Sch\u00fcrmann Rosenthal Dreyer Feigen \u00b7 Graf Deal of the Year Kirkland & Ellis Sullivan & Cromwell A&O Shearman Gleiss Lutz White & Case Hengeler Mueller Willkie Farr & Gallagher Linklaters Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Deutschland Firm of the Year Hengeler Mueller … <\/p>\n

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