Best Lawyers in Germany - "Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2025"
The best lawyers in Germany in 2025: Deloitte Legal recommended by "Handelsblatt" and "Best Lawyers"
Which lawyers can be characterised as having special professional qualifications, an outstanding reputation, and an excellent market position? For "Handelsblatt", the US specialist publisher "Best Lawyers" has identified the most renowned lawyers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This was based on an elaborate peer-to-peer process.
During this process, lawyers rate which colleagues they would particularly recommend in specific areas of expertise.
Best Lawers / Handelsblatt Ranking
"Best Lawyers 2025"
We are delighted to announce that 30 lawyers from Deloitte Legal have been recommended as "The Best Lawyers in Germany - 2026 Edition" in this year's ranking by the renowned US publisher Best LawyersTM and as "Deutschlands Beste Anwälte 2025" by Handelsblatt.
Congratulations:
- Francis Bellen (Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation)
- Dr. Gregor Bender (Corporate Law)
- Torsten Bloch (Real Estate)
- Dr. Till Contzen (Information Technology Law)
- Torsten Cülter (Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Restructuring and Insolvency Law)
- Eike Fietz (Corporate Law)
- Felix Felleisen (Mergers and Acquisitions)
- Dr. Michael I. Fischer (Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Private Equity)
- Dr. Simon G. Grieser (Banking and Finance, Regulatory Practice)
- Dr. Mathias Hanten (Banking and Finance)
- Klaus Heeke (Labor and Employment Law)
- Dr. Söntje Julia Hilberg (Data Security and Privacy Law, Intellectual Property Law, Information Technology Law)
- Dr. Lars Hinrichs (Labor and Employment Law)
- Thilo Alexander Hoffmann (Mergers and Acquisitions)
- Andreas Jentgens (Mergers and Acquisitions)
- Andreas Karpenstein (Mergers and Acquisitions)
- Christofer Rudolf Mellert (Mergers and Acquisitions)
- Dr. Charlotte Sander (Labor and Employment Law)
- Dr. Markus Schackmann (Mergers and Acquisitions)
- Dr. Katharina Scheja (Intellectual Property Law, Information Technology Law, Outsourcing)
- Sebastian Schnitzler (Regulatory Practice)
- Dr. Volker Schulenburg (Mergers and Acquisitions)
- Dr. Katja Schwenzfeier (Real Estate)
- Matthias Sierig (Corporate Law)
- Felix Skala (Competition / Antitrust Law)
- Dr. Harald Stang (Corporate Law)
- Frank Tschentscher (Restructuring and Insolvency Law)
- Dr. Michael von Rüden (Corporate Law)
- Sebastian von Rüden (Intellectual Property Law)
- Arne Wittig (Banking and Finance)
"Ones to Watch" 2025
We extend our sincere congratulations to the 14 listed in the "Ones to Watch 2025" category. This award recognizes attorneys who have distinguished themselves early in their careers through outstanding professional achievement.
Congratulations:
- Hagen Brasse (Real Estate)
- Marco Engelmann (Real Estate)
- David Elias Fritsch (Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Law)
- Yvonne Gemmel (Labor and Employment Law)
- Dr. Carmen Heermann (Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Law)
- Horst W. Heinzl (Mergers and Acquisitions)
- Dr. Theresa Kohl (Labor and Employment Law)
- Iris Kruse (International Arbitration, Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation)
- Nikolaus Malottke (Mergers and Acquisitions)
- Gerrit R. Neuhaus (Labor and Employment Law)
- Dr. Fleur J. Prop (Corporate Law)
- Marc Oliver Stock (Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Law)
- Maria Tarassidis (Real Estate, Public Law)
- Dr. Nikolai Wessendorf (Data Security and Privacy Law, Information Technology Law)
Dr. Markus Schackmann
