Best Lawyers in Germany - "Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2026"

"Best Lawyers 2026"

We are delighted to announce that 33 lawyers from Deloitte Legal have been recommended as "The Best Lawyers in Germany - 2027 Edition" in this year's ranking by the renowned US publisher Best LawyersTM and as "Deutschlands Beste Anwälte 2026" by Handelsblatt.

Congratulations:

• Francis Bellen (Arbitration and Mediation, Litigation)

• Dr. Gregor Bender (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Private Equity Law)

• Christoph G. Benedict (Construction Law)

• Torsten Bloch (Real Estate Law)

• Dr. Till Contzen (Information Technology Law)

• Torsten Cülter (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Restructuring and Insolvency Law)

• Eike Fietz (Corporate Law)

• Felix Felleisen (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

• Dr. Michael I. Fischer (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Private Equity Law)

• Dr. Simon G. Grieser (Banking and Finance Law, Regulatory Practice)

• Dr. Mathias Hanten (Banking and Finance Law)

• Klaus Heeke (Labor and Employment Law)

• Dr. Söntje Julia Hilberg (Data Security and Privacy Law, Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law)

• Dr. Lars Hinrichs (Labor and Employment Law)

• Thilo Alexander Hoffmann (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

• Nico Jänicke (Employment Law)

• Andreas Jentgens (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

• Andreas Karpenstein (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

• Christofer Rudolf Mellert (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

• Sebastian Schnitzler (Regulatory Practice)

• Dr. Markus Schackmann (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

• Dr. Katharina Scheja (Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law, Outsourcing)
• Dr. Volker Schulenburg (Capital Markets Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• Dr. Katja Schwenzfeier (Real Estate)

• Felix Skala (Competition / Antitrust Law)

• Matthias Sierig (Corporate Law)

• Dr. Harald Stang (Corporate Law)

• Dr. Charlotte Sander (Labor and Employment Law)

• Frank Tschentscher (Restructuring and Insolvency Law)

• Sebastian von Rüden (Intellectual Property Law)

• Dr. Michael von Rüden (Corporate Law)

• Nikola Werry (Information Technology Law)

• Arne Wittig (Banking and Finance Law)

"Ones to Watch" 2026

We extend our sincere congratulations to the 22 listed in the "Ones to Watch 2026" category. This award recognizes attorneys who have distinguished themselves early in their careers through outstanding professional achievement.

Congratulations:

• Georg Bestelmeyer (Tax Law)

• Hagen Brasse (Real Estate Law)

• Marco Engelmann (Real Estate Law)

• David Elias Fritsch (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

• Yvonne Gemmel (Labor and Employment Law)

• Leonie Grigoleit (Labor and Employment Law)

• Horst W. Heinzl (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

• Pia Karapanos (Corporate Law)

• Dr. Theresa Kohl (Labor and Employment Law)

• Linda Krüpe (Data Security and Privacy Law)

• Iris Handstein (Arbitration and Mediation, International Arbitration, Litigation)

• Nikolaus Malottke (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

• Christoph Meves (Corporate Law)

• Dr. Klaus Pilz (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

• Dr. Fleur J. Prop (Corporate Law)

• Jan Rudolph (Information Technology Law)

• Jakob Seydel (Litigation)

• Marc Oliver Stock (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

• Maria Tarassidis (Public Law, Real Estate Law)

• Dr. Nikolai Wessendorf (Data Security and Privacy Law, Information Technology Law)

• Josefin Wiedmann (Corporate Law)