Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Maximilian Schiessl

Hall of fameHengeler Mueller

Public takeovers, cross-border M&A, corporate, private equity.

Rising stars

Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Leading Individuals

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Ansgar Rempp

Ansgar Rempp

Jones Day

Ansgar Rempp is Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day Germany. He advises substantial businesses, focusing on cross-border M&A and private equity transactions, post-M&A disputes, as well as high-stakes investigations and compliance matters. Representative transactions include: Plastic Omnium's acquisition of ams Osram's Automotive Lighting Systems business, Hilti's acquisition of Fieldwire, EMERAM's sale of Meona Group, Fosun's acquisition of FFT, SAP's $8 billion acquisition of Qualtrics, Procter & Gamble's €3.375 billion acquisition of the worldwide consumer health business of Merck, GfK in connection with the €2 billion takeover and subsequent taking private by KKR, WL Ross' sale of its majority stake in VTG AG, and MAHLE's acquisition of Delphi's worldwide thermal management business. In 2022, Ansgar led a team of Jones Day lawyers to a landmark victory in an ICC arbitration dismissing in their entirety multibillion EUR breach of contract and tort claims brought by BASF relating to the divestments that Bayer made in connection with its $66 billion acquisition of Monsanto. Ansgar Rempp was named Transatlantic Dealmaker of the Year by The American Lawyer and Legal Week in 2017. Ansgar Rempp was the first German lawyer to receive this award.

Hans-Jörg Ziegenhain

Hall of fameHengeler Mueller

Hans-Jörg Ziegenhain has specialized in advising listed companies, family businesses and private equity clients on corporate and M&A matters. Since 2007, Hans-Jörg has held a teaching position for "Mergers and Acquisitions" at the Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) of Munich, and in 2014, he was awarded an honorary professorship by the LMU.

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