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.
Gottfried Breuninger
Hall of fameA&O Shearman
Stephan Eilers
Hall of fameFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP
Dirk Pohl is a partner, head of the Munich office and the German Tax Practice. Dirk’s practice focuses on international tax law, tax litigation before tax courts and the German Supreme Tax Court (Bundesfinanzhof), integrated legal, tax and organization counseling of business enterprises. He has extensive experience in dealing with the tax issues of multinationals. He frequently and successfully represents multinationals and other tax payers before the European Court of Justice, the German Supreme Constitutional Court and the German Supreme Tax Court, including cases brought before the 5th and 11th Chambers which are in charge of German VAT cases. For further details of Dirk's biography, please view McDermott website here.
Latham & Watkins LLP
Stefan Süss is a partner in Latham & Watkins' Munich office. He served as Local Department Chair of the firm's German Tax Department. He specializes in German and international tax law, focusing on tax-optimization of private equity and M&A transactions, and on structuring funds and financial instruments. Mr. Süss is qualified as a certified tax advisor and is a member of the International Fiscal Association.
David Beutel
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Thomas Küffner
KMLZ
Florian Lechner
A&O Shearman
Norbert Schneider
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Heike Weber
A&O Shearman
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Nadia Altenburg
Flick Gocke Schaumburg
Markus Ernst
Hengeler Mueller
Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
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