Shortlist 2025

Antitrust
Antitrust Team of the Year

Baker McKenzie
Blomstein
Dentons
Gleiss Lutz
Hengeler Mueller
Hogan Lovells
Latham & Watkins
Luther
Oppenländer
Rocan
White & Case

Antitrust Lawyer of the Year
Albrecht Bach, Oppenländer
Andreas Hahn, Oppenländer
Anna Blume Huttenlauch, Blomstein
Jörg Karenfort, Dentons
Nicolas Kredel, Baker McKenzie
Tilman Kuhn, White & Case
Petra Linsmeier, Gleiss Lutz
Kathrin Westermann, Noerr

Banking and Finance

Banking and Finance Team of the Year
A&O Shearman
Annerton
Clifford Chance
Hengeler Mueller
Jones Day
Latham & Watkins
Linklaters
White & Case

Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year
Peter Bujotzek, Poellath
Winfried Carli, Goodwin
Susanne Grohé, Annerton
Alexandra Hagelüken, Latham & Watkins
Claudia Hard, Greenberg Traurig
Carla Luh, Hogan Lovells
Olaf Meisen, A&O Shearman
Christian Schmies, Hengeler Mueller
Marco Simonis, Clifford Chance
Thomas Weitkamp, Latham & Watkins

Capital Markets

Capital Markets Team of the Year
Ashurst
Clifford Chance
Hengeler Mueller
Heuking
Hogan Lovells
Jones Day
Latham & Watkins
Linklaters
White & Case

Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year
Dirk Bliesener, Hengeler Mueller
Marco Carbonare, Linklaters
George Hacket, Clifford Chance
Oliver Kronat, Clifford Chance
Barbara Lauer, Linklaters
Rüdiger Malaun, Latham & Watkins
David Rath, Latham & Watkins
Martin Scharnke, A&O Shearman
Alexander Schlee, Linklaters
Oliver Seiler, Latham & Watkins
Peter Waltz, Linklaters
Karsten Wöckener, White & Case

Compliance

Compliance Team of the Year
A&O Shearman
Baker McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Dentons
DLA Piper
Gleiss Lutz
Hengeler Mueller
Hogan Lovells
Pohlmann & Company

Compliance Lawyer of the Year
Julia Baedorff, Clifford Chance
Eike Bicker, Gleiss Lutz
Heiner Hugger, Clifford Chance
Jan Kappel, AGS Legal
Sebastian Lach, Hogan Lovells
Cäcilie Lüneborg, SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Benno Schwarz, Gibson Dunn
Nicole Willms, Pohlmann & Company

Corporate and M&A

Corporate and M&A Team of the Year
A&O Shearman
Clifford Chance
CMS
Gleiss Lutz
Hengeler Mueller
Latham & Watkins
Linklaters
Noerr

Corporate and M&A Lawyer of the Year
Michael Arnold, Gleiss Lutz
Michael Brellochs, Noerr
Christian Cascante, Gleiss Lutz
Hans Diekmann, A&O Shearman
Oda Christiane Goetzke, Hengeler Mueller
Alexander Kiefner, White & Case
Kristina Klaaßen-Kaiser, Linklaters
Thomas Krecek, Clifford Chance
Maximilian Schiessl, Hengeler Mueller
Rainer Traugott, Latham & Watkins

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Team of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Busse Disputes
Clifford Chance
CMS
Hogan Lovells
Latham & Watkins
Linklaters
Luther
Noerr
Wach und Meckes

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Lawyer of the Year
Daniel Busse, Busse Disputes
Julia Grothaus, Linklaters
Heiko Haller, Baker McKenzie
Richard Happ, Luther
Moritz Keller, Clifford Chance
Anke Meier, Noerr
Karl Pörnbacher, Hogan Lovells
Klaus Sachs, CMS

Dispute Resolution: Litigation

Dispute Resolution: Litigation Team of the Year
Clifford Chance
Gleiss Lutz
Hengeler Mueller
Hogan Lovells
Linklaters
Wach und Meckes
Wilmer Hale

Dispute Resolution: Litigation Lawyer of the Year
Christoph Baus, Latham & Watkins
Rupert Bellinghausen, Linklaters
Thomas Gädtke, DLA Piper
Detlef Haß, Hogan Lovells
Tobias Höfling, Baker McKenzie
Michael Kremer, Clifford Chance
Michael Molitoris, SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Stefan Rützel, Gleiss Lutz

Energy

Energy Team of the Year
A&O Shearman
Clifford Chance
CMS
Gleiss Lutz
Hengeler Mueller
Hogan Lovells
Linklaters
Osborne Clarke
White & Case

Energy Lawyer of the Year
Thomas Burmeister, White & Case
Mathias Elspaß, Clifford Chance
Tibor Fedke, Noerr
Fritz von Hammerstein, CMS
Matthias Hirschmann, Hogan Lovells
Holger Kraft, CMS
Carla Luh, Hogan Lovells
Sebastian Schneider, Hengeler Mueller
Thomas Schulz, Linklaters
Holger Stappert, Luther

Healthcare

Healthcare Team of the Year
A&O Shearman
Clifford Chance
Dierks+Company
DLA Piper
Hogan Lovells
McDermott
Novacos
Taylor Wessing

Healthcare Lawyer of the Year
Peter von Czettritz, Preu Bohlig & Partner
Christian Dierks, Dierks+Company
Tanja Eisenblätter, Hogan Lovells
Adem Koyuncu, Covington
Thilo Räpple, Baker McKenzie
Ulrich Reese, Clifford Chance
Gunnar Sachs, Clifford Chance
Michael Tsambikakis, Tsambikakis & Partner

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property Team of the Year
Bardehle Pagenberg
Bird & Bird
CBH Rechtsanwälte
Cohausz & Florack
Dörries Frank-Molnia & Pohlmann
Grünecker
Hogan Lovells
KLAKA
NORDEMANN
Vossius & Partner

Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year
Andreas Bothe, Hogan Lovells
Arwed Burrichter, Cohausz & Florack
Cathérine Elkemann, Harte-Bavendamm
Andreas von Falck, Hogan Lovells
Holger Gauss, Grünecker
Michael Goldmann, Harte-Bavendamm
Marcus Grosch, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Urquhart & Sullivan
Ralf Hackbarth, KLAKA
Christian Harmsen, Bird & Bird
Tilman Müller-Stoy, Bardehle Pagenberg
Frederik Thiering, Bird & Bird

Private Equity and Venture Capital

Private Equity and Venture Capital Team of the Year
CMS
Hengeler Mueller
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
Milbank
Osborne Clarke
POELLATH
Taylor Wessing
Vogel Heerma Waitz
YPOG

Private Equity and Venture Capital Lawyer of the Year
Oliver Felsenstein, Latham & Watkins
Elizabeth Kreuzer, Hengeler Mueller
Benjamin Leyendecker, Kirkland & Ellis
Norbert Rieger, Milbank
Norman Röchert, Taylor Wessing
Christian Tönies, POELLATH
Benjamin Ullrich, YPOG
Frank Vogel, Vogel Heerma Waitz
Hans-Jörg Ziegenhain, Hengeler Mueller

Labour and Employment

Labour and Employment Team of the Year
CMS
DLA Piper
Görg
Hogan Lovells
Kliemt
Littler
Luther
Noerr
Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law
Seitz
Taylor Wessing

Labour and Employment Lawyer of the Year
Frauke Biester-Junker, Littler
Björn Gaul, CMS
Michael Kliemt, Kliemt
Steffen Krieger, Gleiss Lutz
Wolfgang Lipinski, Seitz
Hans-Peter Löw, DLA Piper
Tobias Pusch, Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law
Barbara Reinhard, Kliemt
Eva Maria Rütz, Luther
Stefan Seitz, Seitz
Gerlind Wisskirchen, CMS

Public Law

Public Law Team of the Year
Blomstein
Chatham Partners
Clifford Chance
CMS
Dolde Mayen & Partner
Gleiss Lutz
Luther
POSSER SPIETH WOLFERS
Redeker Sellner Dahs

Public Law Lawyer of the Year
Ute Jasper, Heuking
Christiane Kappes, CMS
Thomas Mayen, Dolde Mayen & Partner
Andreas Rosenfeld, Redeker Sellner Dahs
Ulrich Soltesz, Gleiss Lutz
Wolf Spieth, POSSER SPIETH WOLFERS
Roland Stein, Blomstein
Benedikt Wolfers, POSSER SPIETH WOLFERS

Real Estate and Construction

Real Estate and Construction Team of the Year
avocado rechtsanwälte
BREYER RECHTSANWÄLTE
Clifford Chance
CMS
Dentons
Gleiss Lutz
Greenberg Traurig
GSK Stockmann
Hogan Lovells
Kapellmann und Partner
LUTZ | ABEL

Real Estate and Construction Lawyer of the Year
Wolfgang Abel, LUTZ | ABEL
Wolfgang Breyer, Breyer Rechtsanwälte
Dirk Debald, Hogan Lovells
Klaus Eschenbruch, Kapellmann
und Partner
Martin Krause, CMS
Florian Rösch, Greenberg Traurig
Christian Schede, Greenberg Traurig
Tim Weber, Gleiss Lutz

Tax

Tax Team of the Year
A&O Shearman
Clifford Chance
Flick Gocke Schaumburg
Gleiss Lutz
Hengeler Mueller
Linklaters
Milbank
Noerr

Tax Lawyer of the Year
Jens Blumenberg, Linklaters
Dominik Engl, Clifford Chance
Markus Ernst, Hengeler Mueller
Thomas Kleinheisterkamp, Milbank
Florian Lechner, A&O Shearman
Felix Mühlhäuser, Clifford Chance
Oliver Rosenberg, Linklaters
Stefan Süß, Latham & Watkins
Heike Weber, A&O Shearman

Restructuring

Restructuring Team of the Year
A&O Shearman
Clifford Chance
CMS
Dentons
Gleiss Lutz
Milbank
Norton Rose Fulbright
Simmons & Simmons
White & Case

Restructuring Lawyer of the Year
Sylwia Maria Bea-Pulverich, Norton Rose Fulbright
Mathias Eisen, Milbank
Franz Bernhard Herding, A&O Shearman
Stefan Sax, Clifford Chance
Alexandra Schluck-Amend, CMS
Andreas Spahlinger, Gleiss Lutz
Georg Streit, Heuking
Cristina Weidner, Kirkland & Ellis
Andreas Ziegenhagen, Dentons

Tech and Media

Tech and Media Team of the Year
Bird & Bird
CMS
Damm & Mann
Greenberg Traurig
Latham & Watkins
LAUSEN
Morrison Foerster
Noerr
Raue

Tech and Media Lawyer of the Year
Peter Bräutigam, Noerr
Martin Braun, Wilmer Hale
Pietro Graf Fringuelli, CMS
Detlev Gabel, White & Case
Jan Hegemann, Raue
Andreas Lober, ADVANT Beiten
Roger Mann, Damm & Mann
Fabian Niemann, Bird & Bird
Christoph Wagner, Morrison Foerster
Tim Wybitul, Latham & Watkins

Trade and Distribution

Trade and Distribution Team of the Year
CMS
Blomstein
Dentons
GvW Graf von Westphalen
Hogan Lovells
Luther
Noerr
Taylor Wessing

Trade and Distribution Lawyer of the Year
Patrick Ayad, Hogan Lovells
Sylvia Ebersberger, DLA Piper
Raimond Emde, GvW Graf von Westphalen
Steffen Gaber, Luther
Bärbel Sachs, Noerr
Katharina Spenner, Baker McKenzie
Florian Unseld, Hogan Lovells
Eric Wagner, Gleiss Lut

In-house Rising Star of the Year

Dr. Matthias Döll, Deutsche Beteiligungs
Anne Febvre, Delivery Hero
Dr. Ivo Frohmueller, Deutsche Börse
Dr. Maximilian Hoffmann, ATOSS Software
Jannicke Keller, Mundipharma

Up-and-coming Young Firm of the Year

Aitava
AntweilerLiebschwagerNieberding Rechtsanwälte
ARKTIK
c.r.p. law. partnerschaft mbb
Dreyenberg
ELP
Orbit
Rocan
Skaling

ESG Firm of the Year

A&O Shearman
ARQIS
CMS
DLA Piper
Hogan Lovells
Lindenpartners
Linklaters
Luther

Boutique Firm of the Year

Annerton
Bardehle Pagenberg
BBG und Partner
Busse Disputes
FLEET HAMBURG
Köchling & Krahnefeld
LAUSEN
Schürmann Rosenthal Dreyer
Wach und Meckes

Most Innovative In-house Team of the Year

Covestro
Mercedes-Benz
Merck Gruppe
Puma
Vodafone

In-house Team of the Year

Deutsche Bank
HUGO BOSS
ING Deutschland
Mainova
RWE

Marketing Team of the Year

ACT Legal
Ashurst
Gibson Dunn
Hogan Lovells
Jones Day
Krohn Rechtsanwälte
Luther
Noerr

In-house Lawyer of the Year

Gabriel Harnier, SAP
Nora Klug, Bosch
Matthew Lepore, BASF
Andreas Liepe, BMW
Dr. Lena Wallenhorst, Zalando
Lawyer of the Year
Daniela Böning, Hengeler Mueller
Marco Carbonare, Linklaters
Christian Cascante, Gleiss Lutz
Pietro Graf Fringuelli, CMS
Benedikt Hohaus, POELLATH
Adem Koyuncu, Covington
Barbara Reinhard, Kliemt
Sven-Holger Undritz, White & Case
Tim Wybitul, Latham & Watkins

Deal of the Year

Clifford Chance
Hengeler Mueller
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
Linklaters
SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Taylor Wessing

Deutschland Firm of the Year

Annerton
Gleiss Lutz
Hengeler Mueller
Loschelder
Luther
LUTZ | ABEL
Noerr
Oppenhoff
Raue
SKW Schwarz
YPOG

International Firm of the Year

A&O Shearman
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Clifford Chance
CMS
Hogan Lovells
Linklaters
Osborne Clarke
Taylor Wessing
White & Case