Winners 2025

Antitrust

Antitrust Team of the Year
White & Case

Antitrust Lawyer of the Year
Petra Linsmeier, Gleiss Lutz

Banking and Finance

Banking and Finance Team of the Year
A&O Shearman

Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year
Christian Schmies, Hengeler Mueller

Capital Markets

Capital Markets Team of the Year
Linklaters

Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year
Alexander Schlee, Linklaters

Compliance

Compliance Team of the Year
DLA Piper

Compliance Lawyer of the Year
Cäcilie Lüneborg, SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Corporate and M&A

Corporate and M&A Team of the Year
Hengeler Mueller

Corporate and M&A Lawyer of the Year
Kristina Klaaßen-Kaiser, Linklaters

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Team of the Year
Baker McKenzie

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Lawyer of the Year
Daniel Busse, Busse Disputes

Dispute Resolution: Litigation

Dispute Resolution: Litigation Team of the Year
Hogan Lovells

Dispute Resolution: Litigation Lawyer of the Year
Thomas Gädtke, DLA Piper

Energy

Energy Team of the Year
Osborne Clarke

Energy Lawyer of the Year
Carla Luh, Hogan Lovells

Healthcare

Healthcare Team of the Year
Hogan Lovells

Healthcare Lawyer of the Year
Christian Dierks, Dierks+Company

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property Team of the Year
Bardehle Pagenberg

Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year
Michael Goldmann, Harte-Bavendamm

Labour and Employment

Labour and Employment Team of the Year
Kliemt

Labour and Employment Lawyer of the Year
Björn Gaul, CMS

Private Equity and Venture Capital

Private Equity and Venture Capital Team of the Year
Milbank

Private Equity and Venture Capital Lawyer of the Year
Benjamin Ullrich, YPOG

Public Law

Public Law Team of the Year
POSSER SPIETH WOLFERS

Public Law Lawyer of the Year
Ute Jasper, Heuking

Real Estate and Construction

Real Estate and Construction Team of the Year
Greenberg Traurig

Real Estate and Construction Lawyer of the Year
Martin Krause, CMS

Restructuring

Restructuring Team of the Year
Clifford Chance

Restructuring Lawyer of the Year
Mathias Eisen, Milbank

Tax

Tax Team of the Year
Flick Gocke, Schaumburg

Tax Lawyer of the Year
Oliver Rosenberg, Linklaters

Tech and Media

Tech and Media Team of the Year
Bird & Bird

Tech and Media Lawyer of the Year
Jan Hegemann, Raue

Trade and Distribution

Trade and Distribution Team of the Year
CMS

Trade and Distribution Lawyer of the Year
Patrick Ayad, Hogan Lovells


Boutique Firm of the Year

Schürmann Rosenthal Dreyer

Deal of the Year

Hengeler Mueller

Deutschland Firm of the Year

YPOG

ESG Firm of the Year

Hogan Lovells

In-house Lawyer of the Year

Dr. Lena Wallenhorst, Zalando

In-house Rising Star of the Year

Dr. Maximilian Hoffmann, ATOSS Software

In-house Team of the Year

Dr. Nikolai Vokuhl, HUGO BOSS

International Firm of the Year

CMS

Lawyer of the Year

Sven-Holger Undritz, White & Case

Marketing Team of the Year

Gibson Dunn

Most Innovative In-house Team of the Year

Stefanie Reichel, Vodafone

Next Generation Partner of the Year

Woldemar Häring, White & Case

Senior Partner of the Year

Jan Dreyer, Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein

Up-and-coming Young Firm of the Year

Aitava