{"id":670092,"date":"2019-03-08T14:26:31","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T13:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/?p=670092"},"modified":"2019-03-11T15:37:19","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T14:37:19","slug":"chambers-anwaelte-ranking-2019-2-exklusiv-welche-top-juristen-aus-deutschland-internationales-ansehen-geniessen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/2019\/03\/08\/chambers-anwaelte-ranking-2019-2-exklusiv-welche-top-juristen-aus-deutschland-internationales-ansehen-geniessen\/","title":{"rendered":"Chambers-Anw\u00e4lte-Ranking 2019 (2) \u2013 Exklusiv: Welche Top-Juristen aus Deutschland internationales Ansehen genie\u00dfen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Teil 2:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Chambers-Anw\u00e4lte-Ranking 2019 (2) \u2013 Exklusiv: Welche Top-Juristen internationales Ansehen genie\u00dfen<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Banking &amp; Finance, M&amp;A, Public Law, Capital Markets, Competition Law, Commercial Contracts, Compliance, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Healthcare &amp; Life Science, Insurance, IP, Investment Funds, Private Equity, Projects, Public Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<colgroup width=\"257\"><\/colgroup>\n<colgroup width=\"7\"><\/colgroup>\n<colgroup width=\"259\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Banking &amp; Finance<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"16\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Firms<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Allen &amp; Overy LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Latham &amp; Watkins LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Linklaters *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ashurst<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &amp; McCloy LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Noerr *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">White &amp; Case *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">CMS *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Norton\u00a0Rose\u00a0Fulbright\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Shearman\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Sterling\u00a0LLP\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band\u00a05\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Baker McKenzie *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Taylor\u00a0Wessing\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Willkie Farr &amp; Gallagher LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">* Indicates firm \/ individual with profile.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u25ca (ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Banking &amp; Finance<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"16\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Individuals<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Star individuals<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/2013\/09\/24\/neil-weiand-managing-partner-des-jahres-2013-fehlende-manieren-und-intoleranz-bringen-ihn-in-harnisch\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Weiand Neil Linklaters *<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hagel\u00fcken Alexandra Latham &amp; Watkins LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ingenhoven Thomas Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &amp; McCloy LLP*<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Laudenklos Frank Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Mayer-Trautmann Barbara Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Steinhauer Bettina Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Tieves Johannes Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Beckerhoff Tom Noerr *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Carli Winfried Shearman &amp; Sterling LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Grewlich Anne Ashurst<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">H\u00fcther Mario Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Reudelhuber Eva Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Trinkaus Marc Linklaters *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Uebelhoer\u00a0Walter\u00a0\u00a0Allen\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Overy\u00a0LLP\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band\u00a03\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Egbers\u00a0Bernd\u00a0\u00a0Ashurst\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hoegen\u00a0Peter\u00a0\u00a0Allen\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Overy\u00a0LLP\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kock Stephan Goodwin (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kortz Helge Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Naujoks Andreas Noerr *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Neubaum Thomas Allen &amp; Overy LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schomaker Sabine Taylor Wessing<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Sutter\u00a0Oliver\u00a0\u00a0Norton\u00a0Rose\u00a0Fulbright\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Weitkamp Thomas Latham &amp; Watkins *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wilms Jan Willkie Farr &amp; Gallagher LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band\u00a04\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Distler Wolfram Weil, Gotshal &amp; Manges LLP (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Jahn Christian Latham &amp; Watkins *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Josenhans Michael Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kremer Johannes Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Meier Werner Simmons &amp; Simmons LLP (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">M\u00fcller Julia Karen Herbert Smith Freehills Germany (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Nardi Wolfgang Kirkland &amp; Ellis International LLP (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Niedner Clemens Taylor Wessing<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Pfaff Markus CMS<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schlobach Frank Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Socher Oliver Baker McKenzie *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Vieten Nikolaus Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Zaich Julian G\u00fctt Olk Feldhaus (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Up-and-coming individuals<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Gosejacob Ulf Taylor Wessing<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Weissinger Matthias Shearman &amp; Sterling LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Banking &amp; Finance: Regulatory<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"16\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Firms<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Linklaters *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Allen &amp; Overy LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">GSK Stockmann *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Latham &amp; Watkins LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">White &amp; Case *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Senior Statespeople: distinguished older partners<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Emde Ernst Thomas Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Individuals<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band\u00a01\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Benzler Marc Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schuster Gunnar Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Steck Andreas Linklaters *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band\u00a02\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bliesener Dirk Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Glos Alexander Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Haag Hendrik Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Paul Thomas Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Sch\u00e4fer\u00a0Frank\u00a0\u00a0Sernetz Sch\u00e4fer (ORL)\u25ca\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Winter Frederik Linklaters *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Capital Markets: Derivatives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Benzler Marc Clifford Chance *<br \/>\nKrauss Stefan Hengeler Mueller *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Krug Tobias Ashurst<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Behrends Okko Hendrik DLA Piper LLP (ORL) \u25ca*<br \/>\nEvenkamp Gregor Clifford Chance *<br \/>\nScherer Peter GSK Stockmann (ORL) \u25ca*<br \/>\nScholl Patrick Mayer Brown LLP<br \/>\nSeitz Jochen Hogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nStorck Christian Linklaters *<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Indicates firm \/ individual with profile. \u25ca (ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p><strong>Capital Markets: Structured Finance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clifford Chance *<br \/>\nHengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nLinklaters *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Baker McKenzie *<br \/>\nHogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nWhite &amp; Case *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Allen &amp; Overy LLP<br \/>\nAshurst<br \/>\nDentons *<br \/>\nFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nJones Day *<br \/>\nMayer Brown LLP<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Krauss Stefan Hengeler Mueller*<br \/>\nKronat Oliver Clifford Chance *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Geiger Martin Hengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nHelms Dietmar Hogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nKl\u00fcwer Arne Dentons *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brandt Sven Hogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nDittrich Kurt Linklaters *<br \/>\nKaiser Bernhard Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nKaiser Martin Ashurst<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bliesener Dirk Hengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nEggert Matthias Dentons *<br \/>\nHenkelmann Stefan Allen &amp; Overy<br \/>\nLLP Heuer Dennis White &amp; Case *<br \/>\nKreppel Ulf Jones Day *<br \/>\nLauer Barbara Linklaters *<br \/>\nRinne Burkhard Linklaters *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Capital Markets: Debt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nHengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nLinklaters *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Allen &amp; Overy LLP<br \/>\nClifford Chance *<br \/>\nLatham &amp; Watkins LLP *<br \/>\nWhite &amp; Case *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cleary Gottlieb Steen &amp; Hamilton LLP *<br \/>\nNorton Rose Fulbright<br \/>\nSullivan &amp; Cromwell LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gleske Christoph Freshfields Bruckhaus<br \/>\nDeringer LLP *<br \/>\nHaag Hendrik Hengeler Mueller*<\/p>\n<p>Maerker Sebastian Clifford Chance *<\/p>\n<p>Malaun R\u00fcdiger Latham &amp; Watkins *<\/p>\n<p>Waltz Peter Linklaters *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enderstein Christoph Allen &amp; Overy<br \/>\nLLP Plepelits Marc Allen &amp; Overy LLP<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Artzinger-Bolten Jochen White &amp; Case *<br \/>\nDreher Oliver CMS<br \/>\nWagner Gernot White &amp; Case *<br \/>\nW\u00f6ckener Karsten White &amp; Case *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Birke Kai Gleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nFunke Marcus Latham &amp; Watkins LLP *<br \/>\nSeitz Jochen Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/p>\n<p><strong>Up-and-coming individuals<\/strong><br \/>\nEmory Rebecca White &amp; Case *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Capital Markets: Equity<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nHengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nSullivan &amp; Cromwell LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Latham &amp; Watkins LLP *<br \/>\nLinklaters *<br \/>\nWhite &amp; Case *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Allen &amp; Overy LLP<br \/>\nCleary Gottlieb Steen &amp; Hamilton LLP *<br \/>\nClifford Chance *<br \/>\nHogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CMS *<br \/>\nGleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nNoerr *<br \/>\nNorton Rose Fulbright<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Statespeople: distinguished older partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Feuring Wolfgang Sullivan &amp; Cromwell LLP *<br \/>\nLeading Individuals<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Star individuals<\/strong><br \/>\nBerrar Carsten Sullivan &amp; Cromwell LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hutter Stephan Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom LLP *<br \/>\nSchlitt Michael Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_670113\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-670113\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-670113\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2019\/03\/schlitt_michael_l17375-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2019\/03\/schlitt_michael_l17375-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2019\/03\/schlitt_michael_l17375-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2019\/03\/schlitt_michael_l17375.jpg 544w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-670113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Schlitt, Hogan Lovells<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Seiler Oliver Latham &amp; Watkins LLP *<br \/>\nvan Aerssen Rick Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carbonare Marco Linklaters *<br \/>\nCzerniecki Krystian Sullivan &amp; Cromwell LLP *<br \/>\nErnst Reinhold Hengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nGleske Christoph Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nGreenberg Ward Cleary Gottlieb Steen &amp; Hamilton LLP *<br \/>\nGro\u00df Wolfgang Hengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nHacket George Clifford Chance *<br \/>\nStrauch Mark Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nWagner Gernot White &amp; Case *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Apfelbacher Gabriele Cleary Gottlieb Steen &amp; Hamilton LLP *<br \/>\nAubel Stephan Gleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nKaulamo Katja Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom LLP *<br \/>\nKr\u00e4mer Lutz Robert White &amp; Case *<br \/>\nPlepelits Marc Allen &amp; Overy LLP<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Funke Marcus Latham &amp; Watkins LLP *<br \/>\nGillessen Benedikt Norton Rose Fulbright<br \/>\nMaass Roland DLA Piper LLP (ORL) \u25ca*<br \/>\nMelzer Philipp CMS<br \/>\nRang Alexander Hengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nRegelin\u00a0Frank Peter Norton Rose Fulbright Technau<br \/>\nKonstantin Sullivan &amp; Cromwell LLP *<br \/>\nVaupel\u00a0Christoph Taylor Wessing (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nvon Oppen Matthias Ashurst<br \/>\nWieneke Laurenz Noerr *<\/p>\n<p><strong>Up-and-coming individuals<\/strong><br \/>\nEmory Rebecca White &amp; Case<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commercial Contracts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Baker McKenzie *<br \/>\nCMS *<br \/>\nHogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nNoerr *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH *<br \/>\nOsborne Clarke Rechtsanw\u00e4lte Steuerberater *<br \/>\nTaylor Wessing<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bird &amp; Bird *<br \/>\nDLA Piper LLP *<br \/>\nGleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nGvW Graf von Westphalen *<br \/>\nOppenhoff &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ayad Patrick Hogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nMetzlaff Karsten Noerr *<br \/>\nWauschkuhn Ulf Baker McKenzie *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Budde Robert CMS<br \/>\nFlohr Eckhart LADM Liesegang Aymans Decker (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nGr\u00e4fe Gerald CMS<br \/>\nRothermel Martin Taylor Wessing<br \/>\nStr\u00f6bl Albin Noerr *<br \/>\nWegner Anne Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brossette Uwe Osborne Clarke Rechtsanw\u00e4lte Steuerberater *<br \/>\nDau Carsten Osborne Clarke Rechtsanw\u00e4lte Steuerberater *<br \/>\nDorndorf Maximilian Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH *<br \/>\nEmde Raimond GvW Graf von Westphalen<br \/>\nSpenner Katharina Baker McKenzie *<br \/>\nUp-and-coming individuals<br \/>\nTeichmann Johannes Baker McKenzie *<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Indicates firm \/ individual with profile. \u25ca (ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Competition Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<colgroup width=\"257\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Star individuals<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schroeder Dirk Cleary Gottlieb Steen &amp; Hamilton LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bach Albrecht Oppenl\u00e4nder Rechtsanw\u00e4lte *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Brinker Ingo Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Klusmann Martin Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">M\u00e4ger Thorsten Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bergmann Helmut Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Besen Marc Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bosch Wolfgang Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Denzel Ulrich Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Rinne Alexander Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &amp; McCloy LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/2017\/04\/07\/fuer-kartellsuender-wird-es-immer-ungemuetlicher-und-teurer-gastbeitrag\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Seeliger Daniela Linklaters *\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_658897\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-658897\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-658897\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2015\/10\/danielaseeliger_press_passportcolour-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-658897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daniela Seeliger, Linklaters<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Steinle Christian Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wirtz Markus Glade Michel Wirtz<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_645488\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-645488\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-645488\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2012\/08\/Markus-Wirtz-Internet1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-645488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Markus Wirtz, Glade Michel Wirtz<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ahrens B\u00f6rries Allen &amp; Overy LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Braun Ellen Allen &amp; Overy LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Deselaers Wolfgang Cleary Gottlieb Steen &amp; Hamilton LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Grave Carsten Linklaters *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hellmann Hans-Joachim SZA Schilling, Zutt &amp; Ansch\u00fctz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Karenfort J\u00f6rg Dentons *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Klose Tobias Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">L\u00fcbbig Thomas Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Polley Romina Cleary Gottlieb Steen &amp; Hamilton LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Quack Ulrich WilmerHale<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Sch\u00fctze Joachim Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Stadler Christoph Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Sura Martin Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Westermann Kathrin Noerr *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bergmann Bettina Bergmann Rechtsanwaltskanzlei (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Birnstiel Alexander Noerr *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<colgroup width=\"259\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bischke Alf-Henrik Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Buntscheck Martin BUNTSCHECK (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Esser Michael Latham &amp; Watkins LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Gromotke Carsten T Jones Day *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Itzen Uta Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kahlenberg Harald CMS<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Karl Matthias Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Metzlaff Karsten Noerr *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Niggemann Peter Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ohlhoff Stefan WilmerHale<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Raible Martin Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Reher Tim CMS<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schultze J\u00f6rg-Martin Commeo LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wagener Dominique S Commeo LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Weidenbach Georg Latham &amp; Watkins LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Z\u00f6ttl Johannes Jones Day *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 5<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Dreyer Jan DLA Piper UK LLP (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Herrlinger Justus White &amp; Case LLP (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Holm-Hadulla Moritz Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Horstkotte Christian Baker McKenzie *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kamann Hans-Georg WilmerHale<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">K\u00fcbler Johanna Commeo LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kuhn Tilman White &amp; Case (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Niitv\u00e4li Evelyn RCAA Partnerschaft von Rechtsanw\u00e4lten (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Paul Thomas Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Pautke Stephanie Commeo LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Sch\u00f6ner Markus CMS<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wagner Christoph Morrison &amp; Foerster LLP (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wegner Anne Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Witting J\u00f6rg Bird &amp; Bird *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Up-and-coming individuals<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Grafunder Ren\u00e9 Dentons *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foreign Experts (Based Abroad)\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Competition\/European Law <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>German expertise\u00a0based in countries listed below<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Belgium Montag Frank Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nBelgium V\u00f6lcker Sven Latham &amp; Watkins *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Belgium Niemeyer Hans-J\u00f6rg Hengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nBelgium Wessely Thomas Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Belgium Barthelmess Stephan Cleary Gottlieb Steen *<br \/>\nBelgium Bauer Michael CMS EU Law Office<br \/>\nBelgium Berg Werner Baker McKenzie *<br \/>\nBelgium Cappellari Silvio SZA Schilling, Zutt &amp; Ansch\u00fctz *<br \/>\nBelgium Federle Anne Bird &amp; Bird *<br \/>\nBelgium Meyring Bernd Linklaters *<br \/>\nBelgium Solt\u00e9sz Ulrich Gleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nBelgium Werner Philipp Jones Day *<br \/>\nBelgium Zuehlke Susanne Willkie Farr (ORL) \u25ca*<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Indicates individual with profile.\u25ca (ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p><strong>Compliance<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clifford Chance *<br \/>\nFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Baker McKenzie *<br \/>\nGleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nHogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nNoerr *<br \/>\nWhite &amp; Case *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CMS *<br \/>\nDLA Piper LLP *<br \/>\nGibson, Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLP *<br \/>\nHengeler Mueller *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Latham &amp; Watkins LLP *<br \/>\nLinklaters *<br \/>\nSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom LLP *<br \/>\nWilmerHale *<br \/>\nLeading Individuals<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hugger Heiner Clifford Chance *<br \/>\nPelz Christian Noerr *<br \/>\nPohlmann Andreas Pohlmann &amp; Company (ORL) \u25ca<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Schwarz Benno Gibson, Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLP *<br \/>\nTaschke J\u00fcrgen DLA Piper LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clemm Nils White &amp; Case *<br \/>\nFett Torsten Noerr*<br \/>\nLach Sebastian Hogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nSteinmeyer Roland WilmerHale<br \/>\nWybitul Tim Latham &amp; Watkins LLP *<br \/>\nZeidler Finn Gibson Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLP *<\/p>\n<p><strong>* Indicates firm \/ individual with profile. \u25ca\u00a0(ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Corporate \/ M&amp;A: High-End Capability<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nHengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nLinklaters *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nLatham &amp; Watkins *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Allen &amp; Overy LLP<br \/>\nClifford Chance *<br \/>\nMilbank, Tweed, Hadley &amp; McCloy LLP *<br \/>\nSullivan &amp; Cromwell LLP *<br \/>\nSZA Schilling, Zutt &amp; Ansch\u00fctz *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cleary Gottlieb Steen &amp; Hamilton LLP *<br \/>\nCMS *<br \/>\nHogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nJones Day *<br \/>\nNoerr *<br \/>\nWhite &amp; Case LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Baker McKenzie *<br \/>\nGibson, Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLP *<br \/>\nKirkland &amp; Ellis International LLP *<br \/>\nShearman &amp; Sterling LLP<br \/>\nSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom LLP *<br \/>\nWeil, Gotshal &amp; Manges LLP *<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Indicates firm \/ individual with profile.\u00a0Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corporate\/M&amp;A: High-End Capability<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Statespeople &amp; Eminent Practitioners<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Senior Statespeople: distinguished older partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Krieger Gerd Hengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nThoma Georg F Shearman &amp; Sterling LLP<br \/>\nWirth Gerhard Gleiss Lutz *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eminent Practitioners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ritvay Alexander Noerr *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Individuals &#8211;<\/strong><strong>Star individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/2017\/05\/26\/top-anwalt-maximilian-schiessl-champagner-ist-sein-zweiter-vorname-ein-portrait-langfassung\/\">Schiessl Maximilian Hengeler Mueller *<\/a><br \/>\nWollburg Ralph Linklaters *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reichert Jochem SZA Schilling, Zutt &amp; Ansch\u00fctz *<br \/>\nRieger Norbert Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &amp; McCloy LLP *<br \/>\nSeibt Christoph Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nWilsing Hans-Ulrich Linklaters *<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_646784\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-646784\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-646784\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2012\/11\/wilsing.laterazza-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-646784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hans-Ulrich Wilsing, i Linklaters<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ziegenhain Hans-J\u00f6rg Hengeler Mueller *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bauer Jan Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom LLP &amp; Affiliates *<br \/>\nCascante Christian Gleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nDiekmann Hans Allen &amp; Overy LLP<br \/>\nFabritius Andreas Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nSchmidt Gerhard Weil, Gotshal &amp; Manges LLP *<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/2016\/08\/14\/fragebogen-nahaufnahme-harald-selzner-von-latham-watkins-waere-gerne-mal-schuhmacher\/\">Selzner Harald Latham &amp; Watkins LLP *<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Austmann Andreas Hengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nJ\u00e4ckle Christof Hengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nKoffka Nils Matthias Allen &amp; Overy LLP<br \/>\nKrause Hartmut Allen &amp; Overy LLP<br \/>\nKremer Matthias-Gabriel Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nLeyendecker Ludwig Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nMeyding Thomas CMS<br \/>\nNussbaum Peter Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &amp; McCloy LLP *<br \/>\nStengel Arndt Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &amp; McCloy LLP *<br \/>\nTraugott Rainer Latham &amp; Watkins *<br \/>\nVetter Jochen Hengeler Mueller *<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_666808\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-666808\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-666808\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2017\/12\/Hengeler.VetterJochen_Port-147_c0358aeb54-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-666808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jochen Vetter, Hengeler Mueller<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Waldhausen Stephan Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Berenbrok Marius Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nBerrar Carsten Sullivan &amp; Cromwell LLP *<br \/>\nJaletzke Matthias Hogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nKiem Roger White &amp; Case *<br \/>\nK\u00f6nig Thomas Shearman &amp; Sterling LLP<br \/>\nKrause Rainer Hengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nKrecek Thomas Clifford Chance *<br \/>\nRempp Ansgar C Jones Day*<br \/>\nSchr\u00f6der Oliver Cleary Gottlieb Steen &amp; Hamilton LLP *<br \/>\nUlmer Michael Cleary Gottlieb Steen &amp; Hamilton LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arnold Michael Gleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nBrandi Tim Oliver Hogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nErhardt Martin Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &amp; McCloy LLP *<br \/>\nHummel Berthold A. Baker McKenzie *<br \/>\nK\u00e4stle Florian Baker McKenzie *<br \/>\nKossmann Alfred Shearman &amp; Sterling LLP<br \/>\nKr\u00fcger Astrid Allen &amp; Overy LLP<br \/>\nL\u00f6bbe Marc SZA Schilling, Zutt &amp; Ansch\u00fctz<br \/>\nMayer Bernd R Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom LLP *<br \/>\nOberbracht Dirk Gibson Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLP *<br \/>\nOppenhoff Stephan Linklaters *<br \/>\nReinhardt Wilhelm Gibson Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLP *<br \/>\nSchneider Henning Latham &amp; Watkins *<br \/>\nSchnorbus York Sullivan &amp; Cromwell LLP *<br \/>\nvan Aerssen Rick Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nvon Lenthe Christian CMS<br \/>\nWegen Gerhard Gleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nWiegand Daniel Hengeler Mueller *<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Corporate\/M&amp;A: Mid-Market<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>McDermott Will &amp; Emery Rechtsanw\u00e4lte *<br \/>\nP+P P\u00f6llath + Partners *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eversheds Sutherland *<br \/>\nGlade Michel Wirtz *<br \/>\nGREENFORT Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nHeuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek *<br \/>\nLuther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH *<br \/>\nOppenhoff &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nTaylor Wessing<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beiten Burkhardt *<br \/>\nDechert LLP *<br \/>\nDLA Piper LLP *<br \/>\nG\u00d6RG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanw\u00e4lten mbB<br \/>\nHoffmann Liebs *<br \/>\nMayer Brown LLP<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ashurst<br \/>\nGSK Stockmann *<br \/>\nMorrison &amp; Foerster LLP *<br \/>\nNorton Rose Fulbright<br \/>\nPinsent Masons<br \/>\nRaue LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ARQIS Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nDentons *<br \/>\nGLNS<br \/>\nK&amp;L Gates<br \/>\nReed Smith LLP<br \/>\nR\u00f6dl &amp; Partner<br \/>\nSKW Schwarz Rechtsanw\u00e4lte*<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indicates firm \/ individual with profile. \u25ca\u00a0<\/strong><strong>(ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corporate\/M&amp;A: Mid-Market<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Individuals\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Senior Statespeople:\u00a0distinguished older partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maier-Reimer Georg Oppenhoff &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nP\u00f6llath Reinhard P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Riehmer Klaus Mayer Brown LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bruse Matthias P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners *<br \/>\nGlade Achim Glade Michel Wirtz<br \/>\nHeisse Matthias Eversheds Sutherland *<br \/>\nHeymann Thomas Covington &amp; Burling LLP (ORL) \u25ca*<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_660736\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-660736\" class=\"size-full wp-image-660736\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2016\/03\/heymann.Thomas-Heymann-2_a55bef2d63.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-660736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thomas Heymann, Covington &amp; Burling<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Pappalardo Federico Dechert LLP *<br \/>\nvon Oppen Andreas GREENFORT Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ihrig Hans-Christoph Ihrig &amp; Anderson Rechtsanw\u00e4lte (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nNelle Andreas Raue LLP *<br \/>\nRenzenbrink Ulf Renzenbrink &amp; Partner (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nSchulte-Hillen Sven Dechert LLP *<br \/>\nWagner Christoph Morrison &amp; Foerster LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Becker S\u00f6nke Herbert Smith Freehills Germany (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nGrobecker Wolfgang P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners *<br \/>\nKullmann Volker Sidley Austin (ORL) \u25ca*<br \/>\nSacher Thomas Ashurst<br \/>\nvon Sydow Christian McDermott Will &amp; Emery *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Besse Dirk Morrison &amp; Foerster LLP *<br \/>\nEyring Reinhard Ashurst<br \/>\nGraf von Wallwitz Sebastian SKW Schwarz Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nHenle Walter Taylor Wessing<br \/>\nMerkner Andreas Glade Michel Wirtz<br \/>\nNeumeuer Bj\u00f6rn Hoffmann Liebs<br \/>\nSchulze J\u00f6rn-Christian ARQIS Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nSustmann Marco Glade Michel Wirtz<br \/>\nWalek Titus GvW Graf von Westphalen (ORL) \u25ca<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<colgroup width=\"259\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Dispute Resolution<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"16\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Firms<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Allen &amp; Overy LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Baker McKenzie *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">CMS *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Linklaters *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Latham &amp; Watkins LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Noerr *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">DLA Piper LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Heuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Oppenhoff &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">WACH + MECKES LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">White &amp; Case *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 5<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Arnold &amp; Porter Kaye Scholer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Herbert Smith Freehills Germany LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">SZA Schilling, Zutt &amp; Ansch\u00fctz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Taylor Wessing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">* Indicates firm \/ individual with profile.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u25ca (ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Dispute Resolution: Litigation<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"16\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Individuals<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hornung Uwe Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Meier Markus Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">R\u00fctzel Stefan Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Trittmann Rolf Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bellinghausen Rupert Linklaters *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hass Detlef Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Molitoris Michael Noerr *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schneider Burkhard Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Saffenreuther Klaus Linklaters *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wach Karl WACH + MECKES LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Brock Ina Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bussian Wolf Allen &amp; Overy LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Chatzinerantzis Alexandros Linklaters *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Klappich Peter Oppenhoff &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kreifels Thomas Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Meckes Frank WACH + MECKES LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Rakob Sebastian Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schmitz Bernd-Wilhelm Schmitz &amp; Partner (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Zimmerling Marc Allen &amp; Overy LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 5<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Grauke Britta Weil, Gotshal &amp; Manges LLP (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hilgard Mark Mayer Brown LLP (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Roth Frank DLA Piper UK LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ruckteschler Dorothee CMS<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Sch\u00e4fer Volker Latham &amp; Watkins LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Weigel Michael Arnold &amp; Porter Kaye Scholer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Up-and-coming individuals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bausch Stephan Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schroeder Hans-Patrick Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Dispute Resolution<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Most in Demand Arbitrators<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Senior Statespeople: distinguished older partners<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">B\u00f6ckstiegel Karl-Heinz Sole Practitioner (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Sch\u00fctze Rolf Th\u00fcmmel, Sch\u00fctze &amp; Partner (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Triebel Volker Sole Practitioner (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Individuals<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Star individuals<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Elsing Siegfried H. Orrick, Herrington &amp; Sutcliffe (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_648943\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-648943\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-648943\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2013\/05\/Prof-Elsing-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-648943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Siegfried Elsing<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Sachs Klaus Michael CMS<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Berger Klaus Peter Universit\u00e4t zu K\u00f6ln (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Gerstenmaier Klaus Haver &amp; Mail\u00e4nder (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hanefeld Inka Hanefeld Rechtsanw\u00e4lte (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kr\u00f6ll Stefan Sole Practitioner (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Trittmann Rolf Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Borris Christian Borris Hennecke Kneisel (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Busse Daniel Allen &amp; Overy LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Habersack Mathias Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit\u00e4t (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kreindler Richard Cleary Gottlieb Steen &amp; Hamilton (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kroeck Alexander Kantenwein Zimmermann (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">K\u00fchn Wolfgang Heuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">L\u00f6rcher Torsten CMS<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Risse J\u00f6rg Baker McKenzie *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ruckteschler Dorothee CMS<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Th\u00fcmmel Roderich Th\u00fcmmel, Sch\u00fctze &amp; Partner (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Gantenberg Ulrike Heuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hilgard Mark Mayer Brown LLP (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Pickrahn G\u00fcnter Baker McKenzie *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Raeschke-Kessler Hilmar Ziemons &amp; Raeschke (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">R\u00fctzel Stefan Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schaefer Jan King &amp; Spalding (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">von Schlabrendorff Fabian Pfitzner Legal (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wach Karl WACH + MECKES LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wagner Gerhard Humboldt-Universit\u00e4t zu Berlin (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Counsel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Busse Daniel Allen &amp; Overy LLP<br \/>\nRisse J\u00f6rg Baker McKenzie *<br \/>\nTrittmann Rolf Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kreindler Richard Cleary Gottlieb Steen &amp; Hamilton (ORL) \u25ca*<br \/>\nL\u00f6rcher Torsten CMS<br \/>\nMeier Markus Hengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nPickrahn G\u00fcnter Baker McKenzie *<br \/>\nP\u00f6rnbacher Karl Hogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nSeelmann-Eggebert Sebastian Latham &amp; Watkins *<br \/>\nWilske Stephan Gleiss Lutz *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Borris Christian Borris Hennecke Kneisel (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nHapp Richard Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH *<br \/>\nKasolowsky Boris Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nKonrad Sabine McDermott Will &amp; Emery (ORL) \u25ca*<br \/>\nRuckteschler Dorothee CMS<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Burianski Markus White &amp; Case *<br \/>\nChatzinerantzis Alexandros Linklaters *<br \/>\nHilgard Mark Mayer Brown LLP (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nMeier Anke Noerr *<br \/>\nNacimiento Patricia Herbert Smith Freehills Germany LLP<br \/>\nR\u00fctzel Stefan Gleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nSchaefer Jan King &amp; Spalding (ORL) \u25ca*<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>B\u00e4lz Henning Hengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nBellinghausen Rupert Linklaters *<br \/>\nG\u00e4rtner Christine Latham &amp; Watkins LLP *<br \/>\nGruber Wolfgang Taylor Wessing<br \/>\nHaller Heiko Baker McKenzie *<br \/>\nKremer Michael Clifford Chance *<br \/>\nSchumacher Sibylle Pinsent Masons (ORL) \u25ca*<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indicates individual with profile.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u25ca (ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Dispute Resolution &#8211; White-Collar-Crime<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<colgroup width=\"4\"><\/colgroup>\n<colgroup width=\"253\"><\/colgroup>\n<colgroup width=\"9\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ccdeea\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Senior Statespeople: distinguished older partners<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hamm Rainer HammPartner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kempf Eberhard kempf schilling Rechtsanw\u00e4lte GbR<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Individuals<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Star individuals<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Feigen Hanns W Feigen &amp; Graf<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">D\u00f6rr Felix Dr Felix D\u00f6rr &amp; Kollegen<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Krause Daniel M Krause &amp; Kollegen<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wessing J\u00fcrgen Wessing &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte mbB *<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_654814\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-654814\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-654814\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2014\/11\/wessing.neu_.2014-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-654814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">J\u00fcrgen Wessing<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Dierlamm Alfred DIERLAMM Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_651671\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-651671\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-651671\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2014\/02\/DierlammAlfred.Strafrechtler-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-651671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alfred Dierlamm<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Graf Walther Feigen &amp; Graf<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Gross Bernd Feigen &amp; Graf<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leitner Werner Leitner &amp; Partner<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Michalke Regina HammPartner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wehnert Anne Thomas Deckers Wehnert Elsner<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ahlbrecht Heiko Wessing &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte mbB *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Beukelmann Stephan Lohberger &amp; Leipold Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hart-H\u00f6nig Kai Dr Kai Hart-H\u00f6nig Rechtsanwalt (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"30\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Dispute Resolution<br \/>\nWhite-Collar Crime: Defence Counsel<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Firms<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Feigen &amp; Graf<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">kempf schilling Rechtsanw\u00e4lte GbR<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Krause &amp; Kollegen<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Thomas Deckers Wehnert Elsner<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wessing &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte mbB *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">DIERLAMM Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">HammPartner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leitner &amp; Partner<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Roxin Rechtsanw\u00e4lte LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Dr Felix D\u00f6rr &amp; Kollegen<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Lohberger &amp; Leipold Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">VBB Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">* Indicates firm \/ individual with profile.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u25ca (ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<colgroup width=\"262\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">Salditt Franz Prof Dr Franz Salditt (ORL)\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\">\u25ca<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Thomas Sven Thomas Deckers Wehnert Elsner<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kirsch Stefan HammPartner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kury Otmar Otmar Kury Rechtsanwalt (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leipold Klaus Lohberger &amp; Leipold Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Sahan Oliver Roxin Rechtsanw\u00e4lte LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schiller Wolf Schiller &amp; Kollegen (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schilling Helen kempf schilling Rechtsanw\u00e4lte GbR<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Verjans Renate VBB Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Volk Klaus Kanzlei Rechtsanw\u00e4lte Prof. Dr. Volk (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Compart Eddo Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Compart (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Dann Matthias Wessing &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte mbB *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">K\u00e4mpfer Simone Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Matt Holger Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Prof Dr Holger Matt (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Park Tido PARK Wirtschaftsstrafrecht (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schork Alexander Schork Kauffmann (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Stetter Sabine stetter Rechtsanw\u00e4lte (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<colgroup width=\"4\"><\/colgroup>\n<colgroup width=\"253\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Dispute Resolution<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">White-Collar Crime: Corporate Advisory<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Firms<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">DLA Piper LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Feigen &amp; Graf<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Krause &amp; Kollegen<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Noerr *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">HammPartner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wessing &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte mbB *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">White &amp; Case *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Individuals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hugger Heiner Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Taschke J\u00fcrgen DLA Piper LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Feigen Hanns W Feigen &amp; Graf<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Graf Walther Feigen &amp; Graf<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Krause Daniel M Krause &amp; Kollegen<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Nolte Norbert Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Pelz Christian Noerr *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Gross Bernd Feigen &amp; Graf<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Grosse Vorholt Andre Luther (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Knierim Thomas Knierim &amp; Kollegen Rechtsanw\u00e4lte (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leitner Werner Leitner &amp; Partner<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Szesny Andr\u00e9-M Heuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_665772\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-665772\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-665772\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2017\/08\/Szesny_Dr_Andre_02_2017_print_hoch-2-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-665772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andr\u00e9 Szesny<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Xylander Karl-J\u00f6rg White &amp; Case *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">* Indicates firm \/ individual with profile.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u25ca (ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Dispute Resolution<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>White-Collar-Crime: Corporate Advisory &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clifford Chance *<br \/>\nDLA Piper LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Feigen &amp; Graf<br \/>\nFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nKrause &amp; Kollegen<br \/>\nNoerr *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>HammPartner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nHengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nWessing &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte mbB *<br \/>\nWhite &amp; Case *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hugger Heiner Clifford Chance *<br \/>\nTaschke J\u00fcrgen DLA Piper LLP *<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Feigen Hanns W Feigen &amp; Graf<br \/>\nGraf Walther Feigen &amp; Graf<br \/>\nKrause Daniel M Krause &amp; Kollegen<br \/>\nNolte Norbert Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nPelz Christian Noerr *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gross Bernd Feigen &amp; Graf<br \/>\nGrosse Vorholt Andre Luther (ORL) \u25ca*<br \/>\nKnierim Thomas Knierim &amp; Kollegen Rechtsanw\u00e4lte (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nLeitner Werner Leitner &amp; Partner<br \/>\nSzesny Andr\u00e9-M Heuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek (ORL) \u25ca*<br \/>\nXylander Karl-J\u00f6rg White &amp; Case *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Indicates firm \/ individual with profile. \u25ca(ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<colgroup width=\"257\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"27\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Employment<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"16\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Firms<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">CMS *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Allen &amp; Overy LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<colgroup width=\"257\"><\/colgroup>\n<colgroup width=\"7\"><\/colgroup>\n<colgroup width=\"259\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"43\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">KLIEMT.HR Lawyers *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"4\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"27\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Baker McKenzie *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Beiten Burkhardt *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"16\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Latham &amp; Watkins *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Noerr *<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">GREENFORT Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Heuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">K\u00fcttner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">T\/S\/C Fachanw\u00e4lte f\u00fcr Arbeitsrecht *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">vangard Arbeitsrecht<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 5<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">DLA Piper UK LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Linklaters *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Norton Rose Fulbright<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Oppenhoff &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schramm Meyer Kuhnke<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schweibert Le\u00dfmann &amp; Partner<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Seitz Partnerschaftsgesellschaft<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">* Indicates firm \/ individual with profile.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u25ca (ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<colgroup width=\"257\"><\/colgroup>\n<colgroup width=\"7\"><\/colgroup>\n<colgroup width=\"259\"><\/colgroup>\n<colgroup width=\"266\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Employment<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"16\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Senior Statespeople<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Senior Statespeople: distinguished older partners<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Heckelmann G\u00fcnther Baker McKenzie *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bauer Jobst-Hubertus Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Willemsen Heinz Josef Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<colgroup width=\"257\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Annu\u00df Georg Staudacher Annu\u00df Arbeitsrecht. (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Diller Martin Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Gaul\u00a0Bj\u00f6rn\u00a0\u00a0CMS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hohenstatt Klaus-Stefan Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer *\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kliemt\u00a0Michael\u00a0\u00a0KLIEMT.HR\u00a0Lawyers\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_652740\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-652740\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-652740\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2014\/05\/kliemt4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-652740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Kliemt<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">\n<div id=\"attachment_651620\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-651620\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-651620\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2014\/02\/UbberThomas-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-651620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thomas Ubber<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ubber\u00a0Thomas\u00a0\u00a0Allen\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Overy \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band\u00a02\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">G\u00f6pfert\u00a0Burkard\u00a0\u00a0KLIEMT.HR\u00a0Lawyers\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Lembke\u00a0Mark\u00a0\u00a0GREENFORT\u00a0Rechtsanw\u00e4lte\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">L\u00f6w Hans-Peter Allen &amp; Overy LLP<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-642921\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2012\/01\/l\u00f6w3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">M\u00fcller-Bonanni Thomas Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band\u00a03\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">D\u00f6ring Ren\u00e9 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Jaeger Georg SZA Schilling, Zutt &amp; Ansch\u00fctz (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Lipinski Wolfgang Beiten Burkhardt *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Mengel\u00a0Anja\u00a0\u00a0Schweibert\u00a0Le\u00dfmann\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Partner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Neufeld Tobias neufeld Recht. Beratung. (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_647301\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-647301\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-647301\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2013\/01\/neufeld.monkeys-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-647301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tobias Neufeld<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schipp Johannes T\/S\/C Fachanw\u00e4lte f\u00fcr Arbeitsrecht<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schweibert\u00a0Ulrike\u00a0\u00a0Schweibert\u00a0Le\u00dfmann\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Partner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Vollst\u00e4dt\u00a0Oliver\u00a0\u00a0KLIEMT.HR\u00a0Lawyers\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wisskirchen\u00a0Gerlind\u00a0\u00a0CMS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wi\u00dfmann Tim K\u00fcttner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wolff Alexander Baker McKenzie *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Arnold Christian Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Baeck Ulrich Gleiss <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"43\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Braun Axel Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"4\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Clemenz Susanne T\/S\/C Fachanw\u00e4lte f\u00fcr Arbeitsrecht<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"27\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Engesser Means Nicole Schweibert Le\u00dfmann &amp; Partner<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<colgroup width=\"259\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hoefs Christian Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Oberwinter Jens-Wilhelm GREENFORT Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Preedy\u00a0Kara\u00a0\u00a0Pusch\u00a0Wahlig\u00a0Workplace\u00a0Law\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Pusch\u00a0Tobias\u00a0\u00a0Pusch\u00a0Wahlig\u00a0Workplace\u00a0Law\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Reichel Christian Baker McKenzie *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Reinhard\u00a0Barbara\u00a0\u00a0KLIEMT.HR\u00a0Lawyers\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">R\u00f6der Gerhard Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wahlig\u00a0Thomas\u00a0\u00a0Pusch\u00a0Wahlig\u00a0Workplace\u00a0Law\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_659120\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-659120\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-659120\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2015\/11\/Thomas_Wahlig-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-659120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thomas Wahlig<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wurth\u00a0Gilbert\u00a0\u00a0Oppenhoff\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Partner\u00a0Rechtsanw\u00e4lte\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band\u00a05\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Apitzsch Wolfgang Apitzsch Schmidt Klebe (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Braeckeler-Kogel Verena Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Butz Andreas Noerr *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Dornbusch Gregor Baker McKenzie *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Grau Timon Linklaters *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Griebe Thomas vangard Arbeitsrecht<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hey Thomas Bird &amp; Bird (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_641290\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-641290\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-641290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2011\/06\/hey_thomas-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-641290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thomas Hey<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Marquardt Cornelia Norton Rose Fulbright<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Mauroschat Andreas Ashurst (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Meinel Gernod Raue LLP (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Oberth\u00fcr\u00a0Nathalie\u00a0\u00a0RPO\u00a0Rechtsanw\u00e4lte\u00a0(ORL)\u00a0\u25ca\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Panzer-Heemeier\u00a0Andrea\u00a0\u00a0ARQIS (ORL)\u00a0\u25ca\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_665333\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-665333\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-665333\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2017\/06\/Andrea-Panzer-Heemeier-4289-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-665333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrea Panzer-Heemeier<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schimmelpfennig Hans-Christoph Noerr *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schuster Doris-Maria Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schwarz Eckard Hogan Lovells Int<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">ernational LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Seitz Stefan Seitz Partnerschaftsgesellschaft\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_649233\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-649233\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-649233\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2013\/06\/seitzstefan-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-649233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stefan Seitz<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Steininger Friederike Jones Day (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">von Steinau-Steinr\u00fcck Robert Luther *<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_652598\" style=\"width: 154px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-652598\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-652598\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2014\/04\/Luther.von-Steinau-Steinr\u00fcck-1408-144x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-652598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert von Steinau-Steinr\u00fcck<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Weller Bernd Heuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Energy<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<colgroup width=\"257\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Energy: Regulatory<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"16\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Firms<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">White &amp; Case *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">CMS *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Raue LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Becker B\u00fcttner Held<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">DLA Piper UK LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Noerr *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">PwC Legal<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">* Indicates firm \/ individual with profile.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Energy: Regulatory<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"16\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Individuals<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Rosin Peter White &amp; Case *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Scholz Ulrich Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">von Hammerstein Christian Raue LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">von Hammerstein Fritz CMS<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Burmeister Thomas White &amp; Case *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kermel Cornelia Noerr *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Scholtka Boris PwC Legal<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Stappert Holger Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Uwer Dirk Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Cieslarczyk Michael DLA Piper UK LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Haellmigk Christian CMS<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Held Christian Becker B\u00fcttner Held<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Theobald Christian Becker B\u00fcttner Held<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Zimmer Daniel Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Up-and-coming individuals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schr\u00f6der Stefan DLA Piper UK LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Energy: Transactional<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"16\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Firms<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Linklaters *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">CMS *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Noerr *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Watson Farley &amp; Williams LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">White &amp; Case *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">DLA Piper LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">G\u00d6RG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanw\u00e4lten mbB<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Heuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Energy: Transactional<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"16\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Individuals<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hirschmann Matthias Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">B\u00f6hm Nicolas Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Raddatz Anselm Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Heinlein Bj\u00f6rn Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Larisch Tobias Latham &amp; Watkins LLP (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">* Indicates firm \/ individual with profile.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u25ca (ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Energy: Renewables<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"16\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Firms<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">CMS *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Watson Farley &amp; Williams LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Linklaters *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">G\u00d6RG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanw\u00e4lten mbB<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Norton Rose Fulbright<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">White &amp; Case LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Allen &amp; Overy LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Heuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Noerr *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Taylor Wessing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Individuals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Burmeister Thomas White &amp; Case *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Jordan Malte Watson Farley &amp; Williams LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kraft Holger CMS<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schulz Thomas Linklaters *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Compes Achim G\u00d6RG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanw\u00e4lten mbB<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Trautmann Dirk Norton Rose Fulbright<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Beckmann Bernd Raue LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Federwisch Christof Noerr *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hollenhorst Thomas Watson Farley &amp; Williams LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Energy: Transactional<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Leading Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hirschmann Matthias Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>B\u00f6hm Nicolas Hengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nRaddatz Anselm Clifford Chance *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heinlein Bj\u00f6rn Clifford Chance *<br \/>\nLarisch Tobias Latham &amp; Watkins LLP (ORL) \u25ca*<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Indicates firm \/ individual with profile. \u25ca (ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Energy: Renewables<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CMS *<br \/>\nWatson Farley &amp; Williams LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nGleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nHogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nLinklaters *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clifford Chance *<br \/>\nG\u00d6RG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanw\u00e4lten mbB<br \/>\nHengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nNorton Rose Fulbright<br \/>\nWhite &amp; Case LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Allen &amp; Overy LLP<br \/>\nHeuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek *<br \/>\nNoerr *<br \/>\nTaylor Wessing<br \/>\nLeading Individuals<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Burmeister Thomas White &amp; Case *<br \/>\nJordan Malte Watson Farley &amp; Williams LLP *<br \/>\nKraft Holger CMS<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Schulz Thomas Linklaters *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Compes Achim G\u00d6RG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanw\u00e4lten<br \/>\nmbB Trautmann Dirk Norton Rose Fulbright<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beckmann Bernd Raue LLP *<br \/>\nFederwisch Christof Noerr *<br \/>\nHollenhorst Thomas Watson Farley &amp; Williams LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Healthcare &amp; Life Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<colgroup width=\"4\"><\/colgroup>\n<colgroup width=\"254\"><\/colgroup>\n<colgroup width=\"3\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"23\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"311\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Life Sciences<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Firms<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Baker McKenzie *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">CMS *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">D+B Rechtsanw\u00e4lte Partnerschaft mbB *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Str\u00e4ter Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Taylor Wessing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Jones Day *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bird &amp; Bird *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">KOZIANKA &amp; WEIDNER Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Latham &amp; Watkins LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">McDermott Will &amp; Emery Rechtsanw\u00e4lte *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">NOVACOS Rechtsanw\u00e4lte Partnerschaft mbB<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Oppenhoff &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Preu Bohlig &amp; Partner *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Healthcare<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"16\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Individuals<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kuhla Wolfgang Raue LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Rau Stephan McDermott Will &amp; Emery Rechtsanw\u00e4lte *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schneider Henning Latham &amp; Watkins *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Buchner Reimar Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Dierks Christian Dierks + Company (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Gabriel Marc Baker McKenzie *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wodarz Katharina Raue LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Mehdorn Ilka Diane Dentons *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Nitz Gerhard Geiger Nitz + Partner (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Quaas Michael Quaas &amp; Partner<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wigge Peter Rechtsanw\u00e4lte Wigge (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bedau Maren Raue LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Grieb Jana McDermott Will &amp; Emery Rechtsanw\u00e4lte *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kl\u00f6ck Oliver Taylor Wessing<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">K\u00f6nig Marco Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Rehborn Martin Rehborn Rechtsanw\u00e4lte (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Spoerr Wolfgang Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Healthcare<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"22\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"16\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Firms<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">D+B Rechtsanw\u00e4lte Partnerschaft mbB *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">McDermott Will &amp; Emery Rechtsanw\u00e4lte *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Latham &amp; Watkins LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Quaas &amp; Partner<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Taylor Wessing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Baker McKenzie *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Dentons *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Raue LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">* Indicates firm \/ individual with profile.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u25ca (ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"12\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Life Sciences<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"16\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Individuals<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Dieners Peter Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Dierks Christian Dierks + Company (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Reese Ulrich Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Str\u00e4ter Burkhard Str\u00e4ter Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Brock Ina Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">R\u00e4pple Thilo Baker McKenzie *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Rehmann Wolfgang Taylor Wessing *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schickert J\u00f6rg Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">von Czettritz Peter Preu Bohlig &amp; Partner *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ambrosius Markus Str\u00e4ter Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Eisenbl\u00e4tter Tanja Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Epping Manja Taylor Wessing *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Fulda Christian B Jones Day *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Herrmann R\u00fcdiger McDermott Will &amp; Emery *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Klappich Peter Oppenhoff &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kozianka Wolfgang KOZIANKA &amp; WEIDNER Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ulmer-Eilfort Constanze Baker McKenzie *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Dieselhorst Jochen Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Grieb Jana McDermott Will &amp; Emery Rechtsanw\u00e4lte *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Homberg Peter Dentons *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Thiermann Arne Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">von Falck Andreas Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_666194\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-666194\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-666194\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2017\/09\/Falck.HoganLovells.von-falck_andreas_dus_05_2016_L-2-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2017\/09\/Falck.HoganLovells.von-falck_andreas_dus_05_2016_L-2-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2017\/09\/Falck.HoganLovells.von-falck_andreas_dus_05_2016_L-2-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2017\/09\/Falck.HoganLovells.von-falck_andreas_dus_05_2016_L-2-1.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-666194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andreas von Valck<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wagner Jens CMS<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Life Sciences<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Leading Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dieners Peter Clifford Chance *<br \/>\nDierks Christian Dierks + Company (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nReese Ulrich Clifford Chance *<br \/>\nStr\u00e4ter Burkhard Str\u00e4ter Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brock Ina Hogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nR\u00e4pple Thilo Baker McKenzie *<br \/>\nRehmann Wolfgang Taylor Wessing *<br \/>\nSchickert J\u00f6rg Hogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nvon Czettritz Peter Preu Bohlig &amp; Partner *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ambrosius Markus Str\u00e4ter Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nEisenbl\u00e4tter Tanja Hogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nEpping Manja Taylor Wessing *<br \/>\nFulda Christian B Jones Day *<br \/>\nHerrmann R\u00fcdiger McDermott Will &amp; Emery *<br \/>\nKlappich Peter Oppenhoff &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nKozianka Wolfgang KOZIANKA &amp; WEIDNER Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nUlmer-Eilfort Constanze Baker McKenzie *<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_654381\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-654381\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-654381\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2014\/10\/bildergalerie.Ulmer-Eilfort-Juli-2012_CV-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-654381\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Constanze, Ulmer-Eillforth<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dieselhorst Jochen Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nGrieb Jana McDermott Will &amp; Emery Rechtsanw\u00e4lte *<br \/>\nHomberg Peter Dentons *<br \/>\nThiermann Arne Hogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nvon Falck Andreas Hogan Lovel<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Insurance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BLD Bach Langheid Dallmayr<br \/>\nNoerr *<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clyde &amp; Co LLP<br \/>\nDLA Piper UK LLP *<br \/>\nHeuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CMS *<br \/>\nFiedler Cryns-Moll J\u00fcngel FCMJ<br \/>\nTaylor Wessing<br \/>\nTh\u00fcmmel, Sch\u00fctze &amp; Partner<br \/>\nWhite &amp; Case *<br \/>\nWilhelm Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Insurance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Statespeople &amp; Eminent Practitioners<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Senior Statespeople: distinguished older partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dallmayr Reinhard BLD Bach Langheid Dallmayr<br \/>\nLangheid Theo BLD Bach Langheid Dallmayr<br \/>\nPalmberger Herbert Heuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek *<br \/>\nvan B\u00fchren Hubert Rechtsanw\u00e4lte Van B\u00fchren (ORL) \u25ca<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eminent Practitioners<\/strong><br \/>\nB\u00fcsken Rainer BLD Bach Langheid Dallmayr<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>B\u00e4hr Gunne DLA Piper UK LLP *<br \/>\nSchnepp Winfried CMS<br \/>\nSieg Oliver Noerr *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finkel Bastian BLD Bach Langheid Dallmayr<br \/>\nGrote Joachim BLD Bach Langheid Dallmayr<br \/>\nLenz Tobias Friedrich Graf von Westphalen &amp; Partner (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nSchaloske Henning Clyde &amp; Co LLP<br \/>\nSchneider Christian DLA Piper UK LLP *<br \/>\nSeitz Bj\u00f6rn BLD Bach Langheid Dallmayr<br \/>\nTh\u00fcmmel Roderich Th\u00fcmmel, Sch\u00fctze &amp; Partner<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alexander Martin BLD Bach Langheid Dallmayr<br \/>\nFiedler Bj\u00f6rn Fiedler Cryns-Moll J\u00fcngel FCMJ<br \/>\nG\u00e4dtke Thomas DLA Piper UK LLP * Goergen<br \/>\nEva-Maria Ince &amp; Co (ORL) \u25ca*<br \/>\nHeitzer Thomas Noerr *<br \/>\nKammererGalahn Gunbritt Taylor Wessing<br \/>\nSegger Stefan Ince &amp; Co (ORL) \u25ca*<br \/>\nWilhelm Mark Wilhelm Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_661072\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-661072\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-661072\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2016\/04\/wilhelm.2016.Dr_.-Mark-Wilhelm_Wilhelm-Rechtsanw\u00e4lte_2-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-661072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mark Wilhelm,<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Wirth Christian White &amp; Case *<br \/>\nUp-and-coming individuals<br \/>\nSchramm Tanja Clyde &amp; Co LLP*<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indicates firm \/ individual with profile. \u25ca (ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Insurance: Transactional<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Allen &amp; Overy LLP<br \/>\nFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nHengeler Mueller *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nLinklaters *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DLA Piper UK LLP *<br \/>\nGleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nNorton Rose Fulbright<br \/>\nOppenhoff &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nTaylor Wessing<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Statespeople: distinguished older partners<\/strong><br \/>\nGoltz Hanno Oppenhoff &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heukamp Wessel Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nSchr\u00f6der Jan Allen &amp; Overy LLP<br \/>\nWilm Daniel Hengeler Mueller *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Krauel Wolfgang Linklaters *<br \/>\nK\u00fcppers Christoph Hogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nLouven Christoph Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>B\u00e4hr Gunne DLA Piper UK LLP *<br \/>\nBarbosa Eva-Maria Norton Rose Fulbright<br \/>\nB\u00f6rner Andreas Norton Rose Fulbright<br \/>\nFischer Anne Allen &amp; Overy LLP<br \/>\nKammerer-Galahn Gunbritt Taylor Wessing<br \/>\nReese Birgit Hogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nScheel Hansj\u00f6rg Gleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nWinter Frederik Linklaters<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bird &amp; Bird *<br \/>\nHogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nHOYNG ROKH MONEGIER *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BARDEHLE PAGENBERG *<br \/>\nKrieger Mes &amp; Graf von der Groeben *<br \/>\nQuinn Emanuel Urquhart &amp; Sullivan, LLP<br \/>\nRospatt Osten Pross<br \/>\nWildanger Kehrwald Graf v. Schwerin &amp; Partner*<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ARNOLD RUESS Rechtsanw\u00e4lte *<br \/>\nFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nKlaka Rechtsanw\u00e4lte *<br \/>\nPreu Bohlig &amp; Partner *<br \/>\nTaylor Wessing<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Boehmert &amp; Boehmert *<br \/>\nGleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nGR\u00dcNECKER<br \/>\nHoffmann Eitle<br \/>\nKather Augenstein Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nSimmons &amp; Simmons LLP *<br \/>\nVossius &amp; Partner Patentanw\u00e4lte Rechtsanw\u00e4lte mbB*<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indicates firm \/ individual with profile. \u25ca\u00a0<\/strong><strong>(ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Senior Statespeople: distinguished older partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bopp Thomas Gleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nMes Peter Krieger Mes &amp; Graf von der Groeben<br \/>\nPagenberg Jochen BARDEHLE PAGENBERG *<br \/>\nReimann Thomas HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER<br \/>\nRojahn Sabine Taylor Wessing *<br \/>\nvon Meibom Wolfgang Vossius &amp; Partner Patentanw\u00e4lte *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Giebe Olaf Klaka Rechtsanw\u00e4lte *<br \/>\nGraf von Schwerin Wolf Wildanger Kehrwald Graf v. Schwerin<br \/>\nGrosch Marcus Quinn Emanuel Urquhart &amp; Sullivan, LLP<br \/>\nHaft Klaus HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER<br \/>\nHarmsen Christian Bird &amp; Bird *<br \/>\nHufnagel Frank-Erich Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nJ\u00fcngst Oliver Bird &amp; Bird *<br \/>\nKather Peter Kather Augenstein Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nVerhauwen Axel Krieger Mes &amp; Graf von der Groeben<br \/>\nvon Falck Andreas Hogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nvon Rospatt Maximilian Rospatt Osten Pross<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heselberger Johannes BARDEHLE PAGENBERG*<\/p>\n<p>K\u00f6hler Martin HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER<br \/>\nM\u00fcller-Stoy Tilman BARDEHLE PAGENBERG*<br \/>\nOsterrieth Christian HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>F\u00e4hndrich Martin Hogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nFeldges Joachim Allen &amp; Overy LLP (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nGeschke Eva Wildanger Kehrwald Graf v. Schwerin &amp; Partner<br \/>\nKehrwald Roland Wildanger Kehrwald Graf v. Schwerin<br \/>\nMusmann Thomas Rospatt Osten Pross<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arnold Bernhard ARNOLD RUESS Rechtsanw\u00e4lte *<br \/>\nB\u00fchling Jochen Krieger Mes &amp; Graf von der Groeben<br \/>\nBukow Johannes Quinn Emanuel Urquhart &amp; Sullivan, LLP<br \/>\nChrocziel Peter BARDEHLE PAGENBERG *<br \/>\nDonle Christian Preu Bohlig &amp; Partner *<br \/>\nGruber Stephan CBH Cornelius Bartenbach (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nHaberl Andreas Preu Bohlig &amp; Partner *<br \/>\nKanz Christine HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER<br \/>\nKasper Kay HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER<br \/>\nKellenter Wolfgang Hengeler Mueller (ORL) \u25ca*<br \/>\nSchumacher Cordula ARNOLD RUESS Rechtsanw\u00e4lte *<br \/>\nTimmann Henrik Rospatt Osten Pross<br \/>\nWeisse Peter-Michael Wildanger Kehrwald Graf v. Schwerin<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>de Coster Christoph Taylor Wessing *<br \/>\nHaag Hosea AMPERSAND Rechtsanw\u00e4lte LLP (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nHohagen Gisbert Taylor Wessing *<br \/>\nHorn Anton Heuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek (ORL) \u25ca*<br \/>\nKurtz Constantin Klaka Rechtsanw\u00e4lte *<br \/>\nLederer Christian Taylor Wessing *<br \/>\nMeyer Peter Simmons &amp; Simmons LLP *<br \/>\nMilbradt Claudia Clifford Chance (ORL) \u25ca*<br \/>\nNack Ralph Noerr *<br \/>\nSch\u00f6nbohm Julia Linklaters (ORL) \u25ca*<br \/>\nSteininger\u00a0Steffen Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Up-and-coming individuals<\/strong><br \/>\nSchr\u00f6er Benjamin Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Property<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Trade Mark &amp; Unfair Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bird &amp; Bird *<br \/>\nCMS *<br \/>\nGleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nHarmsen Utescher<br \/>\nHarte-Bavendamm Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nLorenz Seidler Gossel<br \/>\nLubberger Lehment<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Baker McKenzie *<br \/>\nBARDEHLE PAGENBERG *<br \/>\nBoehmert &amp; Boehmert *<br \/>\nGR\u00dcNECKER<br \/>\nKlaka Rechtsanw\u00e4lte *<br \/>\nTaylor Wessing<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anwaltskanzlei Schultz-S\u00fcchting<br \/>\nEisenf\u00fchr Speiser<br \/>\nFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nJonas Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH<br \/>\nLoschelder Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nNoerr *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ARNOLD RUESS Rechtsanw\u00e4lte *<br \/>\nFPS Fritze Wicke Seelig<br \/>\nLichtenstein, K\u00f6rner &amp; Partners<br \/>\nPreu Bohlig &amp; Partner *<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Boehmert &amp; Boehmert *<br \/>\nGR\u00dcNECKER<br \/>\nHoffmann Eitle<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BARDEHLE PAGENBERG *<br \/>\nEisenf\u00fchr Speiser<br \/>\nMeissner Bolte &amp; Partner GbR<br \/>\nVossius &amp; Partner Patentanw\u00e4lte Rechtsanw\u00e4lte mbB<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COHAUSZ &amp; FLORACK *<br \/>\nPatentanw\u00e4lte Isenbruck B\u00f6sl H\u00f6rschler PartG mbB<br \/>\nK\u00f6nig Szynka Tilmann von Renesse<br \/>\nMaiwald *<br \/>\nPrinz &amp; Partner *<br \/>\nUexk\u00fcll &amp; Stolberg<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>df-mp<br \/>\nGulde &amp; Partner *<br \/>\nLederer &amp; Keller<br \/>\nSamson &amp; Partner<br \/>\nTer Meer Steinmeister &amp; Partner<br \/>\nWeickmann &amp; Weickmann<br \/>\nWuesthoff &amp; Wuesthoff<br \/>\nZimmermann &amp; Partner<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Statespeople: distinguished older partners<\/strong><br \/>\nAltenburg Udo BARDEHLE PAGENBERG *<br \/>\nGoddar Heinz Boehmert &amp; Boehmert *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jaenichen Hans-Rainer Vossius &amp; Partner Patentanw\u00e4lte *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Klusmann Peter Hoffmann Eitle<br \/>\nSchuster Thomas GR\u00dcNECKER<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bausch Thorsten Hoffmann Eitle<br \/>\nK\u00f6nig Gregor K\u00f6nig Szynka Tilmann von Renesse<br \/>\nTaormino Joseph Hoffmann Eitle<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>B\u00f6sl Raphael Patentanw\u00e4lte Isenbruck B\u00f6sl H\u00f6rschler PartG *<br \/>\nG\u00f6ken Klaus Eisenf\u00fchr Speiser<br \/>\nLahrtz Fritz Patentanw\u00e4lte Isenbruck B\u00f6sl H\u00f6rschler PartG mbB *<br \/>\nPopp Eugen Meissner Bolte &amp; Partner GbR<br \/>\nSchmidt Steffen Boehmert &amp; Boehmert *<br \/>\nSties Jochen Prinz &amp; Partner *<br \/>\nWegner Hans BARDEHLE PAGENBERG *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Burrichter Arwed COHAUSZ &amp; FLORACK *<br \/>\nEmmerling Friedrich Pr\u00fcfer &amp; Partner mbB (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nFreiherr Schenck zu Schweinsberg Elard Vossius *<br \/>\nJ\u00f6nsson Hans-Peter dompatent von Kreisler Selting (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nKeussen Christof Glawe Delfs Moll (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nKitzhofer Thomas Prinz &amp; Partner *<br \/>\nKnauer Reinhard GR\u00dcNECKER<br \/>\nLang Johannes BARDEHLE PAGENBERG *<br \/>\nLippich Wolfgang Samson &amp; Partner<br \/>\nVogelsang-Wenke Heike GR\u00dcNECKER<br \/>\nvon Menges Albrecht Uexk\u00fcll &amp; Stolberg<br \/>\nvon Renesse Dorothea K\u00f6nig Szynka Tilmann von Renesse<br \/>\nWalter Philipe COHAUSZ &amp; FLORACK *<br \/>\nWeber-Bruls Doroth\u00e9e M Jones Day (ORL) \u25ca*<\/p>\n<p><strong>Up-and-coming individuals<\/strong><br \/>\nWalke Christoph COHAUSZ &amp; FLORACK *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\n<strong>Investment Funds<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clifford Chance*<br \/>\nHengeler Mueller*<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dechert LLP*<br \/>\nLinklaters*<br \/>\nP+P P\u00f6llath + Partners*<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP*<br \/>\nKing &amp; Spalding*<br \/>\nSimmons &amp; Simmons LLP*<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CMS*<br \/>\nGSK Stockmann*<br \/>\nHeuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek*<br \/>\nWhite &amp; Case*<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Statespeople: distinguished older partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Emde Ernst Thomas Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP*<br \/>\nLeading Individuals<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Paul Thomas Hengeler Mueller*<br \/>\nVolhard Patricia Debevoise &amp; Plimpton (ORL)\u25ca*<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Veith Amos P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners*<br \/>\nWallach Edgar Hengeler Mueller*<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>P\u00fctz Achim Dechert LLP*<br \/>\nRodin Andreas P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners*<br \/>\nWollenhaupt Markus Linklaters*<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>B\u00f6decker Carsten B\u00f6decker Ernst &amp; Partner (ORL)\u25ca*<br \/>\nBrinkhaus Josef Clifford Chance*<br \/>\nDr\u00f6ge Michael Heuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek*<br \/>\nHerring Frank Allen &amp; Overy LLP (ORL)\u25ca<br \/>\nLeissner Mario King &amp; Spalding*<br \/>\nLienhard Marietta White &amp; Case*<br \/>\nPauls Sonya Clifford Chance*<br \/>\nSchuster Gunnar Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP*<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 5<\/strong><br \/>\nBaum Roland Baum Financial Services Law Team (ORL)\u25ca<br \/>\nGlander Harald Simmons &amp; Simmons LLP*<br \/>\nKrause Martin Norton Rose Fulbright (ORL)\u25ca<br \/>\nLoff Detmar Ashurst (ORL)\u25ca<br \/>\nSchatz Christian Flick Gocke Schaumburg<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Private Equity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<colgroup width=\"257\"><\/colgroup>\n<colgroup width=\"7\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Latham &amp; Watkins *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &amp; McCloy LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kirkland &amp; Ellis International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Linklaters *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Willkie Farr &amp; Gallagher LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Weil, Gotshal &amp; Manges LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">CMS *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Noerr *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Taylor Wessing<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">White &amp; Case *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 5<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ashurst<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">McDermott Will &amp; Emery Rechtsanw\u00e4lte *<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">* Indicates firm \/ individual with profile.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u25ca (ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Private Equity &#8211; Leading Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<colgroup width=\"257\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Felsenstein Oliver Latham &amp; Watkins LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leyendecker Ludwig Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Rieger Norbert Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &amp; McCloy LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ziegenhain Hans-J\u00f6rg Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Drebes Ralph Linklaters *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hesse Burc Latham &amp; Watkins *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hohaus Benedikt P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">J\u00e4ckle Christof Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kellett Christopher Linklaters *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kirchner J\u00f6rg Kirkland &amp; Ellis International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Koffka Nils Matthias Allen &amp; Overy LLP (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kullmann Volker Sidley Austin (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Oberbracht Dirk Gibson Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLP (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Paul Markus Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Raddatz Anselm Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schmidt Gerhard Weil, Gotshal &amp; Manges LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Traugott Rainer Latham &amp; Watkins *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Cascante Christian Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Jaletzke Matthias Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Nussbaum Peter Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &amp; McCloy LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/2017\/05\/26\/top-anwalt-maximilian-schiessl-champagner-ist-sein-zweiter-vorname-ein-portrait-langfassung\/\">Schiessl Maximilian Hengeler Mueller*<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_665103\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-665103\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-665103\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2017\/05\/SchiesslMaximilian_Port-068_65a05aeedf-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-665103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maximilian Schiessl<\/p><\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<colgroup width=\"259\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Strehle Emanuel Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bernhardt Michael Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &amp; McCloy LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bruse Matthias P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Henle Walter Taylor Wessing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">L\u00fctt Hans-J\u00fcrgen Latham &amp; Watkins LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Memminger Peter Memminger LLP (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">von Braunschweig Philipp P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 5<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bell Martin CMS<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Habetha Joachim Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hasselbach Joachim Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Koch Stefan White &amp; Case *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Nelle Andreas Raue LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Renzenbrink Ulf Renzenbrink &amp; Partner (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schneider Georg Christoph Noerr *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Simmat Udo CMS<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">von Drygalski Andrea P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">von Jacobs Nikolaus McDermott Will &amp; Emery *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">von Schorlemer Benedikt Ashurst<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wiegand Daniel Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Up-and-coming individuals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leyendecker Benjamin Kirkland &amp; Ellis International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Oppenl\u00e4nder Steffen Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &amp; McCloy LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Private Equity: Venture Capital &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CMS *<br \/>\nNoerr*<br \/>\nP+P P\u00f6llath + Partners *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Raue LLP *<br \/>\nTaylor Wessing<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nOsborne Clarke Rechtsanw\u00e4lte Steuerberater *<br \/>\nReed Smith LLP<br \/>\nSchnittker M\u00f6llmann Partners<br \/>\nVogel Heerma Waitz<br \/>\nLeading Individuals<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>M\u00fcller Stefan-Ulrich CMS<br \/>\nNelle Andreas Raue LLP *<br \/>\nT\u00f6nies Christian P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners *<br \/>\nVogel Frank Vogel Heerma Waitz<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Binder Justus Reed Smith LLP<br \/>\nInhester Michael P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gabrysch Nicolas Osborne Clarke Rechtsanw\u00e4lte *<br \/>\nHellich Peter Taylor Wessing<br \/>\nM\u00f6llmann Peter Schnittker M\u00f6llmann Partners<br \/>\nWaitz Clemens Vogel Heerma Waitz<br \/>\nZ\u00e4tzsch J\u00f6rg CMS<br \/>\nZirngibl Nikolas Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clifford Chance *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CMS *<br \/>\nFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nHogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nNorton Rose Fulbright<br \/>\nWhite &amp; Case *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Allen &amp; Overy LLP<br \/>\nLinklaters *<br \/>\nWatson Farley &amp; Williams LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nNoerr *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reichert-Facilides Daniel Freshfields Bruckhaus<br \/>\nDeringer * Wortmann Beda Clifford Chance *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kn\u00fctel Christian Hogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nRiede Marc CMS<br \/>\nSch\u00e4fer Michael Chatham Partners (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nTrautmann Dirk Norton Rose Fulbright<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Degenhardt Florian White &amp; Case LLP*<\/p>\n<p>Mahler Florian Clifford Chance *<br \/>\nReudelhuber Eva Gleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nStenz Peter Allen &amp; Overy LLP Vanezis<br \/>\nRiko Clifford Chance * Wiederholt<br \/>\nNorbert Allen &amp; Overy LLP<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beckerhoff Tom Noerr *<br \/>\nEndler Jan Linklaters *<br \/>\nFretthold Sven Watson Farley &amp; Williams LLP *<br \/>\nKilgus Stefan Watson Farley &amp; Williams LLP *<br \/>\nKraft Holger CMS<br \/>\nLuh Carla Hogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nSchulten Tobias Clifford Chance *<\/p>\n<p><strong>*\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Indicates firm \/ individual with profile. \u25ca<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projects: Construction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nLeinemann &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CMS *<br \/>\nGSK Stockmann *<br \/>\nRedeker Sellner Dahs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SMNG Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek *<br \/>\nLuther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Statespeople: distinguished older partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eschenbruch Klaus Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Langen Werner Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nLeinemann Ralf Leinemann &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nMesserschmidt Burkhard Redeker Sellner Dahs<br \/>\nRoquette Andreas J. CMS<br \/>\nThierau Thomas Redeker Sellner Dahs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Moufang Oliver GSK Stockmann *<br \/>\nNiem\u00f6ller Christian SMNG Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Acker Wendelin AGS Legal (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nB\u00f6nker Christian Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nFranz Birgit Leinemann &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nHunger Kai-Uwe Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nLauer J\u00fcrgen Loschelder Rechtsanw\u00e4lte (ORL) \u25ca<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Boldt Antje ARNECKE SIBETH DABELSTEIN (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nBornheim Helmerich Bornheim und Partner (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nBreyer Wolfgang Breyer Rechtsanw\u00e4lte (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nFreiherr von Grie\u00dfenbeck Armin Heuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer *<br \/>\nHildebrandt Thomas Leinemann &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nHilgers Marc Leinemann &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nHummel Philip Redeker Sellner Dahs<br \/>\nKnipp Bernd HFK Rechtsanw\u00e4lte LLP (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nKrause Martin CMS<br \/>\nMeier Achim Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH *<br \/>\nOppler Peter B\u00f6ck Oppler Hering (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nWedemeyer Oda GSK Stockmann<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Law<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dolde Mayen &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nGleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nRedeker Sellner Dahs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CMS *<br \/>\nFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nNoerr *<br \/>\nWhite &amp; Case *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Baker McKenzie *<br \/>\nHengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nHogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nRaue LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DLA Piper LLP *<br \/>\nHeuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek *<br \/>\nLuther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH *<br \/>\nPosser Spieth Wolfers &amp; Partners*<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indicates firm \/ individual with profile. \u25ca (ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alphabetical order within each band.<\/strong> <strong>Band 1 is highest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Law: Public<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Procurement\/PPP Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bird &amp; Bird *<br \/>\nHeuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Allen &amp; Overy LLP<br \/>\nBaker McKenzie *<br \/>\nGleiss Lutz *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dentons *<br \/>\nKapellmann und Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nK&amp;L Gates<br \/>\nM\u00fcller-Wrede &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beiten Burkhardt *<br \/>\nBLOMSTEIN<br \/>\nHeussen Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft<br \/>\nHogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nLuther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH *<br \/>\nSenior Statespeople<br \/>\nSenior Statespeople: distinguished older<br \/>\npartners Prie\u00df Hans-Joachim BLOMSTEIN<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Individuals<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/2015\/12\/18\/fragebogen-nahaufnahme-mit-bird-bird-chef-byok-der-mal-zu-fus-die-alpen-uberqueren-mochte\/\">Byok Jan Bird &amp; Bird<\/a> *<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/2017\/03\/30\/wenn-die-regierung-bald-keine-daimler-audis-und-volvos-mehr-kaufen-darf-vergabe-expertin-ute-jasper-ueber-das-bundesweite-wettbewerbsregister\/\">Jasper Ute Heuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek *<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_668992\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-668992\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-668992\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2018\/10\/Byok_Jan_2018final-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-668992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jan Byok, Bird &amp; Bird<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_664604\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-664604\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-664604\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2017\/03\/Jasper_2017Dr_Ute_print_13_18-3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-664604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ute Jasper, Heuking K\u00fchn<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Marc Baker McKenzie *<br \/>\nHausmann Friedrich PwC Legal (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nHorn Lutz G\u00d6RG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanw\u00e4lten (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nKrohn Wolfram Dentons *<br \/>\nLeinemann Ralf Leinemann &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nM\u00fcller-Wrede Malte M\u00fcller-Wrede &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nNeun Andreas Gleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nOtting Olaf Allen &amp; Overy LLP<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Braun Peter Dentons *<br \/>\nH\u00f6fler Heiko Oppenhoff &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte (ORL) \u25ca<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_645525\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-645525\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-645525\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2012\/08\/hoefler.heiko2012-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-645525\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heiko Hoefler<\/p><\/div>\n<p>K\u00f6nig Marco Gleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nKulartz Hans-Peter Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nMertens Susanne Baker McKenzie *<br \/>\nMutschler-Siebert Annette K&amp;L Gates<br \/>\nOpitz Marc Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte V\u00f6llink\u00a0Uwe-Carsten Heussen Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Up-and-coming individuals<\/strong><br \/>\nCsaki Alexander Bird &amp; Bird *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Law: General<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Statespeople: distinguished older partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dolde Klaus-Peter Dolde Mayen &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nMoench Christoph Sammler Usinger (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nUechtritz Michael Gleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nLeading Individuals<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Karpenstein Ulrich Redeker Sellner Dahs<br \/>\nMayen Thomas Dolde Mayen &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nSpieth Wolf Friedrich Posser Spieth Wolfers &amp; Partners<br \/>\nWolfers Benedikt Posser Spieth Wolfers &amp; Partners<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reidt Olaf Redeker Sellner Dahs<br \/>\nvon Hammerstein Christian Raue LLP *<br \/>\nvon Hammerstein Fritz CMS<br \/>\nWeidemann Clemens Gleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nWimmer Norbert White &amp; Case *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beckmann Martin Baumeister Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nBonhage Jan Hengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nEndler Jan Linklaters *<br \/>\nGiesberts Ludger DLA Piper UK LLP *<br \/>\nHildebrandt Burghard Gleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nSchmitz Holger Noerr *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hertel Wolfram Raue LLP *<br \/>\nKaufmann Marcel Freshfields Bruckhaus<br \/>\nDeringer LLP * Mike\u0161i\u0107 Ivana R &amp; P Legal<br \/>\n(ORL) \u25ca Scherer Joachim Baker McKenzie *<br \/>\nUwer Dirk Hengeler Mueller<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Law: Planning and Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dolde Mayen &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nGleiss Lutz *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CMS *<br \/>\nFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nRedeker Sellner Dahs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Baumeister Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nGa\u00dfner Groth Siederer &amp; Coll.<br \/>\nGSK Stockmann *<br \/>\nHengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nLenz und Johlen Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nLinklaters *<br \/>\nLuther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH *<br \/>\nNoerr *<br \/>\nPosser Spieth Wolfers &amp; Partners<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Statespeople: distinguished older partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dolde Klaus-Peter Dolde Mayen &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nMoench Christoph Sammler Usinger (ORL) \u25ca<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Posser Herbert Posser Spieth Wolfers &amp; Partners<br \/>\nSpieth Wolf Friedrich Posser Spieth Wolfers &amp; Partners<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>von Hammerstein Fritz CMS<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Altenschmidt Stefan Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH *<br \/>\nAppel Markus Linklaters *<br \/>\nBeckmann Martin Baumeister Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nEllinghaus Ulrich Baker McKenzie *<br \/>\nGa\u00dfner Hartmut Ga\u00dfner Groth Siederer &amp; Coll.<br \/>\nSchlemminger Horst Pohlmann &amp; Company (ORL) \u25ca*<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indicates firm \/ individual with profile. \u25ca<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Walke Christoph COHAUSZ &amp; FLORACK *<br \/>\n17<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Investment Funds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><br \/>\nClifford Chance*<br \/>\nHengeler Mueller*<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><br \/>\nDechert LLP*<br \/>\nLinklaters*<br \/>\nP+P P\u00f6llath + Partners*<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><br \/>\nFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP*<br \/>\nKing &amp; Spalding*<br \/>\nSimmons &amp; Simmons LLP*<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><br \/>\nCMS*<br \/>\nGSK Stockmann*<br \/>\nHeuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek*<br \/>\nWhite &amp; Case*<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Statespeople: distinguished older partners<\/strong><br \/>\nEmde Ernst Thomas Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP*<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Paul Thomas Hengeler Mueller*<br \/>\nVolhard Patricia Debevoise &amp; Plimpton (ORL)\u25ca*<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><br \/>\nVeith Amos P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners*<br \/>\nWallach Edgar Hengeler Mueller*<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><br \/>\nP\u00fctz Achim Dechert LLP*<br \/>\nRodin Andreas P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners*<br \/>\nWollenhaupt Markus Linklaters*<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>B\u00f6decker Carsten B\u00f6decker Ernst &amp; Partner (ORL)\u25ca*<br \/>\nBrinkhaus Josef Clifford Chance*<br \/>\nDr\u00f6ge Michael Heuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek*<br \/>\nHerring Frank Allen &amp; Overy LLP (ORL)\u25ca<br \/>\nLeissner Mario King &amp; Spalding*<br \/>\nLienhard Marietta White &amp; Case*<br \/>\nPauls Sonya Clifford Chance*<br \/>\nSchuster Gunnar Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP*<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Baum Roland Baum Financial Services Law Team (ORL)\u25ca<br \/>\nGlander Harald Simmons &amp; Simmons LLP*<br \/>\nKrause\u00a0Martin Norton Rose Fulbright (ORL)\u25ca<br \/>\nLoff Detmar Ashurst (ORL)\u25ca<br \/>\nSchatz Christian Flick Gocke Schaumburg (ORL)\u25ca*<br \/>\nSchmies Christian Hengeler Mueller*<br \/>\nSchnittker Helder Schnittker M\u00f6llmann Partners (ORL)\u25ca<br \/>\nSimonis Marco Clifford Chance*<br \/>\nStamm Hans Dechert LLP*<br \/>\nVogt Alexander Linklaters*<br \/>\nVoigt Daniel CMS<br \/>\nWeiser Benedikt Simmons &amp; Simmons LLP*<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Indicates firm \/ individual with profile.\u25ca\u00a0(ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>18<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Private Equity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<colgroup width=\"257\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"16\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Latham &amp; Watkins *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &amp; McCloy LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kirkland &amp; Ellis International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Linklaters *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Willkie Farr &amp; Gallagher LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Weil, Gotshal &amp; Manges LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">CMS *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Noerr *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Taylor Wessing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">White &amp; Case *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 5<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ashurst<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">McDermott Will &amp; Emery Rechtsanw\u00e4lte *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">* Indicates firm \/ individual with profile.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u25ca (ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<colgroup width=\"257\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bauer Jan Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom LLP (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Felsenstein Oliver Latham &amp; Watkins LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leyendecker Ludwig Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Rieger Norbert Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &amp; McCloy LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ziegenhain Hans-J\u00f6rg Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Drebes Ralph Linklaters *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hesse Burc Latham &amp; Watkins *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hohaus Benedikt P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">J\u00e4ckle Christof Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kellett Christopher Linklaters *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kirchner J\u00f6rg Kirkland &amp; Ellis International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Koffka Nils Matthias Allen &amp; Overy LLP (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kullmann Volker Sidley Austin (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Oberbracht Dirk Gibson Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLP (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Paul Markus Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Raddatz Anselm Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schmidt Gerhard Weil, Gotshal &amp; Manges LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Traugott Rainer Latham &amp; Watkins *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Cascante Christian Gleiss Lutz *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Jaletzke Matthias Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Nussbaum Peter Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &amp; McCloy LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"14\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schiessl Maximilian Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<colgroup width=\"259\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Strehle Emanuel Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bernhardt Michael Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &amp; McCloy LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bruse Matthias P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Henle Walter Taylor Wessing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">L\u00fctt Hans-J\u00fcrgen Latham &amp; Watkins LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Memminger Peter Memminger LLP (ORL) \u25ca *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">von Braunschweig Philipp P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 5<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bell Martin CMS<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Habetha Joachim Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hasselbach Joachim Clifford Chance *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Koch Stefan White &amp; Case *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Nelle Andreas Raue LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Renzenbrink Ulf Renzenbrink &amp; Partner (ORL) \u25ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schneider Georg Christoph Noerr *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Simmat Udo CMS<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">von Drygalski Andrea P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">von Jacobs Nikolaus McDermott Will &amp; Emery *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">von Schorlemer Benedikt Ashurst<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wiegand Daniel Hengeler Mueller *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Up-and-coming individuals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leyendecker Benjamin Kirkland &amp; Ellis International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Oppenl\u00e4nder Steffen Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &amp; McCloy LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<colgroup width=\"257\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Private Equity: Venture Capital<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"16\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Firms<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">CMS *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Noerr *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Raue LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Taylor Wessing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Osborne Clarke Rechtsanw\u00e4lte Steuerberater *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Reed Smith LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Schnittker M\u00f6llmann Partners<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Vogel Heerma Waitz<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leading Individuals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">M\u00fcller Stefan-Ulrich CMS<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Nelle Andreas Raue LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">T\u00f6nies Christian P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Vogel Frank Vogel Heerma Waitz<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Binder Justus Reed Smith LLP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Inhester Michael P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Band 3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Gabrysch Nicolas Osborne Clarke Rechtsanw\u00e4lte *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hellich Peter Taylor Wessing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">M\u00f6llmann Peter Schnittker M\u00f6llmann Partners<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Waitz Clemens Vogel Heerma Waitz<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Z\u00e4tzsch J\u00f6rg CMS<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" height=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Zirngibl Nikolas Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25ca (ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Private Equity: Venture Capital<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CMS *<br \/>\nNoerr*<br \/>\nP+P P\u00f6llath + Partners *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Raue LLP *<br \/>\nTaylor Wessing<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nOsborne Clarke Rechtsanw\u00e4lte Steuerberater *<br \/>\nReed Smith LLP<br \/>\nSchnittker M\u00f6llmann Partners<br \/>\nVogel Heerma Waitz<br \/>\nLeading Individuals<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>M\u00fcller Stefan-Ulrich CMS<br \/>\nNelle Andreas Raue LLP *<br \/>\nT\u00f6nies Christian P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners *<br \/>\nVogel Frank Vogel Heerma Waitz<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Binder Justus Reed Smith LLP<br \/>\nInhester Michael P+P P\u00f6llath + Partners *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gabrysch Nicolas Osborne Clarke Rechtsanw\u00e4lte *<br \/>\nHellich Peter Taylor Wessing<br \/>\nM\u00f6llmann Peter Schnittker M\u00f6llmann Partners<br \/>\nWaitz Clemens Vogel Heerma Waitz<br \/>\nZ\u00e4tzsch J\u00f6rg CMS<br \/>\nZirngibl Nikolas Hogan Lovells International LLP *<\/p>\n<p>19<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><br \/>\nClifford Chance *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CMS *<br \/>\nFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nHogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nNorton Rose Fulbright<br \/>\nWhite &amp; Case *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Allen &amp; Overy LLP<br \/>\nLinklaters *<br \/>\nWatson Farley &amp; Williams LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nNoerr *<br \/>\nLeading Individuals<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reichert-Facilides Daniel Freshfields Bruckhaus<br \/>\nDeringer *<\/p>\n<p>Wortmann Beda Clifford Chance *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kn\u00fctel Christian Hogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nRiede Marc CMS<br \/>\nSch\u00e4fer Michael Chatham Partners (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nTrautmann Dirk Norton Rose Fulbright<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Degenhardt Florian White &amp; Case LLP*<\/p>\n<p>Mahler Florian Clifford Chance *<br \/>\nReudelhuber Eva Gleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nStenz Peter Allen &amp; Overy LLP Vanezis<br \/>\nRiko Clifford Chance * Wiederholt<br \/>\nNorbert Allen &amp; Overy LLP<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beckerhoff Tom Noerr *<br \/>\nEndler Jan Linklaters *<br \/>\nFretthold Sven Watson Farley &amp; Williams LLP *<br \/>\nKilgus Stefan Watson Farley &amp; Williams LLP *<br \/>\nKraft Holger CMS<br \/>\nLuh Carla Hogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nSchulten Tobias Clifford Chance *<\/p>\n<p>*<strong>Indicates firm \/ individual with profile. \u25ca<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projects: Construction<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nLeinemann &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CMS *<br \/>\nGSK Stockmann *<br \/>\nRedeker Sellner Dahs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SMNG Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek *<br \/>\nLuther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH *<br \/>\nSenior Statespeople<br \/>\nSenior Statespeople: distinguished older partners<br \/>\nEschenbruch Klaus Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nLeading Individuals<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Langen Werner Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nLeinemann Ralf Leinemann &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nMesserschmidt Burkhard Redeker Sellner Dahs<br \/>\nRoquette Andreas J. CMS<br \/>\nThierau Thomas Redeker Sellner Dahs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Moufang Oliver GSK Stockmann *<br \/>\nNiem\u00f6ller Christian SMNG Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Acker Wendelin AGS Legal (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nB\u00f6nker Christian Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nFranz Birgit Leinemann &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nHunger Kai-Uwe Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nLauer J\u00fcrgen Loschelder Rechtsanw\u00e4lte (ORL) \u25ca<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Boldt Antje ARNECKE SIBETH DABELSTEIN (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nBornheim Helmerich Bornheim und Partner (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nBreyer Wolfgang Breyer Rechtsanw\u00e4lte (OR<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Public Law<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dolde Mayen &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nGleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nRedeker Sellner Dahs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CMS *<br \/>\nFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nNoerr *<br \/>\nWhite &amp; Case *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Baker McKenzie *<br \/>\nHengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nHogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nRaue LLP *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DLA Piper LLP *<br \/>\nHeuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek *<br \/>\nLuther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH *<br \/>\nPosser Spieth Wolfers &amp; Partners<br \/>\n*<br \/>\n<strong>Indicates firm \/ individual with profile. \u25ca<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Law: Public<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Procurement\/PPP Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bird &amp; Bird *<br \/>\nHeuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Allen &amp; Overy LLP<br \/>\nBaker McKenzie *<br \/>\nGleiss Lutz *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dentons *<br \/>\nKapellmann und Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nK&amp;L Gates<br \/>\nM\u00fcller-Wrede &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beiten Burkhardt *<br \/>\nBLOMSTEIN<br \/>\nHeussen Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft<br \/>\nHogan Lovells International LLP *<br \/>\nLuther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH *<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Statespeople: distinguished older\u00a0<\/strong><strong>partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prie\u00df Hans-Joachim BLOMSTEIN<br \/>\n<strong>Leading Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Byok Jan Bird &amp; Bird *<br \/>\nJasper Ute Heuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Marc Baker McKenzie *<br \/>\nHausmann Friedrich PwC Legal (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nHorn Lutz G\u00d6RG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanw\u00e4lten (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nKrohn Wolfram Dentons *<br \/>\nLeinemann Ralf Leinemann &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nM\u00fcller-Wrede Malte M\u00fcller-Wrede &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nNeun Andreas Gleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nOtting Olaf Allen &amp; Overy LLP<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Braun Peter Dentons *<br \/>\nH\u00f6fler Heiko Oppenhoff &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nK\u00f6nig Marco Gleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nKulartz Hans-Peter Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nMertens Susanne Baker McKenzie *<br \/>\nMutschler-Siebert Annette K&amp;L Gates<br \/>\nOpitz Marc Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte V\u00f6llink<br \/>\nUwe-Carsten Heussen Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft<br \/>\nUp-and-coming individuals<br \/>\nCsaki Alexander Bird &amp; Bird *<br \/>\nPublic Law: General<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Statespeople: distinguished older partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dolde Klaus-Peter Dolde Mayen &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nMoench Christoph Sammler Usinger (ORL) \u25ca<br \/>\nUechtritz Michael Gleiss Lutz *<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Karpenstein Ulrich Redeker Sellner Dahs<br \/>\nMayen Thomas Dolde Mayen &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nSpieth Wolf Friedrich Posser Spieth Wolfers &amp; Partners<br \/>\nWolfers Benedikt Posser Spieth Wolfers &amp; Partners<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reidt Olaf Redeker Sellner Dahs<br \/>\nvon Hammerstein Christian Raue LLP *<br \/>\nvon Hammerstein Fritz CMS<br \/>\nWeidemann Clemens Gleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nWimmer Norbert White &amp; Case *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beckmann Martin Baumeister Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nBonhage Jan Hengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nEndler Jan Linklaters *<br \/>\nGiesberts Ludger DLA Piper UK LLP *<br \/>\nHildebrandt Burghard Gleiss Lutz *<br \/>\nSchmitz Holger Noerr *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hertel Wolfram Raue LLP *<br \/>\nKaufmann Marcel Freshfields Bruckhaus<br \/>\nDeringer LLP * Mike\u0161i\u0107 Ivana R &amp; P Legal<br \/>\n(ORL) \u25ca Scherer Joachim Baker McKenzie *<br \/>\nUwer Dirk Hengeler Mueller *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>21<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\n<strong>Germany Public Law <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>P<\/strong><strong>ublic Law: Planning and Environment<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Leading Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dolde Mayen &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nGleiss Lutz *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CMS *<br \/>\nFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP *<br \/>\nRedeker Sellner Dahs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Baumeister Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nGa\u00dfner Groth Siederer &amp; Coll.<br \/>\nGSK Stockmann *<br \/>\nHengeler Mueller *<br \/>\nLenz und Johlen Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nLinklaters *<br \/>\nLuther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH *<br \/>\nNoerr *<br \/>\nPosser Spieth Wolfers &amp; Partners<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Statespeople: distinguished older partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dolde Klaus-Peter Dolde Mayen &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nMoench Christoph Sammler Usinger (ORL) \u25ca<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Posser Herbert Posser Spieth Wolfers &amp; Partners<br \/>\nSpieth Wolf Friedrich Posser Spieth Wolfers &amp; Partners<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>von Hammerstein Fritz CMS<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Altenschmidt Stefan Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH *<br \/>\nAppel Markus Linklaters *<br \/>\nBeckmann Martin Baumeister Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nEllinghaus Ulrich Baker McKenzie *<br \/>\nGa\u00dfner Hartmut Ga\u00dfner Groth Siederer &amp; Coll.<br \/>\nSchlemminger Horst Pohlmann &amp; Company (ORL) \u25ca<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Indicates firm \/ individual with profile. \u25ca<\/strong><strong>(ORL) = Other Ranked Lawyer.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alphabetical order within each band. Band 1 is highest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>22<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_668407\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-668407\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-668407\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2018\/07\/Grafik_DieKo\u0308nigeDerBlogospha\u0308re_A4_DRAFT_02-1-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2018\/07\/Grafik_DieKo\u0308nigeDerBlogospha\u0308re_A4_DRAFT_02-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2018\/07\/Grafik_DieKo\u0308nigeDerBlogospha\u0308re_A4_DRAFT_02-1-424x300.jpg 424w, https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/files\/2018\/07\/Grafik_DieKo\u0308nigeDerBlogospha\u0308re_A4_DRAFT_02-1.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-668407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Der neue Blogger-Relevanz-Index 2018<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teil 2:\u00a0 Chambers-Anw\u00e4lte-Ranking 2019 (2) \u2013 Exklusiv: Welche Top-Juristen internationales Ansehen genie\u00dfen Banking &amp; Finance, M&amp;A, Public Law, Capital Markets, Competition Law, Commercial Contracts, Compliance, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Healthcare &amp; Life Science, Insurance, IP, Investment Funds, Private Equity, Projects, Public &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/2019\/03\/08\/chambers-anwaelte-ranking-2019-2-exklusiv-welche-top-juristen-aus-deutschland-internationales-ansehen-geniessen\/\">Weiterlesen <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[6558,6560,8107,8111,7224,8108,2091,4545,4501,8109,6552,6554,8110,1338,4513,6555,6556],"class_list":["post-670092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-allgemein","tag-banking-finance","tag-capital-markets","tag-chambers-anwaelte-raning-2","tag-chambers-anwaelte-ranking-2019-2","tag-commercial-contracts","tag-competition-law","tag-compliance","tag-dispute-resolution","tag-employment","tag-healthcare-life-science","tag-insurance","tag-investment-funds","tag-ip","tag-ma","tag-private-equity","tag-projects","tag-public-law"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=670092"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":670118,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670092\/revisions\/670118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=670092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wiwo.de\/management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=670092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}