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Philipp Grzimek is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Philipp, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Philipp is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dr. Michael Karger is an attorney admitted to practice in Germany, a certified specialist attorney for information technology law and a certified specialist attorney for administrative law. He specializes in advice concerning IT law, copyrights and software law, outsourcing, data protection, and intellectual property (copyright and trade secrets) . Michael drafts, reviews and negotiates license agreements, project, outsourcing, support and distribution contracts, as well as standard terms and...

Steffen Woitz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation. Steffen, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Steffen is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Wolfgang Krauel is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Wolfgang, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Wolfgang is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ulrich Fülbier is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Ulrich, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ulrich is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Verena Fornalik is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Verena, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Verena is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Rainer Stadler is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Rainer, who practices law in Munich, Germany, has been recognized since 2012. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Rainer is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Since 2025: Kantenwein Spatscheck Widmayer van Bevern & Partner Since 2018: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Spatscheck & Partner, Partner 2015 – 2018: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, Partner 2007 – 2015: Weil Gotshal & Manges, Munich office, Frankfurt office 2000 – 2007: Oppenhoff & Rädler, Linklaters, Berlin office, Frankfurt office 1996 – 2000: Lignitz, Berlin

Dr. Karl J. T. Wach has long-standing experience in complex litigation and arbitration. His main areas of practice include banking and finance disputes, disputes in the energy sector, capital market disputes, post-M&A disputes, commercial disputes, manager liability disputes and cartel damages disputes. In domestic and international arbitrations, Karl acts for parties and also sits as an arbitrator. He is a member of the Munich Arbitration Circle (Wissenschaftlicher Gesprächskreis Sc...

Tobias Geerling is a partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges Munich office. His practice focuses on transactional work, advising in particular on tax, cross-border private equity and M&A transactions as well as on international corporate partnership real estate, insolvency and exempt organization tax issues. He has extensive experience handling tax-efficient structuring of M&A transactions, corporate re-organizations, fund structuring and tax-driven derivatives. His experience expands i...