The latest German edition of the Best Lawyers industry guide (2026/2027) reaffirms Flick Gocke Schaumburg’s standing as a leader across a large range of advisory services. The ranking, which is based exclusively on peer reviews, recognises both the firm’s long-established lawyers and its next generation of legal talent.
This year’s ‘Lawyers of the Year’ title goes to Christian Schatz (investment funds), Dr. Martin Oltmanns (mergers and acquisitions), Dr. Christian von Oertzen (succession planning and trusts) and Prof. Frank Hannes (tax law).
The 18th edition of Best Lawyers has awarded an outstanding 31 young colleagues at Flick Gocke Schaumburg the ‘Ones to Watch in Germany’ accolade. In addition to those mentioned last year – Justus Bode, Dr. Christoph Brünger, Stefan Burghaus, Dr. Erik Duesberg, Dr. Benedikt Ellenrieder, Lisa Frühwacht, Dr. Ruth Junius-Morawe, Dr. Goetz Kempelmann, Dr. Rebecca Keß, Dr. Christoph Klein, Fabian Mang, Dr. Constantin Rolke, Dr. Paul Schirrmacher, Dr. Johan Schrader, Dr. Noemi Strotkemper, Dr. Michael Tischendorf, Dr. Christian Vandersmissen, and Dr. Alexander Witfeld – 13 new names have been added to this year’s list: Dr. Robert Billerbeck, Dr. Denis Fehrmann, Dr. Benjamin Graßl, Dr. Alexander Heinen, Dr. Theresa Kalfhaus, Dr. Caroline Krezer, Dr. Gustav Liedgens, Susanne Mederer, Dr. Delia Palenker, Dr. Peter Reingen, Larissa Rickli, Dr. Frederik Schumacher, and Dr. Dominik Wedel.
Best Lawyers has once again included an impressive number – 95, excluding duplicate entries – of the firm’s lawyers in its ‘Best Lawyers in Germany’ list:
Labor and employment law: Dr. Ursula Neuhoff, Dr. Tobias Nießen, Dr. Sandy Siegfanz-Strauß
Corporate governance and compliance: Jesco Idler
Mergers and acquisitions: Mathias Bülow, Matthias Full, Dr. Stephan Göckeler, Dr. Matthias Heusel, Dr. Helena Laugwitz, Dr. Finn Lubberich, Dr. Niels Maier, Dr. Martin Oltmanns, Dr. Christian Pitzal, Dr. Fred Wendt, Dr. Michael R. Wiesbrock, Dr. Irka Zöllter-Petzold
Corporate law: Dr. Jochen Bahns, Prof. Christian Bochmann, Dr. Jens Eggenberger, Dr. Arne von Freeden, Dr. Matthias Heusel, Prof. Dieter Leuering, Dr. Finn Lubberich, Dr. Niels Maier, Dr. Matthias Merkelbach, Dr. Martin Oltmanns, Dr. Fred Wendt, Dr. Bettina Wirth-Duncan, Dr. Benny Wünschmann
Real estate law: Dr. Michael R. Wiesbrock
Investment funds: Christian Schatz
Competition/antitrust law: Dr. Florian C. Haus
Dispute resolution: Dr. Jochen Bahns, Martin Werneburg, Dr. Benny Wünschmann
Succession Planning & Foundations: Dr. Johannes Baßler, Prof. Jan Bron, Prof. Frank Hannes, Christoph Oenings, Dr. Christian von Oertzen, Dr. Manfred Reich, Prof. Stephan Schauhoff, Prof. Andreas Söffing, Dr. Jörg Stalleiken, Dr. Wolf Wassermeyer, Dr. Philipp Windeknecht
Private equity: Dr. Martin Brockhausen, Dr. Niels Maier, Dr. Martin Oltmanns, Christian Schatz, Dr. Fred Wendt
Restructuring and insolvency law: Dr. Günter Kahlert, Prof. Joachim Schmitt
Arbitration and Mediation: Dr. Benny Wünschmann
Tax law: Dr. Jochen Bahns, Prof. Sven-Eric Bärsch, Dr. Johannes Baßler, Prof. Jan Bron, Dr. Martin Cordes, Dr. Holger Dietrich, Prof. Dr. Xaver Ditz, Dr. Ralf Dremel, Dr. Daniel Dreßler, Dr. Christian Engelen, Dr. Torsten Engers, Dr. Barbara Fleckenstein-Weiland, Dr. Arne von Freeden, Matthias Full, Dr. Markus Greinert, Dr. Nils Häck, Corina Hackbarth, Dr. Jens Hageböke, Prof. Frank Hannes, Prof. Michael Hendricks, Dr. Christina Hildebrand, Dr. Oliver Hötzel, Dr. Florian Holzner, Christian Hoppen, Hermann-Josef Hürholz, Maria Huxol, Jesco Idler, Michael Jakobi, Dr. Christian Kahlenberg, Dr. Günter Kahlert, Klaus Kappe, Dr. Markus Keuthen, Dr. Christian Kirchhain, Jan König, Dr. Leonid Korezkij, Dr. Eva-Maria Kraus, Dr. Florian Kutt, Dr. Daniel Liebchen, Dr. Bernhard Liekenbrock, Dr. Jörg Lüttge, Judith Mehren, Dr. Marcus Oliver Mick, Dr. Christian von Oertzen, Dr. Reimar Pinkernell, Dr. Carsten Quilitzsch, Dr. Karsten Randt, Andreas Richter, Dr. Claus Ritzer, Prof. Thomas Rödder, Prof. Matthias Rogall, Christian Schatz, Dr. Jörg Schauf, Prof. Stephan Schauhoff, Dr. Tanja Schienke-Ohletz, Dr. Carsten Schlotter, Marc Schmidt, Prof. Joachim Schmitt, Prof. Jens Schönfeld, Prof. Andreas Schumacher, Dr. Tobias Schwartz, Prof. Andreas Söffing, Prof. Ingo Stangl, Henning Stümpfig, Prof. Vassil Tcherveniachki, Rainald Vobbe, Martin Werneburg, Dr. Tim Zinowsky
Criminal tax law: Prof. Christian Jehke, Dr. Karsten Randt, Dr. Jörg Schauf, Dr. Tobias Schwartz
Criminal defense: Prof. Christian Jehke, Dr. Karsten Randt, Dr. Jörg Schauf, Martin Werneburg
The ‘Germany’s Best Lawyers’ ranking is based on an online survey by the US industry publisher Best Lawyers, in which business lawyers and other practitioners are asked which lawyers they particularly recommend for certain areas of law. The ‘Lawyer of the Year’ award goes to a lawyer with a particularly large number of recommendations. The Best Lawyers list for Germany is published every year exclusively in Handelsblatt, a leading German-language business and financial newspaper. <<<
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