Flick Gocke Schaumburg continues growth with new partners

Flick Gocke Schaumburg has appointed two new partners and 17 associated partners with effect from January 1, 2026. All appointees come from within the firm.

The new partners in 2026 are:

Dr. Goetz Kempelmann, LL.M. (Harvard), lawyer and tax advisor; tax law, Düsseldorf. He focuses on advising family-owned businesses, entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals on all aspects of domestic and international tax law, particularly in relation to relocating, cross-border wealth structuring, succession planning, and foundation matters. Another key area of his expertise is advising real estate companies and managing real estate assets.  

Dr. Alexander Witfeld (lawyer and tax advisor; tax law, Düsseldorf) advises his clients on all matters relating to group and corporate tax law. Reorganization tax law is a particular focus of his work. He also has special expertise in restructuring tax law and insolvency tax law.

Both partners have progressed their careers from associate to partner within the firm and were appointed associate partners in 2023.

The new associated partners in 2026 are:

Christian Clev (Düsseldorf)

Andre Ferdinand (Bonn)

Dr. Benjamin Graßl (Munich)

Stephan Greiner (Munich)

Michael Joisten (Düsseldorf)

Dr. Ruth Junius-Morawe (Berlin)

Johann-Nikolaus Karstens (Bonn)

Dr. Caroline Krezer (Hamburg)

Dr. Gustav Liedgens (Bonn)

Susanne Mederer (Munich)

Dr. Peter Reingen (Düsseldorf)

Larissa Rickli (Berlin)

Dr. Marten Schmitt (Frankfurt)

Dr. Frederik Schumacher (Hamburg)

Dr. Noemi Strotkemper (Düsseldorf)

Dr. Gianna Velte (Bonn)

Dr. Dominik Wedel (Düsseldorf)

In addition, Flick Gocke Schaumburg has appointed auditor and tax advisor Franziska Freitag (Frankfurt) as Director Tax Compliance as of January 1, 2026.

Professor Matthias Rogall, Managing Partner of Flick Gocke Schaumburg, says of the appointments: 

“Our new partners Goetz Kempelmann and Alexander Witfeld are highly competent and valued colleagues. Both of them have distinguished themselves for the role of partner by way of their professional excellence and personal leadership qualities. The importance we attach to promoting young talent at Flick Gocke Schaumburg is also reflected in the large number of committed colleagues who are becoming associated partners – with excellent prospects for their future careers in our firm.

“We are particularly pleased that a good third of the associated partners appointed this year are female colleagues. That brings us another step closer to our goal of increasing the proportion of women among the associated partners and partners.”

“On behalf of the partnership I would like to congratulate all those appointed on their new positions and thank them for their outstanding work and commitment to Flick Gocke Schaumburg.”

This year’s appointments will bring the number of partners to 99 and associated partners to 106 at Flick Gocke Schaumburg. <<<