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Legal 500: Flick Gocke Schaumburg leads rankings in three categories

17.02.2026 | Latest news 

 

The latest Legal 500 Germany guide once again ranks Flick Gocke Schaumburg among the leading firms in the practice areas of private clients and non-profits, tax law and tax criminal law. 

In the category M&A – small deals, Flick Gocke Schaumburg again achieved Tier 2 status.

Legal 500 also names Flick Gocke Schaumburg among the recommended law firms in the categories corporate law, private-equity transactions – mid-sized deals, M&A – mid-sized deals and in labor and employment law.

Each year, Legal 500 honors Germany’s most outstanding lawyers by inducting them into its Hall of Fame. As in previous years, the latest guide includes Dr. Christian von Oertzen among those recognized, and this year, for the first time, also Prof. Stephan Schauhoff – both in the practice areas of private clients and non-profits. Dr. Christian Kirchhain was again named as a leading partner in the same category.

Having won the Legal 500 Germany ‘Tax Team of the Year’ award in 2025, Flick Gocke Schaumburg has once again been shortlisted in the same category this year. The prizes will be awarded in Frankfurt am Main on 20 February. <<<