Best Lawyers®: Top commercial lawyers in Germany 2026/2027
POELLATH Berlin partners Amos Veith and Jens Steinmüller have been named “Lawyer of the Year 2026/2027” in their respective region in recognition of their outstanding expertise in the field of investment funds.
A total of 16 POELLATH professionals have been listed as “Ones to Watch”, a category that highlights lawyers who have already distinguished themselves through exceptional performance early in their careers. In Frankfurt, these include Laurenz Lipp and Caroline Ruschen for their advice in tax law, as well as Franzisca Stuckenberg for her expertise in regulatory matters.
In Berlin, Philipp Ahlers has been recognized for his work in tax law, Michelle Kos-Kogos for her advice in investment funds and private equity, and Katja Replianchuk for her expertise in private equity.
At the Munich office, Juliane Hubert, Lukas Fellhölter and Daniel Zhu have been recognized for their work in corporate law, M&A and private equity, Angelina Seelbach and Alexander Pfefferler for their advice in M&A and private equity, while Claudia Bracken was recognised for her expertise in corporate and private equity advisory. In addition, Michael de Toma and Tobias Deschenhalm have been recognized for their work in tax law, while Moritz Löffler has been highlighted for his advice in M&A. Jan-Eckhard Wegener was also recognised for his expertise in tax law and corporate advisory.
In total, POELLATH is represented with 41 lawyers and tax advisers, many of whom have been recommended for their expertise for several years and across multiple practice areas.
The following professionals are listed as leading advisers in their respective fields:
- Uwe Bärenz for investment funds, private equity and private funds
- Raphael Baumgartner for tax law
- Dr. Michael Best for tax law
- Philipp von Braunschweig, LL.M. (Fordham) for corporate law, M&A, private equity and venture capital
- Dr. Matthias Bruse, LL.M. (Miami) for arbitration and mediation, corporate law, M&A, private equity and trusts and succession planning
- Ronald Buge for investment funds, private funds and tax law
- Dr. Peter Bujotzek, LL.M. for investment funds and tax law
- Dr. Matthias Durst for real estate law
- Dr. Hardy Fischer for taw law
- Dr. Nico Fischer for tax law
- Dr. Sebastian Gerlinger, LL.M. for M&A and private equity
- Dr. Katharina Gollan, LL.M. for non-profit and charities law
- Dr. Georg Greitemann, LL.M. (Cornell) for corporate law and venture capital
- Dr. Marcel Guenoub, LL.M. for real estate law
- Dr. Maximilian Haag, LL.M. (Duke) for tax law
- Otto Haberstock, M.C.J. (NYU) for M&A, private equity and venture capital
- Gerald Herrmann, tax law
- Dr. Benedikt Hohaus for M&A, private equity and tax law
- Jens Hörmann for M&A and private equity
- Dr. Michael Inhester for M&A, private equity and venture capital
- Tobias Jäger for M&A
- Dr. Tim Kaufhold for corporate law, M&A and private equity
- Dr. Moritz Klein for M&A and private equity
- Dr. Barbara Koch-Schulte for employee benefits law, M&A, private equity and tax law
- Dr. Stefan Lebek for real estate law
- Dr. Jens Linde for project financing and development practice; and banking and finance law
- Dr. Sebastian Löcherbach, LL.M. for corporate and tax law
- Tarek Mardini, LL.M. (UConn) for private equity, private funds, investment funds and venture capital
- Dr. Eva Nase for private equity and corporate law
- Dr. Kay-Uwe Neumann for corporate law
- Peter F. Peschke for tax law
- Dr. Andreas Richter, LL.M. (Yale) for tax law; and trusts and succession planning
- Dr. Philip Schwarz van Berk, LL.M. (London) for investment funds, private funds, regulatory law and private equity
- Dr. Jens Steinmüller, LL.M. (Boston) for investment funds, private funds and tax law
- Dr. Verena Stenzel for M&A, private equity and corporate law
- Dr. Frank Thiäner for M&A, private equity and corporate law
- Christian Tönies, LL.M. Eur. for corporate law, M&A, private equity and venture capital
- Dr. Stephan Viskorf for corporate law, tax law and trusts and succession planning
- Amos Veith, LL.M. for private equity, private funds and investment funds
- Daniel Wiedmann, LL.M. (NYU) for competition / antitrust law
- Timo Winkelmann, LL.M. for real estate law
