HENGELER MUELLER
Hengeler Mueller is a national law firm with offices in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich, as well as international offices in London and Brussels. With more than 250 lawyers, the firm is well equipped to serve major national and international clients in complex transactions. The excellence of the firm is evidenced by its impressive client list, which includes 22 of the 30 DAX companies, 31 of the EURO STOXX 50 and 14 of the Dow Jones 30. We recognised the firm as our German law firm of the year 2011, based on its impressive performance in our international rankings. In this special report we recognise 45 lawyers across 15 practice sectors.
The firm performs particularly well in corporate governance, capital markets, banking and M&A with many of the featured lawyers earning listings in multiple chapters. Four lawyers are selected for inclusion in both the corporate governance and M&A chapters. Andreas Austmann is a “great practitioner” with experience in corporate matters and M&A. Oleg de Lousanoff is “highly regarded” and has a particular specialisation in advising Russian companies on their activities in Germany as well as aiding German companies with their Russian endeavours. Maximilian Schiessl is a “prominent lawyer” in the M&A and corporate sectors and Michael Hoffmann-Becking, in addition to his M&A practice, advises on corporate law, restructurings and company succession.
Making appearances in both the banking and capital markets chapters are Stefan Krauss, Hendrik Haag and Thomas Cron. Krauss advises on a broad range of banking and finance matters and is considered “top rate”. Haag specialises in advising companies in relation to India and China as well as ensuring companies from these jurisdictions make a smooth transition into the German market. Cron is also involved in work in India and is “highly sought after” for banking and capital markets counsel. In addition, Daniel Weiß also appears in the banking chapter and is equally “renowned” for his insolvency and restructuring knowledge.
Hengeler Mueller is praised on its strong dispute resolution practice and two lawyers are selected for entry into both the arbitration and commercial litigation chapters. Markus Meier is an “impressive” arbitrator and litigator and has a “very active” practice. Peter Heckel has extensive experience in the field of ADR and is “greatly respected” for his work in this area.
In the corporate tax chapter the firm fields four “eminent” lawyers including Friedhelm Jacob, a “distinguished practitioner” with a longstanding reputation and Martin Klein, who was described as “first rate” in our research.
Dirk Uwer is a “leading light” in matters pertaining to the environment and internet featuring in both the corresponding chapters with a focus on regulation and compliance.
The broad expertise of lawyers at this firm puts them in a strong position to meet all their clients needs – it is no wonder that Hengeler Mueller is widely considered a “market leader”.
