12. June 2025

The US publisher Best Lawyers has once again selected Germany's top lawyers. This year, a total of 22 colleagues are among the best in the sector. The award "The Best Lawyers in Germany" is presented annually by the US publisher Best Lawyers in cooperation with Handelsblatt. The award winners are determined in a peer review survey in which lawyers vote for those colleagues they consider to be particularly recommendable.

 

The "Best Lawyers in Germany 2026" include:

Dr. Mirjam Boche, Corporate Governance and Compliance, Corporate Law, Litigation, Insurance Law

Dimitrios Christopoulos, Arbitration and Mediation, Litigation, Product Liability Litigation

Andreas Dietl, Mergers & Acquisitions

Prof. Dr. Christoph von Einem, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions

Dr. Friedrich Gebert, Public Law, Regulatory Practice

Dr. Lars Laeger, Mergers & Acquisitions

Dr. Philipp Merten, Labor and Employment Law

Tobias Neufeld, Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice, Data Security and Privacy Law, Employee Benefits Law, Labor and Employment Law

Thi Kieu Chinh Nguyen, Labor and Employment Law

Marcus Nothhelfer, Intellectual Property Law, Leisure and Licensing Law, Litigation, Media Law

Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier, Data Security and Privacy Law, Labor and Employment Law

Dr. Christof Alexander Schneider, Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions

Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze, Corporate Law, Private Equity Law

Martin Weingärtner, Labor and Employment Law

 

Erstmalig zu den Best Lawyers gehören:

Thomas Chwalek, Mergers & Acquisitions

Dr. Waldemar Rembold, Litigation

 

At the same time, Best Lawyers, in cooperation with Handelsblatt, presents the category "Ones to Watch in Germany 2026". This category identifies lawyers with "particularly good prospects" who have generally been practicing for three to eight years. Even at this early stage of their career, they have already earned an exceptional reputation among competitors and clients.

 

Honored as "Ones to Watch in Germany" are:

Dr. Maximilian Backhaus, Corporate Law

Dr. Hanna Caesar, Labor and Employment Law

Dennis Reisich, Tax Law

 

Newly included in the "Ones to Watch" category:

Benjamin Bandur, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions

Diana Puchowezki, Construction Law

Paul Vermeulen, Corporate Governance and Compliance

 

You can find the complete list and a detailed list of all award-winning lawyers in the Handelsblatt Best Lawyers Special.