The International Bar Association (IBA) heads to Toronto for its 2025 Annual Conference from 2 to 7 November 2025, bringing together thousands of lawyers from around the world. As the leading conference for legal professionals worldwide, the IBA represents the ideal platform to build new relationships, develop business, expand your international network and exchange the latest updates and developments of the industry.
The IBA´s annual conference in Toronto will be a forum to spread specialist legal information and offer a great way to network on an international level.
Our Strong Delegation for Toronto
GÖRG has put together a strong team of partners to represent our firm at this important global event. Our GÖRG IBA Committee members will be in Toronto for most of the week and we would very much look forward to the chance to meet with other delegates to share some thoughts on our legal practices, market developments, client expectations as well as trends in the industry.
Please find below the full list of our IBA Committee.
The GÖRG IBA Committee
Dr. Christian Becker
Partner | Member International Committee
Christian specialises in Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions and Restructuring.
Dr. Thomas Bezani
Partner | Member International Committee
Thomas specialises in Labour and Employment Law.
Dr. Achim Compes
Partner | Head Infrastructure, Environment, Energy
Achim specialises in Energy Law, Mergers & Acquisitions,
Litigation and Arbitration.
Dr. Tobias Fenck
Partner | Co Head Corporate / M&A
Tobias specialises in Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Law.
Thoralf Herbold
Partner
Thoralf specialises in Energy Law, Public Commercial Law, Litigation and Arbitration and ESG.
Dr. Roland Hoffmann-Theinert
Partner
Roland specialises in Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Notarial Services and Banking and Banking Regulatory Law, Financing.
Dr. Jens-Dietrich Mitzlaff
Co-Managing Partner
Jens specialises in the areas of leverage and acquisition financings, corporate lending and real estate financings, as well as in restructuring these types of financings.
Dr. Yorick Ruland
Partner
Yorick specialises in Banking and Banking Regulatory Law, Financing, Restructuring and advice for Distressed Businesses, Compliance and Internal Investigations.
Dr. Kirsten Schümann-Kleber, LL.M.
Partner | Member International Committee
Kirsten offers legal advice on complex, mainly cross- border financings, as well as on financial restructuring and insolvency law matters.
News from GÖRG
Selected Client Work
- Ampega / Talanx Group
- Deutsche Bank
- Deutsche Post / DHL Group
- Encavis
- Hochtief
- HUK-COBURG
- KfW Banking Group
- LG Electronics
- Samsung Electronics
- Sparkassen Group
- State Capital of Düsseldorf
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems
- Ufenau Capital Partners
With the Best Recommendations
Awarded as one of the best and most innovative law firms in Germany in 8 areas (Labour and Employment Law, Banking, Corporate Law, Real Estate, Insolvency and Restructuring, Mergers & Acquisitions, Environmental Law, Water and Waste Law, Procurement Law)
brandeins /thema, 2025
Awarded as top law firm 2025 in Real Estate Law, Labour and Employment Law, Corporate Law, M&A and Antitrust Law
WirtschaftsWoche, 2025
Awarded as top law firm in the area of Insolvency Administration and recommended in the areas Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market, Energy, Projects: Construction, Public Law: Public Procurement/PPP, Real Estate und Restructuring/Insolvency
Chambers Germany Guide, 2025
Awarded as one of the leading Insolvency law firms 2024 in Germany
WirtschaftsWoche, 2025
Awarded as "Law Firm of the Year for Insolvency and Restructuring"
JUVE Awards, 2024
Recommended as one of the best law firms in Germany
Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers, 2024
101 lawyers recommended as the best lawyers in Germany
Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers, 2024
