GÖRG recognised in Legal 500 Germany ranking as top-tier law firm for insolvency and 22 other areas of law

Cologne, 12.02.2026

The Legal 500 Germany 2026 rankings have been published, once again recognising GÖRG for a strong performance. The firm is recommended for its expertise in 23 practice areas and is ranked Tier 1 in Insolvency, placing it among the leading law firms in Germany in this field. In addition, 69 of our lawyers are individually listed as leading practitioners.

These recognitions reflect the high quality of our legal advice and the strong commitment of our entire team.

TOP-TIER FIRM

Restructuring and Insolvency – Insolvency

FURTHER RECOMMENDATIONS

Labour and Employment Law 
Banking and Finance – FinTech
Banking and Finance – Regulatory
Industry Focus – Energy
Industry Focus – Healthcare and Life Sciences
Industry Focus – Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Corporate and M&A – Corporate
Corporate and M&A – M&A: Mid-sized Deals (100-€500m)
Corporate and M&A – M&A: smaller deals (-€100m)
Intellectual Property – Trade Mark
Trade and Distribution – Trade, Distribution and Logistics
Real Estate and Construction – Construction (including Construction Litigation)
Real Estate and Construction – Real Estate
Information Technology – Information Technology and Digitalisation
Antitrust Law
Media – Entertainment
Venture Capital
Restructuring and Insolvency – Restructuring
Insurance – Advice to Insurers
Public Sector – Planning and Environment
Public Sector – Public Procurement
Public Sector – Commercial Administrative Law

"HALL OF FAME"

Banking and Finance – FinTech
Matthias Terlau

Restructuring
Helmut Balthasar

"LEADING PARTNERS"

Restructuring and Insolvency - Restructuring
Martin Stockhausen

Restructuring and Insolvency - Insolvency
Gerrit Hölzle
Holger Leichtle

OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS

Labour and Employment Law 
Alexander Insam
Burkhard Fabritius
Ulrich Fülbier

Banking and Finance - Regulatory
Andreas Peter
Matthias Terlau

Banking and Finance – FinTech
Matthias Terlau
Tobias Riethmüller

Industry Focus - Energy
Achim Compes
Thoralf Herbold
Wibke Schumacher

Corporate and M&A - Corporate
Markus Beyer 
Ruth Büchl-Winter 
Tobias Fenck
Alexander Kessler 
Matthias Menke
Bernt Paudtke
Claus-Christopher Schiller 
Markus Söhnchen
Kristin Vogt-Schories
Lars Weber

Corporate and M&A - M&A: smaller and mid-sized Deals (-100m€; 100m-€500m)
Markus Beyer
Ruth Büchl-Winter 
Tobias Fenck 
Philipp Grzimek
Bernt Paudtke
Jan-Henric Punte 
Claus-Christopher Schiller
Markus Söhnchen
Kristin Vogt-Schories 
Florian Wolff 
Andrea Zimmermann

Entertainment
Stephanie Reuvers
Kai Tumbrägel
Ricardo Vocke-Kerkhof

Trade and Distribution - Trade, Distribution and Logistics
Katja Kuck
Katharina Landes
Florian Schmitz
Oliver Spieker

Real Estate and Construction - Construction (including Construction Litigation)
Hans-Jürgen Rieckhof
Kirstin Fernandes-Silva
Jan Schellenberger

Real Estate and Construction - Real Estate
Markus Heider
Philip Huperz 
Katharina Meeser 
Wibke Schumacher
Silvio Sittner
Damian Tigges

Information Technology - Information Technology and Digitalisation
Michael Heise
Andrea Kirsch
Florian Schmitz
Oliver Spieker

Private Equity - Venture Capital
Sebastian Frech
Stephan Göthel
Bernt Paudtke
Markus Söhnchen
Max Zeisler

Restructuring and Insolvency - Insolvency
Christian Bärenz
Thorsten Bieg 
Gerrit Hölzle 
Holger Leichtle
Torsten Martini

Restructuring and Insolvency - Restructuring
Christian Bärenz
Helmut Balthasar
Thorsten Bieg 
Gerrit Hölzle 
Holger Leichtle
Torsten Martini
Kirsten Schümann-Kleber
Martin Stockhausen

Public Sector - Environmental and Planning law
Marie Ackermann
Kristina Groß
Sophia Hieber
Theresa Kreutzmann
Henning Wendt

Public Sector - Public Procurement
Sebastian Bahr
Heiko Hofmann
Freya Elisabeth Humbert
Oliver Jauch
Nadine Listl
Jan Peter Müller
Alexander Pustal 
Jan Peter Scharf 
Kai-Uwe Schneevogl

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