Today, the German newspaper Handelsblatt and the US publisher Best Lawyers released their 2026/27 ranking of 'Germany's Best Lawyers'.
Germany’s Best Lawyers
A total of 97 GÖRG lawyers were recognised across various practice areas and recommended as 'Germany's Best Lawyers' by Best Lawyers.
Lawyer of the Year
This year, two GÖRG lawyers received special recognition and were named 'Lawyers of the Year' in their respective fields:
- Prof Dr Gerrit Hölzle (Restructuring and Insolvency Law, Bremen)
- Dr Kai-Uwe Schneevogl (Public Law, Hessen).
Ones to Watch
In addition, 25 GÖRG lawyers were recognised as 'Ones to Watch' in individual practice areas:
- Markus Beyer, LL.M. (Corporate Law and M&A, Frankfurt am Main)
- Dr Jakob Bünemann, M.Sc. (Restructuring and Insolvency Law, Hamburg)
- Dr Carolin Compes (Corporate Law, Cologne)
- Ann-Kathrin Elsenbast (Public Law, Frankfurt am Main)
- Dr Richard Franz Gerlach (Banking and Finance Law, Cologne)
- Kristina Birgitta Groß (Public Law and Energy Law, Hamburg)
- Felix Hartmann (Litigation, Frankfurt am Main)
- Marcel Heinol (Corporate and Restructuring and Insolvency Law, Berlin)
- Dr Stephan Leipert, LL.M. (Real Estate Law, Frankfurt am Main)
- Dr Ilka Mainz (Energy Law, Cologne)
- Niklas Mangels (Governance and Compliance, Corporate Law and M&A, Frankfurt am Main)
- Dr Jan Peter Müller (Public Law, Frankfurt am Main)
- Wanja Postel (Restructuring and Insolvency law, Hamburg)
- Dr Alberto Povedano Peramato (Labour and Employment Law, Cologne)
- Dr Jan-Henric M. Punte, LL.M. (Corporate Law and M&A, Hamburg)
- Alexander Pustal (Public Law, Frankfurt am Main)
- Dr Stephanie Reuvers, LL.M. (Intellectual Property Law, Cologne)
- Claus Christopher Schiller (Corporate Law, Cologne)
- Meganush Schiller (Data Protection and Labour and Employment Law, Cologne)
- Florian Seidl (Labour and Employment Law, Frankfurt am Main)
- Frithjof Terberger (Real Estate Law, Frankfurt am Main)
- Metehan Uzunçakmak, LL.M. (Antitrust Law, Cologne)
- Kristin Vogt-Schories, LL.M. (M&A, Frankfurt am Main)
- Max Oscar Zeisler (Corporate Law, Munich)
Dr Valentin Zipfel (Data Protection and IT Law, Frankfurt am Main)
Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers identify Germany’s leading legal advisors each year through a comprehensive peer-review process based on recommendations from fellow practitioners and clients.
