Dr Benjamin Hub
Areas of practice
Dr Benjamin Hub focuses on corporate law/M&A, insolvency law and litigation.
One focus of his work is legal advice on the national and international sale and acquisition of companies, participations in companies and assets (including distressed transactions), including legal structuring, due diligence reviews and contract negotiations as well as post-acquisition integration issues. Benjamin Hub is particularly active in the maritime and transport industry.
In the area of restructuring and insolvency law, Benjamin Hub advises creditors and debtors on restructuring issues and questions of insolvency applications.
He also focuses on advising on shareholder disputes and manager liability issues, including representation in court.
Benjamin Hub is recommended by Legal 500 and Best Lawyers.
He is visiting lecturer for Insolvency law at University of Europe.
Vita
Dr Benjamin Hub studied law at the Universities of Kiel (Germany), Copenhagen (Denmark) and Berlin (Germany) and received his doctorate on an insolvency law issue in 2005. He has been working for Luther since 2006.
Honors and distinctions
- The Legal 500 Germany 2024: Award "Leading Name" in the category "Transport - Maritime Commercial Law" (first award in 2021, previously awarded "Next Generation Name" since 2019, "Benjamin Hub – highly experienced and level-headed, creative. Benjamin Hub: highly analytical and experienced; understands the facts of the case and the problems from a commercial perspective and therefore has a good grasp of practical matters. In addition to his enormous professional expertise, he also benefits from his social skills and negotiation skills") and mention in "City Focus - Hamburg"
- Best Lawyers 2026: Recommendation in "Maritime Law" (first recommendation in 2022) and "Transportation Law" (first recommendation in 2021)
Clients
- NBank - advising on the provision of growth fund for start-ups in Lower Saxony
- Lomar - advising on acquisition of Bremen-based shipping company Carl Büttner
- 5N Plus Inc. – advising on the purchase of Azur Space Solar Power GmbH
- Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) – advising on refinancing and sale of interests
- Focusrite – advising on the acquisition of ADAM Audio GmbH
- MPC Maritime Investment GmbH – advising on the sale of the M-Star fleet
Publications
- Gesellschafterfinanzierung: Erleichterungen der Covid-Gesetzgebung vor Ende September nutzen, in: Der Betrieb vom 15.09.2020 (gemeinsam mit Dr. Marcus Backes)
- Gesellschafterstreit bei Oetker: Ein „Nein“ ist manchmal auch ein „Ja“
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Germany (Getting the Deal Through: Ports & Terminals 2019)", in: Getting the Deal Through: Ports & Terminals 2019 (gemeinsam mit Dr. Gernot-Rüdiger Engel & Dr. Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M.)
- Kapitel: Germany (Getting the Deal Through: Ship Finance 2018)
- Gesellschafterstreit – Fallstricke vermeiden, in: Service-Seiten.com vom 29. November 2018
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Germany (Getting the Deal Through: Ports & Terminals 2018)", in: Getting the Deal Through: Ports & Terminals 2018 (gemeinsam mit Dr. Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. & Dr. Gernot-Rüdiger Engel)
- Kapitel: Germany (Getting the Deal Through: Ship Finance 2017)
- Bearbeitung des Kapitel "Germany (Getting the Deal Through: Ports & Terminals 2017)", in: Getting the Deal Through: Ports & Terminals 2017 (gemeinsam mit Dr. Gernot-Rüdiger Engel & Dr. Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M.)
- Kapitel: Germany (Getting the Deal Through: Ship Finance 2016)
Blog posts
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Luxembourg
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Luxembourg
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Luxembourg
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Associate
Singapore
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Singapore
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Associate
Essen, Dusseldorf
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Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
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Associate
Berlin
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Partner
Cologne
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Singapore
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Hamburg
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Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
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Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
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Cologne
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Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
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Munich
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Stuttgart
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Hamburg
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Hamburg
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Counsel
Singapore
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Singapore
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Dusseldorf
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Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
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Hamburg
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Dusseldorf
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Leipzig
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Cologne
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Associate
Leipzig
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Leipzig
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Munich
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Leipzig
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Munich
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Hanover
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Berlin
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Munich
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Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
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Associate
Leipzig
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Associate
Dusseldorf
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Frankfurt a.M.
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Associate
Berlin
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Associate
Cologne
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Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
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Associate
Munich
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Partner
Berlin
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Senior Associate
Berlin
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Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
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Associate
Essen
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Associate
Munich
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Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Prof. Dr Johannes Beermann
Of Counsel
Berlin
Rebecca Romig
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Simon Wickel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Fabien Benjamin Wehner, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Stuttgart
Jael Marquardt
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Xinyue Zhu, LL.M.
Business Lawyer
Cologne
Charlotte Riese
Senior Associate
Berlin
Michael Pfeiffer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Georgios Patsinaridis
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Pia Grahmann
Associate
Leipzig
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Senior Associate
Luxembourg
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Partner
Berlin
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Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
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Associate
Yangon
Thiri May Thu
Associate
Yangon
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Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Boris Ober
Partner
Cologne
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Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Martina Steude, LL.M. (Cape Town)
Senior Associate
Hanover, Hamburg
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Partner
Hamburg
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Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Lutz Keller
Senior Associate
Cologne
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Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Mee Foo Moh
Of Counsel
Singapore
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Senior Associate
Hanover
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Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
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Senior Associate
Hanover
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Partner
Cologne
Anneleen Hofkens
Counsel
Luxembourg
Lasse Langfeldt, LL.M. (Uppsala), LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Brussels
Lukas Baumgärtner, Mag. Iur, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Bangkok
Hla Yadanar Win
Associate
Yangon
Nadine Schreiber, M.A.
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Marilen Hilbert
Counsel
Stuttgart
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Partner
Hanover
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Partner
Yangon, Singapore
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Dr Jan-David Jäger
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Bela Jansen
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Caroline Risse
Senior Associate
Berlin
Anna-Sophia Riebeling
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Johannes Becker
Partner
Cologne
Jan-Christian Schmid
Senior Associate
Leipzig, Hamburg
Jens Kaiser
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Salvatore Calcagno
Counsel
Stuttgart
Gunnar Müller-Henneberg
Partner
Stuttgart
Mathis Lorenzen, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Christina Göbel
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Marion Lanne
Counsel
Luxembourg
Dr Pia Rademaker, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Munich
Nicole Bittlingmayer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Philipp Kropatscheck Nguyen, LL.M.
Of Counsel
Singapore
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Partner
Munich
Dr Amos Münch
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Paul Gooren, LL.M. (Chicago)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Sandra Bausch
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Ofeliia Assa, LL.M., CAIA
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Matthias Wagner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Julian Monden
Senior Associate
Hanover
Doreen König
Partner
Berlin
Jens Bock
Partner
Berlin
Volkan Top
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Sonja Daniela Kellermann
Counsel
Hamburg
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Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
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Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
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Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
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Partner
Singapore
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Senior Associate
Hamburg, Hanover
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Partner
Frankfurt a.M., Cologne
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Partner
Munich
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Partner
Frankfurt a.M., Cologne
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Senior Associate
Stuttgart
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Partner
Jakarta
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Senior Associate
Cologne
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Counsel
Stuttgart
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Counsel
Essen
Erik von Kügelgen
Senior Associate
Cologne
Jan-Patrik Welter
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Marc Urlichs
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Michael Bormann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Christian Brauns
Counsel
Stuttgart
Anton Spinty
Senior Associate
Berlin
Martin Zackor, LL.M. (UCD)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Elena Recklin
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Stefan Hubertus Tolksdorf, LL.M. (King's College London)
Senior Associate
Hanover
Dr Karina Wojtowicz
Senior Associate
Hanover
Anne Biebler
Partner
Leipzig
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Senior Associate
Singapore
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Partner
Hamburg
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Senior Associate
Stuttgart
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Senior Associate
Berlin
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Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
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Partner
Stuttgart
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Partner
Berlin
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Partner
Berlin, Cologne
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Singapore
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Associate
Munich
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Frankfurt a.M.
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Leipzig
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Yangon
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Yangon
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Berlin
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Hamburg
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Luxembourg
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Dusseldorf
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Partner
Stuttgart
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Partner
Essen
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Essen
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Counsel
Cologne
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Managing Partner
Cologne
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Counsel
Cologne
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Partner
Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City
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Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Thomas Kuhnle
Partner
Stuttgart, London
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Partner
Munich
Prof. Dr Jörg Rodewald
Of Counsel
Berlin
Oliver Krall, LL.M. (Wellington)
Of Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Thomas Köhler
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
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Partner
Leipzig
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Senior Associate
Hamburg
Christoph Schauenburg, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Rolf Kobabe
Partner
Hamburg
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Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
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Partner
Leipzig
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Partner
Hamburg
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Paul Schreiner
Partner
Cologne, Essen
Dr Oliver Kairies
Partner
Hanover
Dr Hans-Peter Hufschlag
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Hufnagel
Partner
Singapore
Dr Benjamin Hub
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Maresa Hormes
Counsel
Essen
Jens-Uwe Heuer-James
Partner
Hanover
Dr Richard Happ
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Halberkamp
Partner
Hanover
Frank Gutsche
Partner
Stuttgart
Silke Gottschalk, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Imke Glücks
Partner
Essen
Stephan Gittermann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
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Counsel
Hanover
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Partner
Hamburg
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Partner
Essen
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Partner
Hamburg
Dr Hendrik Bernd Sehy
Counsel
Hanover
Dr Steffen Gaber, LL.M. (Sydney)
Partner
Stuttgart
Carsten Andreas Senze
Partner
Stuttgart
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Counsel
Cologne
Nicole Fröhlich
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Yann Spiegelhalter
Counsel
Luxembourg
Volker Steimle
Partner
Cologne
Ingo Erberich
Partner
Cologne
Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Karl-Christian Stopp
Of Counsel
Leipzig
Guido Dornieden
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen
Dr Philip Dohse
Partner
Hamburg
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Partner
Essen
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Dr Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Claus Trenner, LL.M.
Partner
Singapore, Delhi-Gurugram
Andreas Tüxen, LL.M. (American University / WCL)
Partner
Berlin
Denis Ullrich
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Knut Unger
Partner
Singapore
Dr Eberhard Vetter
Partner
Cologne
Dr Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. (Essex)
Partner
Hamburg
Birgitta von Dresky
Partner
Singapore
Prof. Dr Robert von Steinau-Steinrück
Partner
Berlin
Dr Jürgen Bremer
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Gregor Wecker
Partner
Cologne
Axel Braun
Partner
Cologne
Achim Braner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Andreas Blunk, MLE
Partner
Hanover
Anne Caroline Wegner, LL.M. (European University Institute)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
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Partner
Hamburg
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Partner
Munich, Cologne
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Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Carsten E. Beisheim
Partner
Dusseldorf
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Of Counsel
Essen
Dr Arnd Becker
Partner
Essen
Daniel Zintl
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn
Of Counsel
Hanover
Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf