Dr Richard Happ
Areas of practice
Dr Richard Happ advises and represents companies and states in complex litigation and arbitration proceedings. He specialises in arbitration proceedings where a government is involved, in particular investment arbitration proceedings, and in arbitration proceedings in the energy sector. Richard Happ already acted as an advisor in disputes arising from gas storage and supply contracts, the sale of gas networks, claims for compensation under energy law, the construction of power plants, investments in wind power and solar plants, long-term supply and purchase right contracts and disputes in connection with nuclear power plants. The relevant arbitration proceedings were conducted in accordance with the applicable international rules (DIS, ICC, ICSID, SCC, UNCITRAL) in Frankfurt (Germany), Paris (France), Stockholm (Sweden), Geneva (Switzerland) und Washington, D.C. (USA). Richard Happ is also regularly appointed as an arbitrator in disputes arising from joint ventures and M&A transactions (post M&A disputes).
In his specialist area, Richard Happ has for years been recommended and honoured in clients’ guides to the best lawyers, such as the JUVE Guide, Chambers, The GAR 100, The Legal 500, Expert Guides and Who’s Who Legal. He has written more than two dozen articles and books on the topic of arbitration proceedings.
Richard Happ is also a member of the renowned ITA Europe Task Force and has been a member of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration since 2021. In addition, he has been on the board of the Hamburg Legal Centre since 2024. As a lawyer, he is committed to international arbitration and promoting Hamburg as a centre for international legal business.
Vita
After studying law in Kiel (Germany) and Surrey (England), Dr Richard Happ received his doctorate in 2000 and carried out his legal training in Kiel, Hamburg (Germany), Brussels (Belgium) and Speyer (Germany). Richard Happ joined Luther's Hamburg office in 2001 and since then has worked as a lawyer specialising in litigation and dispute resolution. He is co-head of the German-wide Complex Disputes team.
Honors and distinctions
- Chambers Global 2025: Ranking in "Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Counsel", Band 3 (first ranking in 2011, "Richard Happ is a standout lawyer who is active as an arbitration counsel.")
- Chambers Germany 2025: Ranking in "Arbitration", Band 3 (first ranking in 2011, "He is a strong lawyer focused on the client's goal.", "Richard Happ is experienced with state companies.", He is a very experienced litigator who offers a good overview of the case and doesn't miss details.")
- JUVE Guide 2024/2025: Award "Renowned Party Representative in Arbitration Proceedings" (first awarded in 2013/2014, "objective and calm manner, competent and service-oriented", client) and listed under "Frequently Recommended" in "Conflict Solution - Dispute Resolution" (first listed in 2010/2011) and "Regulated Industries - Energy Law" (first listed in 2019/2020, "very careful, excellent colleague", "brilliant litigator", competitor)
- JUVE Guide 2022/2023: Mentioned under "Frequently Recommended" in "Distribution/Trade/Logistics – Foreign Trade Law" (first listed in 2017/2018, "profoundly well-read, experienced in arguments, wide awake, open to unconventional ways", client)
- The Legal 500 Germany 2025: Award "Leading Name" in the category "Dispute Resolution - Arbitration" (first recommendation in 2023, first mention in 2011,"Richard Happ has an excellent knowledge of the industry and can provide good insights into arbitrators and other arbitration lawyers. He delves deeply into the matter and provides valuable tactical advice.' ’Richard Happ is always present and appreciated internationally and on the big stage, his experience is unique. He knows how to use it to the full advantage of his clients and achieve good solutions. The excellent co-operation between the arbitration lawyers and the experts, in particular the strong energy law team in Munich, is remarkable. Richard Happ: A bright mind who pursues his goals sensitively and imaginatively for the benefit of the client.") , recommendation in the category "Commercial and Distribution Law - Foreign Trade Law" (first recommendation in 2023) and mention in the "Industry Focus - Energy" (first mention in 2019)
- The Legal 500 Germany 2023: Recommendation in "City Focus Hamburg"
- The Legal 500 Germany 2020: Mention in the category "Dispute Resolution - Commercial Disputes" (first mention in 2014)
- Lexology Index 2025 (former WWL Who’s Who Legal): Award "Thought Leader" in "Thought Leaders - Arbitration" ("He expresses his views very clearly", "Richard is a truly outstanding practitioner", "He carries an excellent presence during proceedings", "Richard is a strong arbitration lawyer", first award in 2017) and "Thought Leaders - Germany" (first award in 2021) as well as recommendation "Global Leader" in "Arbitration" (first recommendation in 2011) and recommendation "National Leader" in "Germany - Arbitration" (first ranking in 2017) und "Germany - Commercial Litigation" (first recommendation in 2024)
- kanzleimonitor.de 2022/2023: Recommendation in "Litigation & ADR" (first recommendation in 2021/2022)
- Thomson Reuters 2024: Award as Stand-out Lawyer
- Best Lawyers 2020: Award "Lawyer of the Year" in "International Arbitration"
- Best Lawyers 2025: Recommendation in "Arbitration and Mediation" (first recommendation in 2014), "Corporate Law" (first recommendation in 2016), "International Arbitration" (first recommendation in 2014), "Litigation" (first recommendation in 2020) and "Energy Law" (first recommendation in 2023)
- WirtschaftsWoche 2023: Recommendation "Top Lawyer" in "Arbitration" (first recommendation in 2021)
- Expert Guides 2021: Recommendation in "Commercial Arbitration" (first recommendation in 2011)
- PLC 2011: Recommendation in "Dispute Resolution: Arbitration"
- The International Who's Who of Commercial Arbitration 2015: Listed (first listed in 2011)
- The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2015: Listed (first listed in 2011)
Publications
- Individualität ist unverzichtbar - Schiedsklauseln für erfolgreiche Asiengeschäfte, in: juve vom 22. Mai 2024 (gemeinsam mit Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss)
- Editing of the chapter "EU Law and Investment Arbitration: Of Cooperation, Conflict and the EU Legal Order's Autonomy", in: Cambridge Compendium of International Commercial and Investment Arbitration, edited by S. Kröll, A. K. Bjorklund & F. Ferrari, Cambridge University Press, 2023
- Country Chapter Germany "The European Arbitration Review 2018"
- From the Jay Treaty Commissions Towards a Multilateral Investment Court: Addressing the Enforcement Dilemma, in: Indian Journal of Arbitration Law (IJAL), Issue 6 (2017) 1, p. 113-132
- Case Comment: Tribunal Declines to Exercise Jurisdiction in Philip Morris v. Australia, in: SchiedsVZ / German Arbitration Journal, Issue 4/2016, p. 226-233
- Horror Vacui: Why Investment Treaties Should Apply to Illegally Annexed Territories, in: in: Journal of Int'l. Arbitration, Issue 3/2016, p. 245-268
- Why Investors in Germany Need Investment Protection, in: EFILA Blog vom 29. März 2016
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "A Review of German Arbitration Law in 2014 and 2015", in: Global Arbitration Review, Edition "EMEA Arbitration Review 2015" (gemeinsam mit Tim Rauschning)
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Deutschland als Schiedsort", in: Сборник статей о праве Германии / Ein Sammelband in russischer Sprache zum aktuellen deutschen Recht der DRJV, Ausgabe Nr. 1/2015, S. 381-400
- The case HETA: sovereign expropriation of foreign creditors, in: Versicherungswirtschaft-Heute vom 04. Mai 2015
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "A Review of German Arbitration Law in 2013 and 2014", in: Global Arbitration Review, Edition "The European, Middle Eastern and African Arbitration Review 2015"
- Einklagbare Ansprüche, in: Handelsblatt, 11. März 2014
- A Review of German Arbitration Law in 2012 and 2013, in: Global Arbitration Review, Edition "EMEA Arbitration Review 2014" (gemeinsam mit Karolin Hoffmann & Dr. René-Alexander Hirth)
- Herausgeber des Werkes "Digest of ICSID Awards and Decisions 1974-2002", Oxford University Press, 2013 (gemeinsam mit Noah Rubins)
- Mitautor des Anwalts-Handbuches Einstweiliger Rechtsschutz, herausgegeben von Dirk Kleveman, Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt, 2. Ausgabe 2013
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation", in: Business Law in Germany, herausgegeben von Hans-Christian Ackermann & Dr. Michael Rath, German Law Publishers, 2012
- New arbitration rules of the German Instituion for Arbitration (DIS), in: Arbitration News, Vol 15 No 1/2010
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Schutz von Auslandsinvestitionen", in: Grundriss zum Energierecht, herausgegeben von Gerd Stuhlmacher, Holger Stappert, Heike Schoon & Guido Jansen, Verlag EW Medien und Kongresse, 2011
- Herausgeber des Werkes "Digest of ICSID Awards and Decisions 2003-2007", Oxford University Press, 2009 (gemeinsam mit Noah Rubins)
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Die Zuständigkeit des Investitionsschiedsgerichts fürvertragliche Ansprüche", in: International Investment Protection and Arbitration - Theoretical and Practical Perspectives, herausgegeben von Christian Tietje, Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, 2008
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Investitionsstreitigkeiten auf Grundlage des Energiechartavertrages", in: Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Energierecht an der Universität zu Köln (e.V.) - Bd. 139, herausgegeben von Prof. Dr. Ulrich Ehricke, 2008
- Wie komme ich an mein Geld?, in: Enable vom 18. Februar 2008
- Die praktische Bedeutung des Energiechartavertrages - eine EG-feste Grundsrechtscharta für die deutsche Energiewirtschaft?, in: Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen (ET), Heft 1/2 2007, S. 129-131
- The Legal Status of the Investor vis-à-vis the European Communities: some salient thoughts, in: International Arbitration Law Review, Heft 3/2007, S. 74-81
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "The 'Foreign Nationality'-Requirement and the 'Exhaustion of Local Remedies' in Recent ICSID Jurisprudence", in: The International Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) - Taking Stock after 40 Years, herausgegeben von Rainer Hofmann & Christian Tams, 2007
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Awards and Decisions of ICSID Tribunals in 2007", in: German Yearbook of International Law / Jahrbuch für Internationale Recht 50, herausgegeben von Jost Delbrück, Thomas Giegerich & Andreas Zimmermann, Duncker & Humblot GmbH, 2007
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "The Nykomb Case in the light of recent ICSID jurisprudence", in: Investment Arbitration and the Energy Charter Treaty, herausgegeben von Clarisse Ribeiro, JurisNet, 2006
- Beilegung von Steuerstreitigkeiten zwischen Investoren und ausländischen Staaten durch Schiedsgerichte, in: in: Internationales Steuerrecht (IStR) 2006, S. 649-654
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Awards and Decisions of ICSID Tribunals in 2006", in: German Yearbook of International Law / Jahrbuch für Internationale Recht 50, herausgegeben von Jost Delbrück, Thomas Giegerich & Andreas Zimmermann, Duncker & Humblot GmbH, 2006 (gemeinsam mit Noah Rubins)
- Gegen politische Risiken gewappnet: Ein bilateraler Vertrag schützt Investoren vor staatlicher Willkür, in: Ost-West-Contact Sonderheft Ukraine 2005, S. 26
- Aktuelle Rechtsprechung der ICSID-Schiedsgerichte, in: Zeitschrift für Schiedsverfahren 2005, S. 21-30
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Awards and Decisions of ICSID Tribunals in 2005", in: German Yearbook of International Law / Jahrbuch für Internationale Recht 50, herausgegeben von Jost Delbrück, Thomas Giegerich & Andreas Zimmermann, Duncker & Humblot GmbH, 2005
- Ost-West-Contact Sonderheft Ukraine (Mai 2005), in: Ostwirtschaftsreport, Ausgabe 32/2004, S. 3
- Schiedsverfahren zwischen Staaten und Investoren unter Art. 26 Energiechartavertrag - Eine Studie zum Wandel der Streitbeilegung im Investitionsschutzrecht unter den Bedingungen der globalen Weltwirtschaft, in: Schriftenreihe der August Maria Berges Stiftung für Arbitrales Recht, Volume 7/2000
- Die Anwendbarkeit völkerrechtlicher Auslegungskriterienauf das UN-Kaufrecht (The Application of Public International Law Methods of Interpretation to the CISG), in: Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft, Ausgabe 5/1997, S. 376-380
- Neuer Investitionschutzvertrag mit China, in: AsiaBridge, Ausgabe 4/2004, S. 36
- Yukos: Droht die Enteignung ausländischer Aktionäre?, in: Ostwirtschaftsreport, Heft 30/2004, S. 5
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Awards and Decisions of ICSID-Tribunals in 2004", in: German Yearbook of International Law 47, herausgegeben von Jost Delbrück, Thomas Giegerich & Andreas Zimmermann, Duncker & Humblot GmbH, 2004
- Der Schutz von Auslandsinvestitionen durch den Energiechartavertrag, in: Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen (ET) 2004, Heft ½ , S. 98-100
- Der Schutz deutscher Investitionen in Namibia, in: Namibia Magazin, Ausgabe 01/2003
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Awards and Decisions of ICSID-Tribunals in 2003", in: German Yearbook of International Law 46, herausgegeben von Jost Delbrück, Thomas Giegerich & Andreas Zimmermann, Duncker & Humblot GmbH, 2003
- Rezension zu "The ICSID-Convention: A Commentary", herausgegeben von Stephan W. Schill, in: German Yearbook of International Law 45 (2002), S. 653 - 654
- Investitionsschiedsverfahren unter dem Energiechartavertrag: AES Summit Corp. / Ungarn, in: Recht der Energiewirtschaft (RdE) 2002, S. 39-45
- Rezension zu "International Investments and the Protection of the Environment", herausgegeben vom International Bureau of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, 2000, in: German Yearbook of International Law 45 (2002), S. 637 - 638
- Dispute Settlement under the Energy Charter Treaty, in: German Yearbook of International Law 45, herausgegeben von Jost Delbrück, Thomas Giegerich & Andreas Zimmermann, Duncker & Humblot GmbH, 2002
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "The Foreign Nationality Requirement and Exhaustionof Local Remedies", in: The ICSID Convention: Taking Stock after 40 Years, herausgegeben von Rainer Hofmann & Christian Tams, Nomos, 2007
Blog posts
Lectures
- 07.04.2025: 8th Luther Dispute Resolution Lecture
- 26.07.2023: „Zurück in die Vergangenheit? Russland startet Enteignungen"
- 26.07.2023: unyer Webinar I Back to the past? Russia starts expropriations
- 27.03.2023: Luther Dispute Resolution Lecture I Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine The Question of Reparation – International Legal Issues
- 27.03.2023: Force Majeure and State Action: Lessons from the Rolimpex Case and Beyond
- 10.03.2023: ICC Digital Lunch Breaks I „Investitionsschutz in Folge des Russland/Ukraine-Krieges – welche Möglichkeiten haben Unternehmen?“
- 26.10.2022: ICC Arbitration Forum I „Arbitration in Supply Chains & Human Rights“
- 30.05.2022: „Wege durch den Sanktionsdschungel“ I Gemeinsames Webinar von LutherI RSP International und dem Ost-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft e.V.
- 04.04.2022: 5th Luther Dispute Resolution Lecture
- 17.03.2022: Russland. Ukraine. Europa. Rechtliche Auswirkungen für Ihr Unternehmen – Update
- 03.03.2022: Russland. Ukraine. Europa. Rechtliche Auswirkungen für Ihr Unternehmen
- 30.03.2020: Luther Dispute Resolution Lecture 2020
- 04.07.2018: Slovak Republic v Achmea B.V. – the End of Investment Protection Agreements between EU Member States, Panel Discussion
- 14.09.2017: treaty shopping - legitimate measure or abuse of rights?, Kazan International Legal Forum
- 02.12.2009: The Future of Bilateral Investment Protection, 50 Years of Bilateral Investment Treaties Conference 2009: Taking Stock and a Look to the Future
- 13.11.2009: Investment disputes in the energy sector, in particular on the base of the Energy Charter Treaty, Settlement of Investment Disputes With Countries in Transition
- 23.04.2008: Zurechnungs- und Haftungsprobleme im Verhältnis von Mitgliedstaaten, Der EU-Refromvertrag von Lissabon
- 15.11.2007: Investitionsstreitigkeiten auf Grundlage des Energiechartavertrages, 36. Energierechtliche Jahrestagung
- 03.11.2006: Zuständigkeit des Schiedsgerichtes für vertragliche Ansprüche, Investitionsschutzrecht - und Praxis: Unternehmensstrategie
- 25.10.2006: Die tatsächliche Bedeutung des Energiechartavertrages für die deutsche Energiewirtschaft, 2. Gesprächskreis Investitionsschutzrecht
- 26.04.2006: The Foreign Nationality Requirement and Exhaustion of Local Remedies, The ICSID Convention - Taking Stock after 40 years
- 11.06.2005: Commentator für Session 5, Investment Arbitration and the Energy Charter Treaty
Memberships
- Rechtsstandort Hamburg (member of the board of directors since 2024) including Hamburg Arbitration Centre
- DIS (member of the board of directors since 2021, president of the DIS Arbitration Council, former national coordinator DIS40, member rules revision committee 2016-17)
- IBA (Subcommittee Investment Arbitration, 2014-2015)
- Energy Charter Secretariat, Legal Advisory Task Force
- ICC Commission on Arbitration
- Advisory Board of the International Investment Law Centre Cologne (IILCC) since 2009
- ICSID Review - Peer Review Board Member since 2021
- Turkish Commercial Law Review – Advisory Board Member since 2014
- Institute for Transnational Arbitration since 2023 (member of the ITA Europe Task Force since 2024) since 2021
Luca Thönes, LL.M. (Miami)
Senior Legal Consultant
Hamburg
Tarik Bilici, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Dusseldorf
Małgorzata Albe, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Leipzig
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Julian Günniker
Essen
Frederike Peters
Senior Consultant
Berlin
Dennis Gerdes
Senior Consultant
Hamburg
Kevin Oestreich
Senior Consultant
Essen
Thi Ha
Associate
Yangon
Maung Maung Min Khaung
Associate
Yangon
Saw Thaw Tu Htoo
Associate
Yangon
Raffaela Hauenstein
Associate
Munich
Anja Wechsler
Associate
Hamburg
Hla Yadanar Win
Associate
Yangon
Nele Wachholz
Associate
Hamburg
Sophie Schulz
Associate
Leipzig
Lea Franken
Associate
Dusseldorf
Charlotte Buck
Associate
Hanover
Magnus Wessels
Associate
Essen
Maria Marinez
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Thiri May Thu
Associate
Yangon
Nina Hahnke
Associate
Essen
Liza Knecht
Associate
Leipzig
Michael Pfeiffer
Associate
Hamburg
Sarah Peuser
Associate
Leipzig
Lilith Boos
Associate
Dusseldorf
Fabien Benjamin Wehner, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Stuttgart
Simon Wickel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Henrik Fischer
Associate
Leipzig
Marius Merfeld
Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Clara Schulze Velmede
Associate
Leipzig
Vera Wechsler, LL.M. (Tulane)
Associate
Dusseldorf
Alexandra Gebauer
Associate
Munich
Alina Kühn
Associate
Essen
Lara Zölck
Associate
Berlin
Mathar Ahmed Bajwa, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Anne-Sophie Fischer
Associate
Munich
Christoph Kolb
Associate
Leipzig
Oliver Glasen-Nitschke
Associate
Essen
Christoph Grünenthal, MLE
Associate
Berlin
Jakob Gauly
Associate
Dusseldorf
Leon C. Schmitter, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Katharina Foede
Associate
Berlin
Ahmed Zoughbi
Associate
Dusseldorf
Felix Imelmann
Associate
Leipzig
Paula Dresler
Associate
Berlin
Mike Hillers
Associate
Hanover
Susanne Winkler, LL.M.
Associate
Stuttgart
Iman Bayrouti
Associate
Essen
Maximilian Issels, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Munich
Paul Jakob Kurz
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Valerie Blettenberg
Associate
Munich
Maike Böttcher
Associate
Hanover
Jacqueline Dutz
Associate
Leipzig
Quirin Wedel, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Florian Hensel, LL.M.
Associate
Munich
Clara von Wolffersdorff
Associate
Leipzig
Jade Timmermann, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Leipzig
David Nückel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Sabrina Behbehani
Associate
Munich
Marc Theiner
Associate
Singapore
Florian Plambeck
Associate
Hamburg
Julia Walther
Associate
Leipzig
Marco Dauner
Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Jannik Bel
Associate
Cologne
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Ngoc Nhu Nguyen
Associate
Leipzig
Morten Steimann
Associate
Essen
Kati Gütschow
Associate
Dusseldorf
Daniel Hilmer
Associate
Hamburg
Samantha Oehlke
Associate
Singapore
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Max H. Becker
Associate
Essen
Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Marie Hoster, LL.B.
Associate
Essen, Dusseldorf
Sabrina Rosbroj
Associate
Singapore
Constance Xue Yao Valsemey, LL.M.
Associate
Singapore
Marie Pauline Fay
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Arne Stumpe
Associate
Hamburg
Tillmann Kamp
Associate
Cologne
Dr Jan-Lukas Henkst
Associate
Dusseldorf
Vivien Insa Seifert
Associate
Hanover
Céline S. H. Breitenmoser, M.A. HSG
Associate
Singapore
Tobias Jedermann
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Benjamin Effler
Associate
Berlin
Tiffany Lessing, LL.M.
Associate
Singapore
Dr Christopher Borho
Associate
Stuttgart
Nina Klünker, LL.M. (KCL)
Associate
Berlin
Marielle Lorraine
Associate
Munich
Timo Reckert
Associate
Hanover
Elisa Röhr
Associate
Dusseldorf
Selin Sahin
Associate
Dusseldorf
Johannes Kugler
Associate
Munich
Lukas Erdmann
Associate
Berlin
Dr Jana Karras
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover
Niklas Roth
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Silke Gottschalk, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Fabienne Scharfe, LL.M. (Tulane, New Orleans)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Lena-Annika Kauer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Patrick Gocht
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Stephanie Quaß
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Maxim Oertel
Senior Associate
Berlin
Estelle Bichon Sun, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Singapore
Dr Frederic Tewes
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Anne Biebler
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jenny Tsynn
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Samira Altdorf, LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Karina Wojtowicz
Senior Associate
Hanover
Stefan Hubertus Tolksdorf, LL.M. (King's College London)
Senior Associate
Hanover
Anton Spinty
Senior Associate
Berlin
Ludger Gruber
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Hannah Aigner
Senior Associate
Munich
Jan-Patrik Welter
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Nils Kramer
Senior Associate
Essen
Alexander Masson, LL.B.
Senior Associate
Essen
Falco Rohrberg, LL.M. (Uppsala)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Christoph Schnoor
Senior Associate
Hamburg
David Wölting
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Linda Kirchhoff
Senior Associate
Munich
Rares Holonec
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Piotr Kwiatkowski, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Essen
Frances Wolf
Senior Associate
Hamburg, Hanover
Lukas Kirchhof, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Shi Yin Khoo, M.A. (Cantab)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Dr Sonja Daniela Kellermann
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Volkan Top
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Julian Monden
Senior Associate
Hanover
Lisa Niesen
Senior Associate
Essen
Jan Lachhein
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Matthias Mehlwitz, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Essen
Katharina Stefanie Franke
Senior Associate
Essen
Paul Herter
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Pia Rademaker, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Munich
Christina Göbel
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Jens Kaiser
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jan-Christian Schmid
Senior Associate
Leipzig, Hamburg
Anna-Sophia Riebeling
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Jan-David Jäger
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Lisa Marie Siewer, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Cologne
Pauline Müller
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Marco-Marcel Niebuhr
Senior Associate
Hanover
Annkatrin Merzig
Senior Associate
Essen
Nadine Schreiber, M.A.
Senior Associate
Cologne
Sarah Hossenfelder
Senior Associate
Essen
Lukas Baumgärtner, Mag. Iur, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Bangkok
Darja Amelcenko, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Nina Eckardt
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Lasse Langfeldt, LL.M. (Uppsala), LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Brussels
Jenny Schindler
Senior Associate
Munich
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Vanessa Meireles Schilling, LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Annkathrin Egerer-Tratt
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Martina Steude, LL.M. (Cape Town)
Senior Associate
Hanover, Hamburg
Dominique Kurtz
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Charlotte Jodocy
Senior Associate
Essen
Roberto Pirschel
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Nurolhaq Rostamzada
Senior Associate
Cologne
Charlotte Riese
Senior Associate
Berlin
David Bündgens
Senior Associate
Cologne
Jael Marquardt
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Theresa Oesch
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Joanna Rupa-Sträßer, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Essen
Leonie Herwarth von Bittenfeld, LL.B., M.A.
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Yelena Bade
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Huguette Ashley Ntsangha
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Andrea Heim
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Hajar Assebbane
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Isabel Dorothee Ruhnke, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Benedict Tobias Tiemann
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Bernhard Burkert, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Counsel
Berlin
Christiane Frye
Counsel
Essen
Yann Spiegelhalter
Counsel
Luxembourg
Dr SHEN Yuan / 沈媛 博士 LL.M. (CUPL/Köln)
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Hendrik Bernd Sehy
Counsel
Hanover
Benjamin Schwenker
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Daniel Schubmann
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Hanover
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