Best Lawyers has once again identified Germany’s top business lawyers for 2026, exclusively for the Handelsblatt. A total of 31 lawyers from KPMG Law and KPMG were recognized. Many of the honorees are listed in more than one practice area, and many have appeared on the list multiple times. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the recognized attorneys and thank them for the many recommendations.
Ayk Tobias Meretzki ( Tax Law)
Bastian Liegmann (Tax Law)
Christian Nordholtz (Mergers and Acquisitions)
Gerrit Rixen (Antitrust and Competition Law)
Hannes Schwinn (Antitrust and Competition Law)
Henrik-Christian Baumann (Public Economic Law, Public-Private Partnerships, Real Estate Law)
Ian Maywald (Corporate Law)
Jonas Brueckner (Antitrust and Competition Law)
Konstantin von Busekist (Corporate Governance and Compliance, Corporate Law)
Lars Alexander Meixner (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions)
Marc Goldberg (Energy Law)
Martin Trayer (Labor Law)
Matthias Aldejohann (Mergers and Acquisitions)
Moritz Püstow (Public Economic Law, Public-Private Partnerships)
Nikolaus Manthey (Corporate Law, Dispute Resolution)
Peter Lamers (Corporate Law)
Philipp Glock (Corporate Governance and Compliance)
Rainer Algermissen (Real Estate Law)
Sabine Paul (Labor Law)
Sebastian Hoegl (IT Law)
Stefan Kimmel (Mergers and Acquisitions)
Stefan Middendorf (Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans, Labor Law)
Thomas Wolf (Labor Law)
Torsten Göhlert (Real Estate Law)
Ulrich Thölke (Corporate Law, Health Law, Mergers and Acquisitions)
Verena Poschmann (Public Economic Law)
We would also like to congratulate all the nominees in the “Ones to watch” category!
Eva Steinberg (Labor Law)
Jan T. Tenner (Construction Law, Real Estate Law, Public Commercial Law)
Marc Pussar (Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance, Regulation)
Philipp Hornung (Tax Law)
Susan Pischel-Bowien (Banking and Financial Law)
Each year, *Handelsblatt* and *Best Lawyers* identify Germany’s most renowned legal advisors through a survey and a peer-to-peer evaluation process involving fellow professionals and clients. The U.S. publisher is considered the market leader in the Americas for evaluating attorneys. In the U.S., these rankings have a long tradition, and Best Lawyers has been publishing the lists since 1983.
Here you’ll find the complete ranking.
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