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30.09.2025 | In the media

KPMG Law dominates the top 100 list of the new law firm monitor with eight lawyers

KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH (KPMG Law) occupies an outstanding sixth place in the overall evaluation of the TOP 100 law firms in the current diruj law firm monitor. KPMG Law also dominates the “Top 100 Business Lawyers” category. KPMG Law ranks third in areas of law such as corporate law, compliance M&A and litigation & ADR.

This year marks the thirteenth edition of the Kanzleimonitor. The diruj – German Institute for Legal Departments & Corporate Counsel – conducted the survey for the first time in 2013. This year, more than 680 companies took part in the study and made a total of over 10,000 recommendations. Only in-house lawyers took part in the study.

KPMG Law has eight lawyers in the top 100 lawyers list, more than any other law firm.

  • Anne-Kathrin Gillig
  • Christian Hensel
  • Christian Nordholtz
  • Ian Maywald
  • Constantine from Busekist
  • Matthias Aldejohann
  • Inke Reuter
  • Steffen Lindner

The following lawyers are also recommended in the areas of law.

Corporate law:

  • Cilem Aksu-Aflatoon
  • Christian Hensel
  • Nikolaus Vincent Manthey
  • Gert Cauwenbergh (KPMG Belgium)
  • Torge Albrecht

M&A

  • Cilem Aksu-Aflatoon
  • Christian Hensel
  • Christian Nordholtz
  • Daniel Kaut
  • Ian Maywald

Stock corporation & group law

  • Ian Maywald

Employment

  • Steffen Lindner

Compliance

  • Anne-Kathrin Gillig
  • Bernd Federmann
  • Constantine from Busekist

Real estate/building law

  • Rainer Algermissen

Litigation

  • Matthias Aldejohann
  • Inke Reuter

 

 

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