Legal 500 Germany 2026: FGvW again named top tier law firm

Dr Sabine Schröter

We are delighted to have been recommended in the latest ranking by The Legal 500 Germany 2026 in 16 practice areas: Construction Law (including Dispute Resolution), Corporate Law, Employment Law, Environmental and Planning Law, Competition Law, Health, Information Technology & Digitization, Insurance Law (Dispute Resolution), M&A (mid-sized deals), Medical Law, Plant Construction, Private Clients and Nonprofits, Real Estate Law, Trade, Distribution and Logistics, Trademark Law, and Waste Management and Waste Law. We were ranked as a top law firm in the three areas of Plant Construction, Waste Management and Waste Law, and Medical Law.

Gerrit Ponath is listed in the “Hall of Fame” for Private Clients and Nonprofits.

Tobias Lenz is named as a “Leading Partner” in Insurance Law (Dispute Resolution) and David Kipping in trademark and competition law.

Katharina Hanson, Claudia Maaßen, and Jörn Zons are named as “Names of the Next Generation.”

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We were particularly pleased to receive positive feedback from our clients, such as this:

“Highly personalized advice, quick response times.”

“Deep understanding of our business model and our individual needs. Very responsive.”

“This law firm covers a wide range of specialist areas. I was impressed by the detailed knowledge and close cooperation within the team and with the client. They are also very competent in strategic development and provide clients with comprehensive advice on all advantages and disadvantages.”

Recommended Practice Areas

The following lawyers are recommended in their respective practice areas:

Competition law:

David Kipping LL.M

Construction law (including dispute resolution):

Jörn Zons

Corpoprate law:

Arnt Göppert LL.M. (McGill)
Alexander Hartmann
Detlef Koch
Christian Koehler LL.M.
Albert Schröder
Hendrik Thies

Employment law:

Stefan Daub
Stephanie Mayer
Annette Rölz
Sabine Schröter 

Health:

Sabine Schröter

Information technology & Digitization:

Frank Jungfleisch
Lukas Kalkbrenner LL.M.

Insurance law (dispute resolution):

Carsten Laschet
Tobias Lenz
Claudia Maaßen LL.M.
Mike Weitzel

M&A (mid-sized deals):

Tina Bieniek
Tom Erdt
Arnt Göppert LL.M. (McGill)
Alexander Hartmann
Meike Kapp-Schwoerer
Stefan Lammel
Eric Möhlenberg LL.M.
Stephanie von Riegen

Plant Construction:

Jörn Zons

Private Clients and Nonprofits:

Katharina Hanson
Gerrit Ponath
Stefan Raddatz

Trademark law:

David Kipping LL.M

We would like to express our sincere thanks to everyone who contributed to this great result!