Dentons promotes 5 new partners and 13 counsel in Germany
Dentons has announced the promotion of five lawyers to partner and thirteen to counsel across its German offices, within the Employment, Real Estate, and Restructuring practice groups.
“The appointment to the partnership is a major milestone in a lawyer’s career, requiring not only legal expertise but also entrepreneurial vision and a consistent focus on goals. We warmly congratulate our colleagues and recognize their impressive achievements,” commented Dr. Rebekka Hye-Knudsen, Germany Co-Managing Partner.
Dr. Matthias Santelmann, also Germany Co-Managing Partner, added: “Our congratulations equally go to our new counsel. They have demonstrated outstanding performance, passion for their work, and perseverance to reach this important career step. Their contributions are instrumental to the growth of our practice groups and the firm as a whole. Their commitment, ideas, and efforts are shaping the future of Dentons – and we thank each of them sincerely.”
Wendela Raas (PICTURED), CEO of Dentons Europe, commented: “I’m very pleased that we are once again able to welcome a significant number of exceptional talents into our partnership and counsel ranks. We sincerely congratulate them and look forward to supporting their continued development as future leaders of our firm.”
New partners:
- Alexander Mühleisen (Real Estate, Düsseldorf): A specialist in real estate law, Mühleisen advises on complex national and international transactions and large-scale development projects, including commercial leases and real estate-related contracts.
- Isabelle Puhl (Employment, Berlin): Advises companies on all aspects of employment and social security law, including complex compensation schemes and flexible working models. She is experienced in works constitution and collective bargaining matters.
- Judith Schmid (Restructuring, Berlin): Focuses on insolvency law, corporate restructuring, litigation, and pre-insolvency transactional matters. She is experienced in debtor-in-possession proceedings.
- Dr. Wiebke Schulz (Employment, Frankfurt): Advises on individual and collective employment law, especially in relation to restructurings and business transfers. She frequently negotiates social plans and reconciliation-of-interests agreements.
- Jessica Vorster (Real Estate, Munich): Specializes in national and international real estate transactions, covering all legal aspects of acquisitions, sales, development, and asset management, with a focus on complex transaction structures.
New counsel:
- Matthieu Emonet, Corporate/M&A, Berlin
- Greta Gauch, Corporate/M&A, Frankfurt
- Sebastian Gratz, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Frankfurt
- Dr. Lukas Jäger, Employment, Düsseldorf
- Daniel Leipe, Restructuring, Frankfurt
- Philippa Münnich-Winter, Restructuring, Berlin
- Marcus Roick, Corporate/M&A, Berlin
- Ferdinand Scheik, Public Law & Regulatory, Frankfurt
- Adriana Schumann, Restructuring, Berlin
- Dr. Josef Tahmaz, Employment, Düsseldorf
- Dr. Jennifer Velz, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Düsseldorf
- Lorenz Wascher, Compliance, Berlin
- Dr. Daniel Wisehart, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Frankfurt
