November 12, 2025 – International law firm McDermott Will & Schulte has been recognized in the JUVE Handbook 2025/2026 as one of the top 50 leading law firms in Germany. This year, the firm received 26 practice area rankings and 26 lawyer recognitions, reflecting our sustained excellence across multiple disciplines.

In addition, Monika Richter (Health & Life Sciences) and Matthias Weissinger (Loans and Acquisition Financing) were recognized as “Rising Stars”. The firm also celebrate lawyers recognized as “Leading Names” in their respective practice areas, including Rolf Hünermann (Compliance Investigations), Dirk Pohl (Tax Disputes), Maximilian Uibeleisen (Transactions and Financing for Renewable Energies), and Wolfgang von Frentz (Media: Contract and Copyright Law).

Practice Rankings

• Media: Regulation: Tier 2
• Tax law: Tax Disputes: Tier 2 (NEW)
• Energy law: Energy sector: Deals/Financing/Projects: Tier 3 (UP)
• Media: Contract and Copyright Law: Tier 3
• Tax law: Transaction Taxes – Tax Structuring Advice: Tier 3 (NEW)
• Compliance Investigations: Tier 4
• Corporate law: Tier 4
• Dispute Resolution: Product liability: Tier 4
• Energy law: Regulation: Tier 4 (UP)
• Healthcare: Pharmaceutical law: Transactions: Tier 4
• Transactions – M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital: M&A: Tier 4
• Transactions – M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital: Private Equity Transactions: Tier 4
• Tax law: HR Tax: Tier 4 (NEW)
• Tax law: Group Tax – Tax Structuring and Project Consulting: Tier 4 (NEW)
• Tax law: Transaction Taxes – Tax Contract Structuring: Tier 4 (NEW)
• Tax law: Transfer Pricing: Tier 4 (NEW)
• Healthcare: Hospitals, MVZ, and pharmacies: Tier 5
• Healthcare: Pharmaceutical and medical device law: Tier 5
• Insolvency and Restructuring: Restructuring and Reorganization: Tier 5
• IT law: Contracts/Licenses: Tier 5
• IT law: Transactions/Outsourcing: Tier 5
• Loans and Acquisition Financing: Tier 5 (UP)
• Patent Law: Patent Litigation: Lawyers: Tier 5
• Dispute Resolution: Litigation: Tier 6 (NEW)
• Antitrust law: Tier 7
• Employment: Tier 7

View the full ranking results here.

About the JUVE Handbook

Published in German, the JUVE Handbook features rankings and editorial assessments of law firms across a significant range of practice areas and includes detailed regional and national coverage. The directory is renowned for its reports and analysis on the legal market in Germany. Rankings and editorial commentary are based on independent research and interviews with clients and lawyers.

Leading organizations turn to global law firm McDermott Will & Schulte for a better way to address legal challenges, connect with those at the forefront, and drive stronger outcomes. Working across more than 20 offices globally, our 1,750+ lawyers act on data-driven insights, deep relationships, and unmatched industry experience to deliver on our commitment of Always Better.