Overview
November 20, 2023 – International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has been recognized in the JUVE Handbook 2023/2024 as one of the top 50 leading law firms in Germany. This year the German practice received 24 practice area rankings and 26 lawyer recognitions.
The practice earned two new practice rankings in Compliance Investigations (Tier 5) and Public Law: Environmental and Planning (Tier 6). Additionally, the team moved up in rankings for Investment Funds: Fund Supervision & Investments (Tier 4) and Employment Law (Tier 7).
The team has been praised for its “solution-oriented approach” and for being “pragmatic, responsive and practical,” noting that the team works on large projects “as precisely as clockwork.”
24 Practice Rankings:
- Healthcare: Hospitals, Medical Care Centers and Pharmacies – Tier 2
- TMT: Media Regulation – Tier 2
- Healthcare: Transactions in the Pharmaceutical Sector – Tier 3
- Private Equity Transactions (Mid-Cap) – Tier 3
- Real Estate and Construction: Real Estate Business Law – Tier 3
- Real Estate and Construction Law: Project Development and Plant Construction – Tier 3
- TMT: Media Contract & Copyright Law – Tier 3
- TMT: Media Transactions & Financing – Tier 3
- Corporate Law – Tier 4
- Dispute Resolution: Product Liability – Tier 4
- Healthcare: Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Law – Tier 4
- Investment Funds: Fund Supervision & Investments – Tier 4 (UP)
- TMT: Information Technology: Transactions/Outsourcing – Tier 4
- Mergers & Acquisitions – Tier 4
- Administrative and Constitutional Law – Tier 5
- Compliance Investigations – Tier 5 (NEW)
- Insolvency/Restructuring Advice – Tier 5
- Investment Funds: Fund Structuring – Tier 5
- TMT: Information Technology: Contracts and Trials – Tier 5
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation – Tier 6
- Public Law: Environmental and Planning – Tier 6 (NEW)
- Antitrust Law – Tier 7
- Employment Law – Tier 7 (UP)
- Patent Litigation/Lawyers – Tier 7
26 Lawyers Recommended:
- Thomas Beisken
- Carsten Böhm
- Maximilian Clostermeyer
- Michael Cziesla
- Holger Ebersberger
- Ulrich Flege
- Philipp Grenzebach
- Uwe Goetker
- Thomas Hauss
- Henrik Holzapfel
- Jan Hückel
- Rolf Hünermann
- Clemens Just
- Matthias Kampshoff
- Christian Krohs
- Christian Masch
- Jens Ortmanns
- Stephan Rau
- Frank Müller
- Philipp Schäuble
- Norbert Schulte
- Benedikt Schulz
- Deniz Tschammler
- Volker Teigelkötter
- Wolfgang von Frentz
- Holger Weiß
View the full ranking results here.
About JUVE Handbook
The JUVE Handbook, now in its 26th Edition, is published in the German language. The guide 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.
About McDermott
McDermott Will & Emery partners with leaders around the world to fuel missions, knock down barriers and shape markets. Our team works seamlessly across practices and industries to deliver highly effective solutions that propel success. More than 1,400 lawyers strong, we bring our personal passion and legal prowess to bear in every matter for our clients and the people they serve.