Twenty-five Gibson Dunn Lawyers Recognized by Best Lawyers – Germany

Accolades  |  June 12, 2025

Best Lawyers

Seventeen Gibson Dunn lawyers from our Frankfurt and Munich offices have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Germany™ 2026 for their respective practice areas, while an additional eight have been included in The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Germany™ 2026.

The Best Lawyers in Germany™ 2026:

Frankfurt

  • Aliresa Fatemi (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
  • Peter Gumnior (Employee Benefits Law; Labor and Employment Law)
  • Dirk Oberbracht (Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Equity Law)
  • Annekatrin Pelster (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
  • Lars Petersen (Public Law)
  • Benjamin Rapp (Tax Law)
  • Wilhelm Reinhardt (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Equity Law)
  • Annekathrin Schmoll (International Arbitration)
  • Sebastian Schoon (Banking and Finance Law)
  • Finn Zeidler (Arbitration and Mediation; Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice; Criminal Defense, Litigation)

Munich

  • Ferdinand M. Fromholzer (Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Equity Law)
  • Kai Gesing (Competition / Antitrust Law; Litigation)
  • Alexander Horn (International Arbitration; Litigation)
  • Markus Nauheim (Arbitration and Mediation; Corporate Law; Litigation; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Equity Law)
  • Markus S. Rieder (Arbitration and Mediation; Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice; International Arbitration; Litigation)
  • Benno Schwarz (Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice; Corporate Law; Criminal Defense)
  • Friedrich A. Wagner (Arbitration and Mediation; Litigation)

The Best Lawyers in Germany™: Ones to Watch

Frankfurt

  • Valentin Held (Litigation)
  • Vladimir Konchakov (Corporate Law)
  • Daniel Rogits (Banking and Finance Law)
  • Victor A. Thonke (Regulatory Practice)

Munich

  • Carla Baum (Litigation)
  • Nikita Malevanny (Information Technology Law; Intellectual Property Law; Litigation)
  • Enno Schley (Criminal Defense; Litigation
  • Alessandra Schmidt (Litigation)