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Schalast lawyers once again recognized in Best Lawyers in Germany

12.06.2025

For the year 2026, more Schalast lawyers than ever are recognized in the Best Lawyers in Germany rankings, as well as in the edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Germany

These rankings, including Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Germany, published by Best Lawyers in cooperation with the German newspaper Handelsblatt, are extremely competitive and represent a great honor and achievement for our firm. 

We are particularly proud to see Dr. Marc-André Rousseau, Slaven Kovacevic, Dr. Jens Ekkenga, Philipp von Ploetz and Daniel-Philippe Lüdemann ranked for Schalast for the first time. 

The 17th edition of The Best Lawyers in Germany includes the following Schalast lawyers: 

  • Dr. Marc-André Rousseau: Corporate Law 
  • Slaven Kovacevic: Mergers and Acquisitions Law 
  • Daniel-Philippe Lüdemann: Media Law 
  • Dr. Lars Maritzen: Competition / Antitrust Law 
  • Dr. Jens Ekkenga: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law 
  • Dr. Matthias Geurts: Banking and Finance Law, Investment Funds, Tax Law 
  • Dr. Joachim W. Habetha: Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Private Equity Law 
  • Dr. Hans Hofmann: Corporate Law, Real Estate Law 
  • Dr. Udo Kornmeier: Intellectual Property Law 
  • Prof. Dr. Christoph Schalast: Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law 
  • Clemens Schalast: Labor and Employment Law 
  • Philipp von Ploetz: Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice, Corporate Law 
  • Markus Ruhmann: Real Estate Law 
  • Janka Schwaibold: Energy Law 
  • Dr. Kerstin Gründig-Schnelle: Intellectual Property Law 
  • Dr. Alexander Hauch: Intellectual Property Law 
  • Prof. Dr. Thomas Sambuc: Intellectual Property Law, Litigation 

 

Furthermore, Inga Rau, Partner in the Corporate/ M&A and Tax practice group, was recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Germany in the category of Tax Law. 

You can find Schalast Law | Tax’s awarded lawyers through these reports:  

You can find the Germany rankings here, published by Handelsblatt