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Mayer Brown LLP

Law Firm in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Contact Information
Phone: +49-69 79 41-0  
Telefax: +49-69 79 41-100
Visit Our Website
http://www.mayerbrown.com

Location: Bockenheimer Landstraße 98-100D-60323 60323 FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY

Mayer Brown LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Antitrust, Appellate, Asia, Bankruptcy, Biotech, Pharma & Life Science, Chemicals, Collateralized Debt Obligation, Company Secretarial, Construction & Engineering, Corporate & Securities, Corporate Governance, Derivatives, E-commerce, Emerging Companies, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Employee Share Incentives, Employment & Labour, Energy, Environment, Finance, Financial Services, Global Trade, Government, Government Contracts, Health Care, Information Technology, Insurance & Reinsurance, Intellectual Property, International Arbitration, Investment Management, Latin America, Legislative, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Natural Resources, Outsourcing, Pensions, PPP/PFI & Infrastructure, Private Equity, Private Investment Fund, Pro Bono, Professional Practices, Project Finance, Property Rights, Public Law, Rail, Real Estate, Regulated Industries, Restructuring & Insolvency, Securitisation, Tax Controversy & Transfer Pricing, Tax Transactions & Consulting, Telecommunications & Media, Venture & Technology, Wealth Management.
Year Established: 1881
Firm Profile:
The firm was formed as a result of the merger between the Frankfurt office of GAEDERTZ Rechtsanwälte and the U.S. law firm Mayer, Brown & Platt in April 2001 followed by the merger with the U.K. law firm Rowe & Maw in February 2002.

Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw has more than 1300 legal professionals in 13 offices located in Brussels, Charlotte, Chicago, Cologne, Frankfurt, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Manchester, New York, Palo Alto, Paris, Washington D.C.

The German offices, known under the firm of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw Gaedertz, are located in Frankfurt am Main and Cologne. Admitted to practice in Germany, they handle Commercial and Corporate law with emphasis on Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking and Securities, Contracts, Corporate Taxation, Real Estate, Unfair Competition and Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Telecommunication and New Media, Product Liability, Labor, Food and Drug, EC law, Litigation and Arbitration.

Our lawyers have been advising locally-based and international clients in Germany for almost half a century. Our Frankfurt office combines in-depth knowledge of the German corporate and environment with the resources and expertise of a major international law firm.

Firm Size: 1800
Languages:
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw Gaedertz corresponds in German, English and French. In addition, some of the firm's lawyers speak Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Czech, Polish, Hungarian and Russian.

Other Office Locations of Mayer Brown LLP
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
Brussels, Belgium
São Paulo, Brazil
Beijing, China
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China
Shanghai, China
London, England
Paris, France
Berlin, Germany
Cologne, Germany
Bangkok, Thailand
Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
PARTNERS
Dr. Ulrike Binder (Partner) born 1969; admitted, 1998, Frankfurt. Education: University of Freiburg im Breisgau (Ph.D. in law, 1997); Berlin (Second Law Examination, 1998). Languages: English, French, Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate.
Dr. Petra Eckl (Partner) born Straubing, October 27, 1965; admitted, 1995, Germany; 2000, Steuerberaterin (Tax Adviser). Education: University of Passau (Ph.D., 2006). Author: "Handbook on the German GmbH & Co," 19th Edition, Cologne, 2005; "Change of unlimited and limited tax liability of Corporations," Peter Lang, Frankfurt, 2006. German Correspondent, European Taxation (numerous articles). Qualified Tax Adviser, 2000. Special Tax Lawyer, 2001. Formerly with: Department of financial and legal services, PwC, Frankfurt; Flick Gocke Schaumburg, 2000-2005; Partner, HAARMANN Partnerschaftsgesellschaft 2006-present. Member: German Bar Association; International Bar Association; Tax Adviser Association; IFA; German-American Lawyers' Association. Languages: German, English, French and Spanish. Practice Areas: Tax Law; International and European Tax Law; Business Transactions; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Tax Litigation. Email: Dr. Petra Eckl
Frank David Endebrock (Partner) admitted, 1998, Cologne, Germany. Education: Albertus Magnus; University of Cologne. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Frank David Endebrock
John A. Faylor (Partner) born 1945; admitted, 1980, Germany; 1983, Pennsylvania. Education: Bard College (B.A.); University of Heidelberg; University of Michigan Law School (LL.M.). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Competition. Email: John A. Faylor
Dirk-Peter Flor (Partner) admitted, 1999, Germany. Education: University of Frankfurt. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities. Email: Dirk-Peter Flor
Simon Gottlieb Grieser (Partner) born 1972; admitted, 2001, Germany. Education: Joh. Wolfgang-Goethe-University of Frankfurt. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance. Email: Simon Gottlieb Grieser
Dr. Manfred Heemann (Partner) born 1963; admitted, 1993, Germany; 1994, New York. Education: University of Münster; University of Chicago Law School (LL.M.). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Acquisition Finance; Banks and Banking; Capital Markets. Email: Dr. Manfred Heemann
Dr. Ralf Hesdahl (Partner) born 1957; admitted, 1988, Germany. Education: University of Gießen. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Securitization; Banks and Banking; Commercial Law. Email: Dr. Ralf Hesdahl
Dr. Mark C. Hilgard (Partner) born 1956; admitted, 1984, Germany. Education: University of Freiburg im Breisgau. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Arbitration. Email: Dr. Mark C. Hilgard
Dr. Hans Hofmann (Partner) admitted, 1974, Germany. Education: University of Frankfurt am Main, 1965-1969; Frankfurt am Main, First State Law Examination, 1969; University of Frankfurt am Main, doctorate (PhD in law) in the law of court constitution, 1971; Frankfurt am Main, legal clerkship, (Referendariat), 1971-1974; Frankfurt am Main, Second State Law Examination (bar exam), 1974. Notary Public, 1989. Member: German Lawyers' Association (DAV); Frankfurt Lawyers' Association; Chambre Franco-Allemande de Commerce et d'Industrie; German-French Lawyers' Association. Languages: English, French. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; International Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Real Estate Investment; Real Estate Administration; Corporate Law; Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Real Estate; Corporate Restructuring; Notarial Practice: corporate and real estate matters. Email: Dr. Hans Hofmann
Dr. Ingo Kleutgens (Partner) born 1965; admitted, 1995, Germany. Education: University of Cologne. Tax Consultant, 2001. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Taxation; Securitization; Structured Finance. Email: Dr. Ingo Kleutgens
Dr. Jörg Michael Lang (Partner) born 1957; admitted, 1988, Germany. Education: Business Apprenticeship Diploma, 1978; University of Frankfurt am Main. Languages: German and English. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Dr. Jörg Michael Lang
Dr. Andreas Lange (Partner) admitted, 2002, Frankfurt/Main. First Exam, Cologne, 1998. Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance. Email: Dr. Andreas Lange
Wolfgang Leip (Partner) born 1951; admitted, 1982, Germany. Education: Universities of Heidelberg and Berlin; University of Arts, Berlin (Degree in Advertising and Communication, 1976); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento (LL.M.). Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish. Practice Areas: International Litigation; Patents; Corporate Law. Email: Wolfgang Leip
Jamison E. Lynch (Partner) born 1970; admitted, 1998, Illinois, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and Western District of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Germany). Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S.M.E., 1993); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Jamison E. Lynch
Daniel R. Marschollek (Partner) born 1972; admitted, 1999, Germany. Education: Universities of Frankfurt am Main and Giessen; University of St. Gallen (M.B.L.-HSG). Languages: English, French and Polish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Copyrights. Email: Daniel R. Marschollek
Heiko Penndorf (Partner) born 1968; admitted, 2000, Germany. Education: Frankfurt/Main (Second State Law Examination, 1999). Languages: German, English. Practice Areas: Tax Transactions; Securitization; Structured Finance.
Markus Strelow (Partner) born 1961; admitted, 1993, Cologne. Education: University of Bonn; First State Law Examination, Düsseldorf (1988); Second State Law Examination, Düsseldorf (1993). Law Clerk (Referendariat), Cologne and New York, 1991-1993. Member: German Bar Association; BVK. Languages: English, French and German. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Banking Law; Finance. Email: Markus Strelow
Dr. Heinrich von Bünau (Partner) born Dortmund, Germany, July 11, 1970; admitted, 2000, Germany. Education: Universities of Heidelberg, Dresden and Frankfurt am Main. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities. Email: Dr. Heinrich von Bünau
Richard Mark Walker (Partner) born 1962; admitted, 1988, England and Wales. (Not admitted in Germany). Education: Cambridge University; College of Law, Guildford. Languages: French and German. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Commercial Law. Email: Richard Mark Walker
Dr. Benedikt Weiser (Partner) admitted, Germany. Education: University of Hamburg; University of Bremen (LL.M., magna cum laude, 1995). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Dr. Benedikt Weiser
Dr. Marco Wilhelm (Partner) born Germany, 1970; admitted, 2002. Education: University of Bochum (1998; Dr. jur., 2001); Academy of Business Administration (Betriebswirt (VWA), 1993). Languages: German, English. Practice Areas: International Commercial and Trade Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Dr. Marco Wilhelm
Dr. Ulrich Worm (Partner) admitted, 2002, Frankfurt/Main. Education: Kerschenstein-erschule Wiesbaden (Professional Training Diploma in Chemistry, Chemisch-Technischer Assistent, 1993); University of Mainz (Law School Exam, 1997); Court of Appeals Frank-furt am Main (Bar Exam, 1999); University of Frankfurt am Main (Ph.D., Law, 2001). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Patents. Email: Dr. Ulrich Worm
Dr. Jörg Wulfken (Partner) born 1960; admitted, 1990, Germany. Education: University of Hamburg. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Acquisition Finance; Banks and Banking; Capital Market Transactions. Email: Dr. Jörg Wulfken
Dr. Guido Zeppenfeld (Partner) born 1967; admitted, 1997. Education: University of Frankfurt am Main, Universities of Cambridge/U.K. and Essex/U.K. (LL.M.). (Certified Specialist in Employment Law, Fachanwalt fuer Arbeitsrecht). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation. Email: Dr. Guido Zeppenfeld
COUNSEL
Mascha Julia Grundmann (Counsel) born 1971; admitted, 1999, Germany. Education: Universities of Würzburg, Germany and Dublin, Ireland. Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Unfair Competition; Intellectual Property; Trademarks. Email: Mascha Julia Grundmann
Andreas Hilfrich (Counsel) born 1960; admitted, 1990, Germany. Education: University of Frankfurt am Main. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Construction Law; Standard Terms and Conditions. Email: Andreas Hilfrich
Annette Knoth (Counsel) born 1970; admitted, 1999, Germany. Education: University of Frankfurt am Main; University of Paris (Maitrise en droit). Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Social Security. Email: Annette Knoth
ASSOCIATES
Martin Bäcker (Associate) admitted, 2006, Germany. Education: University of Tübingen, 1999-2004; Tübingen, First State Law Examination, 2004; Stuttgart, Prague, legal clerkship (Referendariat), 2004-2006; Stuttgart, Second State Law Examination (bar exam), 2006. Languages: English, Czech. Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities. Email: Martin Bäcker
Ellen Bergmann (Associate) born 1974; admitted, 2001, Germany. Education: Universities of Konstanz, Heidelberg and Mainz. Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Antitrust. Email: Ellen Bergmann
Thorsten Beyerlein (Associate) admitted, 2003, Germany. Education: University of Passau. Languages: English. Practice Areas: International Practice. Email: Thorsten Beyerlein
Katherine G. Deibert (Associate) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota, April 26, 1979; admitted, 2004, Illinois. (Not admitted in Germany). Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with high distinction, 2001); University of Minnesota (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Minnesota Law Review, 2002-2004. Member: American Bar Association. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Banking; Finance. Email: Katherine G. Deibert
Talin Demir (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University. Practice Areas: Employment. Email: Talin Demir
Stefan Peter Eggert (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: University of Aberdeen, Scotland; University of Regensburg, Germany. Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Stefan Peter Eggert
Petra Fendt (Associate) admitted, 2004, Germany. Education: University of Heidelberg. Languages: English, French. Practice Areas: Banking and Finance. Email: Petra Fendt
Elmar Günther (Associate) admitted, 2005, Germany. Education: Johann Wolfgang Goethe University. Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Elmar Günther
Stephanie G. Hartung (Associate) born 1967; admitted, 1997, Germany. Education: Universities of Frankfurt am Main and Geneva; University of Pennsylvania Law School (LL.M.). Languages: English, French. Practice Areas: Internet Law; Unfair Competition; Conflict of Laws. Email: Stephanie G. Hartung
Michael Jünemann (Associate) admitted, 2002, Germany. Education: University of Potsdam. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Michael Jünemann
Jan Kraayvanger (Associate) admitted, 2002, Germany. Education: University of Mannheim. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate Law; Commercial Law. Email: Jan Kraayvanger
Elena Lenhart (Associate) admitted, 2006, Germany. Education: Universities of Rogensburg and Erlangen. Languages: Russian, English. Practice Areas: Banking and Finance. Email: Elena Lenhart
Kai Liebrich (Associate) admitted, 2005, Germany. Education: Justus Liebig University of Giessen. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Banking and Finance.
Susanne Lührmann (Associate) born 1973; admitted, 2001, Germany. Education: University of Würzburg. Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Unfair Competition. Email: Susanne Lührmann
Matthias J. Meckert (Associate) born 1971; admitted, 2000, Germany. Education: Universities of Mainz and Dijon (France). Languages: English, French. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning and Planning; Public Finance. Email: Matthias J. Meckert
Andrea Patzak (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: University of Bonn. Practice Areas: Banking and Finance; Corporate and Securities. Email: Andrea Patzak
Heike Paul (Associate) born 1974; admitted, 2001, Germany. Education: Universities of Mannheim and Lausanne. Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Pharmaceutical and Food Law; Intellectual Property. Email: Heike Paul
Kirsten Pirzkall (Associate) born Frankfurt, 1974; admitted, 2003, Germany. Education: Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University, Frankfurt. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Banking and Finance.
Dr. Astrid Pönicke, LL.M. (Associate) born 1972; admitted, 2003, Germany. Education: University of Halle-Wittenberg. Practice Areas: Tax Law. Email: Dr. Astrid Pönicke, LL.M.
Constantin Rehaag (Associate) admitted, 2005, Germany. Education: Universities of Passau and Freiburg. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.
Malte F. Richter (Associate) admitted, 2002, New York; 2004, Germany. Education: Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg; Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University; Northwestern University School of Law (LL.M., 2001). Languages: English, French and Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Malte F. Richter
Nicolas Roessler (Associate) born 1973; (Admission pending). Education: University of Notre Dame and University of Mainz. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor.
Dietmer Schulz (Associate) admitted, 2000, Germany. Education: University of Heidelberg, First State Law Examination (1997); Heidelberg, Second State Law Examination (1999); University of Edinburgh (LL.M., 2002). Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Dietmer Schulz
Christina Stohr (Associate) born Tschirtschik, Usbekistan, 1976; admitted, 2006, Germany. Education: Universities of Bayreuth and Munich. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Christina Stohr
Dr. Gilan Tober (Associate) admitted, 2003, Germany. Education: St. Hugh's College, University of Oxford (LL.M., 2005). Languages: English, French, Farsi and Arabic. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance. Email: Dr. Gilan Tober
Gorana Tokic Hermann (Associate) admitted, 2005, Germany. Education: Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen. Languages: Croatian and English. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Gorana Tokic Hermann
Birgit Topp-Blatt (Associate) born 1973; admitted, 2002, Germany. Education: University of Mannheim. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Birgit Topp-Blatt
Björn Vollmuth (Associate) admitted, 2006, Germany. Education: University of Frankfurt. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Employment Law. Email: Björn Vollmuth
Dr. Benedict von Saint André-von Arnim (Associate) admitted, 2005, Germany. Education: Universities of Bonn, Heidelberg and Freiburg. Languages: English, Russian and Japanese. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Dr. Benedict von Saint André-von Arnim
Tim Wybitul (Associate) admitted, 2002, Germany. Education: University of Frankfurt am Main (State Law Examination, 1998). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Employment Law. Email: Tim Wybitul
Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices


Bangkok, Thailand Office: 28th Floor, Q. House Lumpini Building, 1 South Sathorn Road, Tungmahamek, Sathorn, 10120. Telephone: +66-2 677 7555. Fax: +66-2 677 7599.

Beijing, China Office: Suite 1102, Tower 2, China Central Place, 79 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District, 100025. Telephone: +86-10 659 9200. Fax: +86-10 6598 9266/77.

Berlin, Germany Office: Potsdamer Platz 8, 10117. Telephone: +49-30 20 67 30-0. Fax: +49-30 20 67 30-100.

Brussels, Belgium Office: Avenue des Arts 52, B-1000. Telephone: +011-32 2 502 55 17. Facsimile: +011-32 2 502 54 21.

Charlotte, North Carolina Office: 214 N. Tryon Street, Suite 3800. Telephone: (704) 444-3500. Fax: (704) 377-2033.

Chicago, Illinois Office: 71 S. Wacker, 60606. Telephone: (312) 782-0600. Facsimile: (312) 701-7711. Telex: 190404. Cable: LEMAY.

Cologne, Germany Office: KölnTurm Im Mediapark 8, 50670. Telephone: +49-221-577-1100. Facsimile: +49-221-577-1199.

Hanoi, Vietnam Office: 3rd Floor, 27 Ly Thai To Street. Telephone: +84-4 824-4316/7/8. Fax: +84-4 824-4319.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Office: 17th Floor, Saigon Tower, 29 Le Duan Street, District 1. Telephone: +84-8 822 8860. Fax: +84-8 822 8864.

Hong Kong, China Office: 7th Floor, Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, 15 Queen's Road Central. Telephone: +852 3763 7000. Fax: +852 3763 7500.

Other Hong Kong, China Office: 16th-19th Floors, Prince's Building, 10 Chater Road, Central. Telephone: +852 28432211. Facsimile: +852 28459121. Telex: 75107 MASTA HX.

Houston, Texas Office: 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3400, 77002-2730. Telephone: (713) 238-3000. Facsimile: (713) 238-4888. Telex: 775809. Cable: LEMAYHOU.

London, England Office: 11 Pilgrim Street, London EC4V 6RW. Telephone: 011-44-207-248-4282. Facsimile: 011-44-207-248-2009.

Los Angeles, California Office: 350 South Grand Avenue, 25th Floor, 90071-1503. Telephone: (213) 229-9500. Facsimile: (213) 625-0248. Telex: 188089. Cable: LEMAYLA.

New York, New York Office: 1675 Broadway, 10019-5820. Telephone: (212) 506-2500. Facsimile: (212) 262-1910. Telex: 701842. Cable: LEMAYEN.

Palo Alto, California Office: Two Palo Alto Square, Suite 300, 94306. Telephone: (650) 331-2000. Facsimile: (650) 331-2060.

Paris, France Office: 20 Avenue Hoche, 75008. Telephone: 011-33-1-53-53-43-43. Facsimile: 011-33-1-53-96-03-83.

São Paulo, Brazil Office: Rua do Rócio 291, 04552-000. Telephone: +55 11 2167 4850. Fax: +55 11 2167 4851.

Shanghai, China Office: Suite 2301, Tower II, Plaza 66, 1366, Nan Jing Road West, 200040. Telephone: +86-21 6120 1066. Fax: +86-21 6120 1068/69.

Washington, D.C. Office: 1909 K Street, N.W., 20006-1101. Telephone: (202) 263-3000. Facsimile: (202) 263-3300. Telex: 892603. Cable: LEMAYDC.

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