Handelsblatt Featured 43 Kirkland Attorneys Among Germany’s Best Lawyers for 2026

Handelsblatt recognized 16 Kirkland partners on its 2026 list of the “Best Lawyers in Germany” and 27 Kirkland attorneys as “Ones to Watch.”

The following lawyers were recognized across a number of practice areas:

Best Lawyers: Dr. Hendrik Braun, Dr. Michael Ehret, Dr. Philip Goj, Dr. Christian Halàsz, Dr. Sebastian Heim, Dr. Achim Herfs, Dr. Alexander Längsfeld, Dr. Johannes Lappe, Dr. Tobias Larisch, Prof. Dr. Benjamin Leyendecker, Maximilian Liegl, Wolfgang Nardi, Attila Oldag, Dr. Friedrich Schlott, Dr. Anna Schwander, Ann-Kathrin Ziegler

Ones to Watch: Melissa Afraz, Daniel Beck, Dr. Marcus Commandeur, Jenia Dimitrova, Dr. Barbara Dunkel, Frederick Eggert, Moritz Fleig, Dr. Friedrich Focke, Emanuel Götz, Alexander Herzog, Dr. Florian Kienast, Dr. Maximilian Licht, Mirjam Meyer, Dr. Paul Päfgen, Carolin Paus, Dr. Mattias Prange, Dr. Sophia Probst, Dr. J. Melchior Raiser, Dr. Johannes Rowold, Chiara Schmid, Dr. Florian Schütte, Dr. Sabrina Seitz, Alexander Stahl, Dr. Katharina Steinbrück, Sebastian Trompler, Dr. Dr. Donatus Wang, Dr. Jasper Wentz