Our team consists of attorneys-at-law (Rechtsanwälte), several of them certified specialists in intellectual property law (Fachanwalt für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz), and German patent attorneys. Lawyers and patent attorneys work on the same files, so legal and technical questions are handled together from the start.
Dipl.-Ing. Michael Horak, LL.M.
Partner · Attorney-at-law, consulting engineer, certified specialist in IP law and in copyright and media law
Degrees in law and electrical engineering, LL.M. (Leicester). Founding partner since 2003. Chairs the examination committee for the IP specialist title at three German bar associations. Sworn translator for English. Languages: German, English, French, Japanese.
Julia Ziegeler
Partner · Attorney-at-law, certified specialist in IP law and in copyright and media law
Lecturer at HAWK University Hildesheim and EU expert for intellectual property. Languages: German, English, French.
Anna Umberg, LL.M., M.A.
Attorney-at-law, certified specialist in IP law
LL.M. in IP law (Düsseldorf), M.A. degrees from Hamburg and the University of Kent. Lecturer in intellectual property. Languages: German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Korean.
Dipl.-Phys. Andree Eckhard
German patent attorney, European trade mark and design attorney
Physicist (Humboldt University Berlin) with industrial experience in optoelectronics and as an in-house patent engineer. Technical focus: physics, optics, lasers, electrical engineering and electronics. Languages: German, English, Russian.
Dr. Marie Wagner
German patent attorney
Chemist with a doctorate from the University of Tübingen. Technical focus: chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, materials and polymers.
Katharina Gitmann-Kopilevich
Attorney-at-law, certified specialist in IP law
Languages: German, English, Russian.
Karoline Behrend
Attorney-at-law, certified specialist in public procurement law
IP, unfair competition and healthcare advertising law.
Andreas Friedlein
Attorney-at-law
Contract law, technology and IT law, competition law.
Stefan Karfusehr
Attorney-at-law
IP, unfair competition and procurement law, international commercial contracts.
Robin Jannis Mai, LL.B.
Attorney-at-law
IP, IT and technology law, copyright and media law.
Get in touch
Tell us briefly what you need. You will receive an initial assessment of the approach, deadlines and costs. Phone +49 511 357356-0 or use our enquiry form.