Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers honour 23 lawyers from SNP

Berlin, 18 June 2026 | The Handelsblatt (see the 18 June 2026 edition), in collaboration with the American specialist publisher Best Lawyers, has once again named “Germany’s Best Lawyers” and “Lawyers of the Future”.

In this year’s ranking, a total of 23 lawyers from SNP have been recommended in their respective specialist areas.

The following have been recognised as “Germany’s Best Lawyers”:

• Hannes Dürr, Munich, in real estate law
• Peter Fabry, Munich, in tax law
• Dr Armin Fary, Munich, in corporate law
• Joachim Heffinger, Frankfurt am Main, in real estate law
• Robert Kellner, Munich, in construction law
• Christine Lange, Munich, in corporate law
• Christian Lentföhr, Düsseldorf, in labor law
• Hans Losert, Berlin, in labor law
• Peter Muth, Munich, in dispute resolution
• Jens Nehm, Frankfurt am Main, in construction law
• Dr Christian Ostermaier, Munich, in labor law and corporate law
• Dr Petra Ostermaier, Munich, in data protection law
• Burkhard Rüscher, Munich, in construction law and property law
• Sarah Scherwitzki, Berlin, in corporate law
• Dr Philipp Schlawien, Munich, in corporate law and venture capital
• Dr Stefan Schlawien, Munich, in the field of mergers and acquisitions
• Thomas Schmid, Munich, in corporate law as well as in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital
• Sascha Sormann, Munich, in real estate law
• Dr Olrik Vogel, Munich, in construction law as well as in real estate law
• Gero Wilke, Freiburg, in IT law and intellectual property law

The following were recognised in the ‘Lawyers of the Future (Ones to Watch)’ category:

• Nico Eichholtz, Frankfurt am Main, in construction law
• Lisa Knöll, Munich, in real estate law
• Eleni Mpoura, Frankfurt am Main, in labor law

The selection is based on a comprehensive survey of lawyers conducted by the specialist publisher ‘Best Lawyers’. Find out more in the article from Best Lawyers 2027 Best Lawyers Awards in Austria, Germany and Switzerland