The international rating agency Leaders League has for the first time listed Orth Kluth as “recommended”:

• Germany – Best Law Firms & IP Agencies for Trademark Prosecution – 2022
• Germany – Best Law Firms for Data Protection – 2022
• Germany – Best Law Firms for Trademark Litigation – 2022
• Germany – Best Law Firms for IT, Technology & Outsourcing – 2022
• Germany – Best Law Firms for Compliance, Investigations & Fraud – 2022

At the same time, Leaders league recommends individual Orth Kluth partners in the following categories:

Compliance

• Internal investigation and compliance programmes – Dr Markus Berndt

Intellectual property

• Trademark prosecution: Dr Anja Doepner-Thiele and Dr Philipp Mels
• Trademark litigation: Dr Anja Doepner-Thiele LL.M., Dr Ulla Kelp LL.M., Dr Philipp Mels

Innovation, technologies and telecommunications

• Data protection – Dr Ulla Kelp and Dr Philipp Mels
• IT and outsourcing – Dr. Ulla Kelp and Dr. Philipp Mels

The ranking is compiled on the basis of submitted departmental questionnaires, interviews with law firms and a survey of managers in companies, associations, institutions and industry experts. You can find the complete ranking here.

Leaders League was founded in Paris in 1996 and works with a team of around 150 experts as an international rating agency and corporate services provider specializing in rankings, market research and news content for the legal, financial, technology and human resources sectors. In addition to its headquarters in Paris, Leaders League has offices in London, Madrid, Lima, Milan, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.