For the third year in a row, Orth Kluth has once again been named TOP TIER LAW FIRM in the category “Regional Commercial Law Firms – Düsseldorf” by the Legal 500 Germany 2021 market study. The study particularly highlights the firm’s strengths in transport infrastructure projects, employment law, real estate law, competition law and compliance, as well as the interdisciplinary cooperation of the practice groups in the form of specialised teams such as corporate liability/D&O, mobility, real estate transactions, audit & investigations and corporate acquisitions out of insolvency.

Furthermore, the practice groups in the categories of

• Construction Law (including Litigation)
• Corporate and
• Trade, Distribution & Logistics

are represented in the rankings of the current study.

The labour law practice group, led by equity partners Dr. Simon Grosse-Brockhoff and Dr. Guido Matthey, is also placed in the corresponding category.

The following lawyers are discussed and recommended in the 2021 study:

• Dr Markus Berndt, Criminal Compliance
• Dr Julius Böckmann, Contracts, Trade & Distribution
• Philipp Galaske, Construction and Real Estate Law
• Dr. Simon Grosse-Brockhoff, Labour Law
• Dr. Marc Henze, Corporate/M&A
• Dr Christiane Hoffbauer, Contracts, Trade & Distribution
• Dr. Ulla Kelp LL.M., IP/IT Law
• Dr Gary Klaft, Construction and Real Estate Law
• Dr Peter Kluth, Contracts, Trade & Distribution
• Boris Körner, Corporate/M&A
• Dr. Kai-Michael König, Corporate/M&A
• Thomas Krahwinkel, Labour Law
• Dr. Lars Maritzen LL.B MLE, Antitrust Law
• Dr. Guido Matthey, Labour Law
• Dr. Bastian Mehle, Criminal Compliance / Antitrust Law
• Dr. Christian Meyer, Corporate/M&A
• Constanze Mühleisen, Corporate/M&A
• Dafni Nikolakudi, Contracts, Trade & Distribution
• Dr Robert Orth, Corporate/M&A
• Dr Frank Wältermann, Contracts, Trade & Distribution

With its annual study, Legal 500 Germany provides a national overview of around 400 commercial law firms and approximately 2,700 lawyers in 23 practice areas. The independent research is compiled in approx. 90 rankings based, among other things, on the survey of over 23,000 clients. Further information can be found at Legal 500 Deutschland.