Claudia Hard is head of the German banking and finance group within Greenberg Traurig. She is a seasoned adviser to borrowers seeking to finance real estate acquisitions.

"Claudia Hard is rightly an absolutely recommended lawyer in the real estate finance sector. She not only delivers excellent quality but also always focuses on the client's interests."

"Claudia is a pleasure to work with and a real industry leader."

"Claudia's level of service, attention to detail and ability to manage even complicated structures across multiple jurisdictions in tight time frames is exceptional and truly best in class."

"She offers excellent service and strong expertise."

"She is very experienced, responsive, knowledgeable, target-oriented and has a hands-on approach."

Christian Schede is one of the co-heads of the global real estate practice. He offers clients advice spanning the full range of transactional and regulatory real estate matters, as well as project development.

"Christian is one of the best real estate lawyers in Europe, period."

"He shows vast expertise and is laser-focused on the most important points of a deal with an incredible work ethic."

"He is a highly professional gentleman with an open door."

"Christian's reputation as one of the strongest real estate lawyers in Germany is widely known and well deserved."

Peter Schorling often acts on deals relating to industrial properties. He frequently handles portfolio transactions, as well as advising real estate clients on portfolio management.

"He is an exceptional negotiator with the best combination of legal skills, commercial awareness, personality and focus in the business."

Anika Mitzkait handles a wide range of real estate finance mandates, from portfolio refinancings to development and acquisition financings.

"Anika is a very good lawyer who always views things through the client's eyes."

"She has great attention to detail and is proactive in finding solutions."

"Anika Mitzkait is very calm and focused and always delivers even on the most complex matters."

"She is experienced, very diligent and knowledgeable."

"She is a very experienced person in the financing field. She is well connected and flexible with new situations."

Florian Rösch has an active practice which sees him advising on portfolio and single-asset acquisitions, as well as offering leasing advice. He is chair of Greenberg Traurig's German real estate group.

"He is able to find simple and elegant solutions for complex problems, and most importantly, documents drafted by him always work in real life."

Wencke Bäsler enters the rankings having built a strong reputation in the real estate space for advising national and international investors on real estate transactions.

"Wencke has an insane work ethic. She is always on call, responsive and able to handle vast amounts of work and coordinate different areas of law."

"Wencke Bäsler is a highly competent, knowledgeable and responsive lawyer always mindful of commercial outcomes and advising appropriately."

"We are of the opinion that Wencke is one of the strongest drafting lawyers we have ever worked with. Her attention to detail and tireless efforts make her a key to our growth plans."

"She is always very focused on a deal and extremely well prepared."

"Wencke is great. She is a really good lawyer, very cooperative, concentrating on doing the deal and finding the solution."

Henning Sieber handles real estate M&A as well as single-asset transactions, particularly advising real estate companies on big-ticket residential portfolio acquisitions.

"He is highly adept at handling complex matters, especially in an international context."

"Mr Sieber impressed me with his track record and knowledge of the investment market in Germany."

"He stands out with his joined-up thinking and ability to provide sophisticated solutions to very complex topics. Further, he displays a very good financial acumen that is helpful in successfully closing deals."