Commercial Contracts
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GvW Graf von Westphalen
Germany 2026
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Leading firm in Germany 2026
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250
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100
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10
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Managing Partners: Dr Maximilian Elspas, Christian Mayer-Gießen
Languages: Danish, English, French, German, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu
With national offices in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart and international offices/representations in Brussels, Ho Chi Minh City, Istanbul and Shanghai, the firm is one of the largest independent law firms in Germany.
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Ranked Departments at GvW Graf von Westphalen (7)
Ranked Individuals at GvW Graf von Westphalen (7)
Germany
Raimond Emde
Commercial Contracts
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Ricarda Schelzke
Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime: Defence Counsel
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Maximilian Elspas
Energy: Regulatory
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Gerd Schwendinger
International Trade/WTO
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Bettina Mertgen
International Trade/WTO
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Bettina Meyer-Hofmann
Public Law: Public Procurement/PPP
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Grace Nacimiento
TMT: Telecommunications
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Top figures
250
Lawyers
100
Partners
10
Offices
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