References

"Boutique law firm with a superb reputation and wide practice, also consulted by other law firms in corporate transactions. Its founding partners Stephan Altenburg and Dr. Axel Schmädicke are described by competitors as "highly specialised, extremely quick in analysis". In June Dr. Anja Mengel of WilmerHale ("very grounded, pragmatic", according to competitors) joined as a new partner and established a second location for the firm in Berlin. She has the potential to develop the business more strongly in the direction of employment-law compliance. In Munich, Andreas Ege (from Hogan Lovells) joined the firm as a partner (4 partners, 4 associates)."

JUVE Handbook 2011/2012

About Stephan Altenburg:

"’Economic understanding and high legal quality of advice’ (client)."

JUVE Handbook 2005/2006

"’High expertise’ (client)"

JUVE Handbook 2006/2007

"’Great expertise’ (client); ‘excellently qualified, pragmatic, quick’ (competitor)."

JUVE Handbook 2007/2008

"The ‘outstanding’ Munich-based Stephan Altenburg is praised by many clients."

The European Legal 500 (2008 US Special Edition)

"Clients appreciate the ‘highly dynamic and incredibly quick’ Stephan Altenburg, and feel that the firm ‘never leaves us alone with tricky decisions’, praising the team’s ‘dedication, availability and reliability’. [...] A hallmark of the practice is its ‘service-oriented approach’."

The European Legal 500 (2009 US Special Edition)

About Dr. Axel Schmädicke:

"High professional qualification, flexibility and reliability"

JUVE Handbook 2010/2011

About Dr. Anja Mengel:

Dr. Anja Mengel is listed in the ranking "Leading Partners in Employment Law" of the JUVE-Handbook:

"Dr. Anja Mengel ("a very dedicated, competent attorney who is also successful in court", client; "outstanding employment law expert", competitor) advises well-known, including international clients with her team in Berlin. The team has particular expertise in advising on compliance and data protection issues. Furthermore, the attorneys work in the field of transactions (M&A) and restructuring."

JUVE Handbook 2010/2011

About Andreas Ege:

... displays "outstanding expert knowledge"

Legal 500 Germany 2010 - 2011