Legal 500 Germany 2019 handbook puts Taylor Wessing in Tier 1 in nine categories

The latest edition of the "Legal 500 Germany 2019" handbook puts Taylor Wessing in Tier 1 in nine categories:

• Intellectual Property: Trademark and Competition Law
• Commercial and Distribution Law
• Real Estate and Construction Law: plant engineering
• In several categories in Information Technology and IP – data protection; IT contracts; gaming; digital content; and copyright disputes
• Healthcare

Furthermore, the latest handbook recommends a number of our lawyers as “leading names" for 2019:

• Michael Baumhauer (Transport Law: maritime and shipping law)
• Axel von dem Bussche (Information Technology including contracts)
• Henning Moelle (Dispute Resolution: product liability)
• Wolfgang Rehmann (Healthcare)
• Martin Rothermel (Commercial and Distribution Law)
• Martin Bartlik (Real Estate and Construction Law: real estate law)
• Markus Böhme (Energy)
• Alexander Köpfler (Public Law: environmental and planning law)
• Manuel Nagel (Antitrust Law)
• Sabine Schomaker (Bank & Financial Law: credit law)
• Paul Voigt (Information Technology: data protection)

Quotes from the handbook include:

"Clients particularly appreciate the 'fast feedback, the high level of expertise and the extremely pleasant nature of media practice at Taylor Wessing'.” (Media section)

"Whether IT contracts, IT disputes or IT transactions, at Taylor Wessing, clients always value 'personal-related advice', because the team 'gets involved and gives them the feeling that they are currently the most important client'." (IT section)

"Reliable and practice-oriented advice", "quick answers" and "a very good feel for the industry". (Commercial and Distribution Law section)

"The Legal 500" is a leading international reference work for corporate legal departments. It has been published annually since 1988. The editorial team interviews thousands of law firm clients across the world. This research feeds into a detailed analysis that allows for an extensive assessment of the strengths and capabilities of law firms in a variety of areas of practice. The guide offers a comprehensive overview of around 400 commercial law firms and 2,700 lawyers in Germany and offers a detailed qualitative research and analysis of law firms and lawyers in almost 50 practice areas.