Legal Industry Articles

AKELA has earned recognition in several prominent legal rankings. This year marks the firm’s first appearance in the international IFLR1000 rankings.  AKELA is listed as a notable law firm in banking & finance and capital markets. Founding partner Martin Kollar [...]

𝗜𝗣 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝟯𝟭.𝟭𝟬. – 𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗣 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆? Which IP directory really moves the needle for 2025?Law Business MP Alexander Gendlin breaks down how IP STARS (specialist hub), JUVE (DACH & UPC depth), Chambers & The [...]

CERHA HEMPEL teamed up with Codara, a Vienna-based AI start-up. Together, they built a tool that uses AI to monitor legal sources like RIS, Findok, and EUR-Lex. It scans over 1,000 legal documents weekly. The AI is trained on legal [...]

RWZH is pleased to announce two well-earned promotions within its litigation team: Moritz Koerner has been appointed Non-Equity Partner, and Stephan Höfs has been promoted to Senior Associate. Both have played pivotal roles in high-profile cases and continue to demonstrate [...]

Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner Patentanwälte mbB has been recognized as a top law firm for Patent Law in the latest WirtschaftsWoche ranking. The firm’s partner, Dr. Luigi Rumi, was also honored as a leading attorney in the field. This [...]

Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff, a Munich-based law firm with nearly a century of tradition and recognized as one of Europe’s leading firms in Intellectual Property, has announced a new collaboration with Beijing DHH Law Firm. Founded in 2010, DHH is a [...]

Meissner Bolte is expanding its national IP litigation practice with the appointment of Dr. Wolfgang Götz and Dr. Stefan Abel, joining the Munich office from KLAKA Rechtsanwälte on 1 January 2026. Dr. Götz brings decades of experience in patent infringement [...]

AMPERSAND is proud to announce that partners Hosea Haag and Jonathan Konietz have been named in both the IAM Patent 1000 and IAM Strategy 300 rankings for 2025. The recognition comes with thoughtful praise, underscoring their individual contributions and the [...]

Maikowski & Ninnemann has once again been recognized by WirtschaftsWoche as a leading law firm in the field of patent law. Gunnar Baumgärtel and Andreas Tanner were also honored individually among Germany’s top patent attorneys. The firm extends its sincere [...]

European law firm Fieldfisher has appointed Karen O’Grady as a partner in its Corporate practice, effective 1 September 2025. Karen joins from Sheridans, bringing over 15 years of experience in M&A, venture capital, and private equity. She is known for [...]