Law Firm Overview

Hogan & Hartson is one of the largest law firms in Berlin. We opened our doors in 2001, bringing together preeminent attorneys from a number of Germany's leading firms. Today we have more than 50 attorneys, many with international legal qualifications and experience. All of our attorneys are fluent in German and English. Our experienced team of attorneys offer a broad-based transactional, government regulation, and litigation practice covering all aspects of German law. We work with German as well as multinational companies that are privately held or publicly traded. In particular, we are renowned for our work in regulated industries, earning a reputation built on: Our unique combination of transactional and litigation experience and regulatory know-how. In-depth industry knowledge. Long-standing contacts with government and public administration bodies. JUVE ranks the firm for media, privatization, public law, and energy. JUVE also mentions and recommends us for labor and employment, project finance, antitrust, corporate, M&A, telecommunications, and public procurement. This diverse knowledge enables us to provide our clients with a real understanding of the issues they face from a legal and industry standpoint. We offer competitive teams of advisors, focused on achieving our clients business and project objectives. We do not believe in over-lawyering. Our transactional, regulatory, and litigation professionals work together to provide more comprehensive and realistic advice. They are people with in-depth experience in their fields of practice. We pride ourselves on our personal commitment and invest significant time in face-to-face meetings with clients to understand their commercial challenges. We then work with them to create tailored and pragmatic solutions. Berlin is the headquarters for Hogan & Hartson in Germany. The Berlin office, together with our Munich office, has a national and international practice. We work closely with the firms offices in the United States, Asia, and throughout Europe. The firms global reach, combined with our in-house international experience, enables us to provide informed advice and significant value to domestic clients and multinational companies conducting business in Germany. Regulatory Authorities and Laws

Areas of Practice

• Antitrust and Competition
• Banking and Capital Markets
• Building, Zoning, and Environmental Law
• Copyright, Publishing, and Press Law
• Corporate
• Distribution
• Family Law and Law of Succession
• General Contract Advice
• Healthcare
• Insolvency
• Intellectual Property and Information Technology
• Labor and Employment
• Life Sciences - Transactions / Pharmaceuticals
• Litigation and Arbitration
• Media & Entertainment
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Privacy
• Private Equity and Venture Capital
• Privatization
• Public Affairs
• Public Law
• Public Notariate
• Public Private Partnerships
• Public Procurement
• Real Estate Transactions & Project Development
• Tax
• Telecommunications