Highlights from the 2018 rankings include:
National Practice Rankings
- Information Technology and Outsourcing - Data Privacy
- Information Technology and Outsourcing (including contracts)
- Media – Entertainment (new ranking)
- Private Equity – Venture Capital
- Compliance – Internal Investigations
- Corporate and M&A – mid-sized international deals (less than €500 million)
- Real Estate
Individual Attorney Rankings
- Private Equity – Transactions – recommended and leading lawyer of the next generation: Dr. Octávio de Sousa
- Private Equity – Venture Capital – recommended lawyer and named as leading individual: Dr. Justus Binder
- Compliance – Internal Investigations – recommended lawyer: Rolf Hünermann
- Corporate and M&A – mid-sized international deals (less than €500 million) – recommended lawyers: Dr. Andreas Jürgens, Constantin Conrads, Dr. Justus Binder, Rolf Hünermann
- Real Estate – recommended lawyers: Dr. Etienne Richthammer, Prof. Dr. Martin Meißner, Dr. Rene Lochmann
- Information Technology and Outsourcing – Data Privacy – recommended lawyer: Dr. Andreas Splittgerber
- Information Technology and Outsourcing (including contracts) – recommended lawyers: Dr. Philipp Süss, Dr. Andreas Splittgerber
- Media - Entertainment – recommended lawyers: Dr. Alexander Klett, Dr. Stephan Rippert
Established in 1988, The Legal 500 analyses the capabilities of law firms in more than 100 jurisdictions throughout the world, and is one of the most trusted and comprehensive guides on recommended law firms globally. The Legal 500 Germany handbook ranks 400 law firms and 2,700 lawyers in Germany across various practice areas.