Morrison Foerster was highly recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in Germany with 26 lawyers receiving 66 individual rankings.
Christoph Wagner was named the 2025 Lawyer of the Year for Media Law in Best Lawyers in Germany. Christoph is co-chair of Morrison Foerster’s Global Media practice and has more than 25 years of experience as an M&A and regulatory lawyer in the telecommunications, media, and technology industries. He has a particular focus on complex transactions as well as the regulation of artificial intelligence and providing strategic regulatory advice to media and communications companies.
The MoFo lawyers named in this year’s Best Lawyers list include:
Andreas Grünwald, Competition/Antitrust Law; Entertainment Law; Media Law; Regulatory Practice; Technology Law; Telecommunications Law
Christiane Stuetzle, Intellectual Property Law
Christoph Wagner, Competition/Antitrust Law; Corporate Law; Entertainment Law; Media Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Equity Law; Regulatory Practice; Technology Law; Telecommunications Law
Dirk Besse, Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Equity Law; Venture Capital Law
Felix Helmstädter, Competition/Antitrust Law; Regulatory Practice
Florian Ehrich, Real Estate Law
Hanno Timner, Data Security and Privacy Law; Employee Benefits Law; Labor and Employment Law
Jens Hackl, Competition/Antitrust Law
Jens-Uwe Hinder, Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law; Tax Law
Jörg Meißner, Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Equity Law; Venture Capital Law
Julia Schwalm, Litigation
Kristina Ehle, Information Technology Law; Media Law; Technology Law
Roland Steinmeyer, Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Wolfgang Schönig, Health Care Law; Information Technology Law; Intellectual Property Law; Technology Law
Additionally, 13 lawyers were designated in the “Ones to Watch” category, including:
Christin Dunkel
Julian Gebauer
Tobias Hoppe
Raffaele Mazza
Christoph Nüßing
Monika Eva Obal
Theresa Oehm
Patricia Ernst
Paula Paprocki
Philip Radlanski
Jakob Schellmann
Jennifer Seipelt
Jakob Tybus
Established in 1983, Best Lawyers is one of the oldest and most widely respected peer‑review publications in the legal profession. Lawyers are selected based on receiving the highest overall peer feedback. Only one lawyer for each specialty and location is designated as a “Lawyer of the Year.”