At Lawentus, everyone is equally important, and we largely dispense with hierarchical structures. Our employees are internationally experienced and experts in their fields. They are united by the demand for outstanding quality and the joy of legal hard nuts.
Depending on each case, we put together teams that are a perfect fit. In doing so, we pay attention to different personalities in order to ensure a harmonious cooperation at eye level with the respective contact persons in the companies.
Working focus: Office Management, Reception, Assistance
Sinah Elger is a hotel manageress by training and studied business administration after various positions in hotels in Berlin and Hamburg. At Lawentus, she can now perfectly contribute her excellent hosting qualities and her business management knowledge to our work. In her spare time, Sinah Elger engages in voluntary work, is passionate about reading and enjoys inviting people to joint culinary evenings.
M +49 151 22142400
T +49 40 3410762-15
sinah.elger@lawentus.com
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Practice Areas: Corporate, M&A
Ann-Christin Fischer joined Lawentus as a newly sworn attorney in the summer of 2022. In addition to studying law in Marburg, she also spent a year studying economics in New York. During her studies and legal clerkship, she was able to gain initial practical experience in corporate M&A in internationally operating law firms both in Frankfurt and Munich. Ann-Christin Fischer is a former competitive athlete and now takes it a little easier by playing golf. She has arrived in her elected home of Hamburg and is always on the lookout for a new culinary spot.
M +49 175 7555035
T +49 40 3410762-50
ann-christin.fischer@lawentus.com
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Practice Areas: Transactions, corporate and litigation law
Johannes Harms joined our firm as a lawyer in 2019. He is a native of Hamburg and decided to return to the Hanseatic City after his legal clerkship in Lower Saxony at the Higher Regional Court of Celle. After holding various positions in large commercial law firms and companies, he has found his professional home with us. Johannes Harms is passionate about sports, especially water and winter sports, and appreciates good food as well as conversations with good friends. Also, he is a passionate chef.
M +49 151 22664387
T +49 40 3410762-35
johannes.harms@lawentus.com
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Practice Areas: Transactions, joint ventures, conflicts among shareholders.
Alexander Herms is an attorney at Lawentus and has been on board with us since 2018. He is very interested in other countries and cultures and therefore has already completed stations in Pennsylvania, Poland, Freiburg and Geneva during his High School years and studies. Alexander Herms enjoys assisting our clients through various stages of development. He is an enthusiastic road cyclist and an amateur chef. Pumpkin soup and game dishes are among his particular specialties.
M +49 171 3356196
T +49 40 3410762-40
alexander.herms@lawentus.com
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Practice Areas: Transactions, corporate law, venture capital, directors’ and officers’ liability
Steffen Leicht is a co-founder of Lawentus, but he and Tilman Rückert already know each other from their time together at Freshfields. Steffen Leicht loves to travel and has already tried out several countries professionally. He studied in Tübingen and Aix-en-Provence and then worked in law firms in Hamburg and New York. In doing so, he has already had good experience with interconnected work between lawyers, auditors and tax advisors – an approach that we are now pursuing together at Lawentus. Steffen Leicht enjoys visiting museums, riding his racing bike and relaxing while gardening.
M +49 172 4562260
T +49 40 3410762-30
steffen.leicht@lawentus.com
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Working focus: Office Management, Accounting, Money Laundering Prevention.
Kristin Raabe spent a year in Louisiana, is a qualified caterer, has travelled the North Sea by ship and managed a ship’s restaurant, and finally studied business administration. At Lawentus, she supports us with all mandates, optimizes our processes and takes care of money laundering prevention. Kristin likes hiking and traveling. She is currently on parental leave, and we look forward to her rejoining our team afterwards.
M +49 160 5086497
T +49 40 3410762-15
kristin.raabe@lawentus.com
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Practice Areas: Insolvency law, corporate law, transactions
Tilman Rückert is a co-founder of Lawentus and has been a lawyer for 25 years. After studying in Hamburg and working for various law firms in Hamburg and London, he founded our law firm together with Steffen Leicht in 2014. Tilman Rückert has an almost encyclopedic knowledge, because he is interested in extremely diverse topics – from Lego Architecture and insolvency law to wine and football (soccer to some of our readers). With this curiosity, he also devotes himself to the challenges of our clients and always wants to understand their business in detail.
M +49 160 6161520
T +49 40 3410762-20
tilman.rueckert@lawentus.com
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Our advice often goes far beyond legal issues. Therefore, a profound understanding of entrepreneurial thinking and strategic objectives is essential for our work.
Our advisory board members are sparring partners who provide us with important insights from entrepreneurial practice. They are all experienced, recognized captains of industry.
