Handelsblatt, a leading German business newspaper, in cooperation with Best Lawyers, issued their “Best Lawyers in Germany” rankings for 2022. Weil’s German lawyers received 11 recommendations in the following categories:

Corporate: Tobias Geerling, Gerhard Schmidt and Christian Tappeiner

Mergers & Acquisitions: Heiner Drüke, Tobias Geerling, Barbara Jagersberger and Gerhard Schmidt

Private Equity: Gerhard Schmidt and Christian Tappeiner

Restructuring and Insolvency: Gerhard Schmidt

Tax: Tobias Geerling

In addition, two lawyers of the German offices were recognized as "Ones to Watch" in the following practice areas:

Private Equity: Florian Wessel

Restructuring and Insolvency: Matthias Eiden

The list is compiled via a peer-to-peer-survey. Since the first ranking for Best Lawyers Germany in 2009, Weil lawyers have been included every year in the league table.