GvW is among the law firms which are most frequently recommended by in-house lawyers. According to the current ranking kanzleimonitor.de 2016/2017, "the law firm again improved and reached place 21 this year" (total ranking Top 100: number of recommending companies). The law firm is now recommended in 16 areas of the law, including foreign trade and export controls as well as public law, in each case with a Top 3 ranking.
The attorneys of the firm are also listed at kanzleimonitor.de in the areas of employment law, data protection law, European and international law, intellectual property rights, real estate and construction, insolvency, IT law, antitrust law, litigation & ADR, public construction law, product liability, tax law, transport & logistics as well as contracts.
GvW is also recognized in the recent rankings by The Legal 500 Deutschland 2017 with a total of 7 practice groups and 20 recommended attorneys. In addition to construction law and real estate law, the attorneys in the firm were recognized by the editors especially in the areas of environmental and planning law, public procurement, IT law, tax law and trade and distribution law.
The most recent awards emphasize the positive perception the law firm has in the market after GvW had again increased its ranking in the JUVE Handbook 2016/2017 in the second year in a row (more).
GvW Graf von Westphalen advised the transmission system operator 50Hertz on the award of a major contract for the North Sea Connector 2 offshore grid connection project. The project involves the planning, construction, installation and commissioning of a converter system comprising an offshore converter platform in the North Sea and an onshore converter station in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The North Sea Connector 2 project is intended to connect offshore wind farms in the North Sea to the German electricity grid in future.
GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Primepulse and Vsquared Ventures on the Series C financing round of NEURA Robotics GmbH. The transaction ranks among the largest venture financing rounds in the European startup ecosystem to date.
GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Ethereal Space, Inc., a pioneering commercial space company, on space and satellite law matters and the establishment of its affiliate Ethereal Space GmbH.
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