The Lawyer European Awards 2025: GvW is "Law Firm of the Year: Germany"
GvW Graf von Westphalen was honoured yesterday evening in London as "Law Firm of the Year: Germany" at the prestigious The Lawyer European Awards 2025. The law firm successfully prevailed against a total of eight nominated law firms and was recognised for its outstanding performance in the past year.
The international jury honoured the law firm in particular for its excellence in legal advice and its innovative strength. In addition to the high quality of legal advice, especially in cross-border matters, client satisfaction and business development, the criteria for the award include innovative advisory approaches, modern personnel structures and the firm's commitment to ESG.
The two Managing Partners Christof Kleinmann and Dr Robert Theissen accepted the award on behalf of the firm. Both have played a key role in shaping the development of GvW as Managing Partners over the past 16 years. Their term of office as Managing Partners will conclude at the end of the year. The partnership has elected two new Managing Partners, Dr Maximilian Emanuel Elspas and Christian Mayer-Gießen, who will assume office on 1 January 2026.
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