Awards

Ingrid Burghardt-Richter and Dr. Holger Jakob are recommended in the WirtschaftsWoche-listing in the field of M&A as TOP LAWYERS and FPS was awarded the title TOP LAW FIRM. For the ranking, the Handelsblatt Research Institute (HRI) asked 4400 lawyers from 1226 law firms for their most renowned colleagues for M&A and antitrust law.

We are thrilled to have received a very special honor again this year. In the prestigious German Brand Award 2021, one of the most important German brand awards presented by the German Design Council and the German Brand Institute to honor successful brands for consistent branding and long-term brand communications, we received the highest award Best of Best as Service Brand of the Year. We were also awarded Gold as an “Excellent Brand” in the “Corporate Services” category.

The expert jury praised our work, saying that “FPS is a specialist in business law that values proximity to clients, the market and current events – its USP is a strong brand promise that forms the core of its brand identity and shapes all facets of its exceptionally up-to-date communication, in terms of strategy, content and visuals. With bold, striking colors and illustrations, its image sets itself apart from conventional competitors. The combination of text, color scheme and iconography creates an independent, distinctive look and feel, bringing the brand values to life in an appealing fashion. It is an outstandingly fresh, surprising and in every respect strong brand identity, convincingly based on the brand’s USP – not the norm in the sector.”

Best Lawyers® identifies exclusively for the Handelsblatt the best legal advisors in Germany in an extensive peer-to-peer survey. 30 FPS lawyers are included in the best lawyers list in the fields of Banking and Finance Law, Capital Markets Law, Construction Law, Corporate Law, Environmental Law, Information Technology, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation, M&A, Public Finance Law, Public Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law, Transportation Law.

Dr. Carsten C. Albrecht (Intellectual Property Law), Dr. Christoph von Arnim (Corporate Law), Dr. Jörn Bosse (Real Estate Law), Georges Brox (Intellectual Property Law), Ingrid Burghardt-Richter (Corporate Law and M&A), John Büttner (Tax Law), Askan Deutsch (Intellectual Property Law), Dr. Andreas Freitag (Intellectual Property Law), Dr. Robin L. Fritz (Real Estate Law and Construction Law), Dr. Andreas Gätsch (Capital Markets Law, Corporate Law and M&A), Dr. Heiko A. Giermann (Corporate Law), Dr. Frank Hagemann (Intellectual Property Law), Dr. Carsten Harms (Transportation Law and in Insurance Law), Christian Hertz-Eichenrode (Intellectual Property Law), Dr. Christoph Holzbach (Intellectual Property Law), Dr. Holger J. Jakob (Tax Law), Victoria Johnson (Intellectual Property Law), Stephan Jüngst (Real Estate Law), Bettina Komarnicki (Information Technology Law and Intellectual Property Law), Prof. Dr. Jörg Kupjetz (Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law), Christine Libor (Media Law), Dr. Christoph Lichtenberg (Construction Law), Dr. Sven Magnussen (Construction Law), Dr. Myrna Meyer (Intellectual Property Law), Sarah Petereit (Intellectual Property Law), Prof. Dr. Stefan Reinhart (Litigation), Dr. Peter C. Reszel (Capital Markets Law), Dr. Annette Rosenkötter (Public Law), Dr. Thomas Schröer (Real Estate Law, Public Finance Law and Environmental Law), Lars Voigt (Real Estate Law), Philipp Weber (M&A), Christoph von Arnim (Corporate Law) and Dr. Oliver Wolff-Rojczyk (Intellectual Property Law).

FPS once again among the top business law firms in Germany. According to the magazine brand eins FPS is one of Germany's top law firms for the practice areas of real estate, IT and telecommunication, trademarks and design, as well as corporate law. 

Once again, FPS recommended in Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition (Germany) and Dr. Carsten C. Albrecht recommended as 'Leader in his Field' by Chambers and Partners.

Every year, azur honors employers for special commitment to promoting young talent with the azur Awards. This year, we are very pleased that the editorial team has awarded us – as one of five firms – as "Top Employer in the Frankfurt Region".

The award is presented to employers who are particularly committed to young legal talents. Criteria for selection include starting salaries, promotion opportunities, work-life balance and the compatibility of career and family.

Stephan Jüngst, Florian Wiesner and Dr. Reinhard Göbel are recommended in the WirtschaftsWoche-listing in the field of Private Construction as well as Dietrich Sammer and Lars Voigt in the field of Real Estate as TOP Lawyers and FPS was awarded the title TOP Law Firm in both fields.

For the ranking, the Handelsblatt Research Institute (HRI) asked more than 1960 lawyers from 160 law firms for their most renowned colleagues in private construction law as well as for real estate law.

FPS is recommended for intellectual property - trade marks, construction (including construction litigation) as well as public law – procurement.

Recommended law firm for construction, corporate, information technology, M&A, public procurement, real estate, trademarks and design as well as unfair competition.

Following FPS-attorneys are frequently recommended: Dr. Peter Reszel (Banking),Stephan Jüngst (Construction), Ingrid Burghardt-Richter (Corporate and M&A, Client Corporate Law/Proceedings:"outstanding client orientation, no shyness to critically question strategy and action, sovereignty even in critical negotiation situations"), Dr. Andreas Gätsch (Corporate Law / Capital Markets / M&A), Dr. Heiko Giermann (Corporate and M&A, Competitor: "experienced and objective"), Dr. Holger Jakob (Corporate and M&A), Prof. Dr. Stefan Reinhart (Corporate and M&A), Volker Serth (Employment), Bettina Komarnicki (Information Technology, Competitor: "excellent specialist for years", competitor), Dr. Annette Rosenkötter (Public Procurement, Competitor: "solution-oriented and efficient"), Dietrich Sammer (Real Estate), Dr. Carsten Albrecht (Trademarks, Design and Unfair Competition, Competitor: "persistent opponent"), Dr. Askan Deutsch (Trademarks, Design and Unfair Competition, Competitor: "very good international network"), Dr. Andreas Freitag (Trademarks, Design and Unfair Competition), Dr. Frank Hagemann (Trademarks, Design and Unfair Competition, Competitor: "always pragmatic", "very good in human and technical terms"), Christian Hertz-Eichenrode (Trademarks, Design and Unfair Competition), Dr. Christoph Holzbach (Trademarks, Design and Unfair Competition, Competitor: "good international network, good at the interface to IT/data protection"), Dr. Christoph Süßenberger (Trademarks, Design and Unfair Competition), Dr. Oliver Wolff-Rojczyk (Trademarks, Design and Unfair Competition, Competitor: "thoughtful and experienced, good cooperation for years"). 

Dr. Thomas Schröer is recommended in the WirtschaftsWoche listing as "TOP Lawyer 2020" in the legal field of "Environmental and Planning Law, " and FPS was awarded the title "TOP Law Firm 2020". For the ranking, the Handelsblatt Research Institute (HRI) asked more than 900 lawyers from 103 law firms.

FPS once again awarded as one of the top business law firms in Germany. According to the news magazine Focus FPS is one of Germany's top law firms for the practice areas of private construction, real estate, information technology and telecommunications as well as trademarks and design. The ranking is based on more than 12.000 peer-to-peer-recommendations.

Dr. Hauke Hansen and Dr. Christoph Süßenberger were recommended in the current WirtschaftsWoche listing as "TOP Lawyer 2020" in the legal field of "Data Protection Law" and FPS was awarded the title "TOP Law Firm 2020".

For the ranking, the Handelsblatt Research Institute (HRI) asked more than 940 lawyers from 130 law firms for their most renowned colleagues in data protection law. According to the jury's assessment, 28 law firms with 34 lawyers came out on top.

Best Lawyers® identifies exclusively for the Handelsblatt the best legal advisors in Germany in an extensive peer-to-peer survey.

32 lawyers from FPS were recognized by Best Lawyers® and included in the best lawyers list: Dr. Carsten C. Albrecht (Intellectual Property Law), Dr. Christoph von Arnim (Corporate Law), Dr. Jörn Bosse (Real Estate Law), Georges Brox (Intellectual Property Law), Ingrid Burghardt-Richter (Corporate Law and M&A), John Büttner (Tax Law), Askan Deutsch (Intellectual Property Law), Dr. Andreas Freitag (Intellectual Property Law), Dr. Robin L. Fritz (Real Estate Law and Construction Law), Dr. Andreas Gätsch (Capital Markets Law, Corporate Law and M&A), Dr. Heiko A. Giermann (Corporate Law), Dr. Frank Hagemann (Intellectual Property Law), Dr. Carsten Harms (Transportation Law and in Insurance Law), Christian Hertz-Eichenrode (Intellectual Property Law), Dr. Christoph Holzbach (Intellectual Property Law), Dr. Holger J. Jakob (Tax Law), Victoria Johnson (Intellectual Property Law), Stephan Jüngst (Real Estate Law), Bettina Komarnicki (Information Technology Law and Intellectual Property Law), Prof. Dr. Jörg Kupjetz (Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law), Christine Libor (Media Law), Dr. Christoph Lichtenberg (Construction Law), Dr. Sven Magnussen (Construction Law), Dr. Myrna Meyer (Intellectual Property Law), Sarah Petereit (Intellectual Property Law), Prof. Dr. Stefan Reinhart (Litigation), Dr. Peter C. Reszel (Capital Markets Law), Dr. Annette Rosenkötter (Public Law), Dr. Thomas Schröer (Real Estate Law, Public Finance Law and Environmental Law), Lars Voigt (Real Estate Law), Philipp Weber (M&A), Dr. Oliver Wolff-Rojczyk (Intellectual Property Law).

In addition, Dr. Thomas Schröer is recognized as "Lawyer Of The Year" in Environmental Law in Germany.

With our project "Legal Chatbot Pete” and the Fast Panel Service, FPS is among the last three PMN Awards 2020 finalists in the field of Legal Tech.

In the current listing of the WirtschaftsWoche Dr. Christopph Trautrims has been selected as “Top Lawyer 2020” for corporate law in Germany and FPS awarded as “Top Law firm 2020”.

FPS once again among the top business law firms in Germany. According to the magazine brand eins FPS is one of Germany's top law firms for the practice areas of real estate, IT and communication, trademarks and design, as well as transport- and shipping Law. Find out more about our practice areas.

Once again, FPS recommended in Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition (Germany) and Dr. Carsten C. Albrecht recommended as 'Leader in his Field' by Chambers and Partners.

FPS is recommended for intellectual property - trade marks, information technology and digitalization, construction (including construction litigation) as well as public law – procurement.

Every year, the editorial team at azur honors employers for special commitment to the promotion of young talent with the azur Awards. This year, we are especially pleased that the editorial team has nominated us – as one of five law firms – for the azur Award Innovation 2020. The award is presented to innovative and imaginative employers of lawyers who come up with and try out new ideas concerning seminal topics such as legal tech, diversity, pro bono, work-life balance, working hours, remuneration or training.

Recommended law firm for construction, corporate, information technology, M&A, public procurement, real estate, trademarks and design as well as unfair competition.

Following FPS-attorneys are frequently recommended: banking: Dr. Peter Reszel / construction: Stephan Jüngst ("very strong negotiator", competitor) / corporate  and M&A: Ingrid Burghardt-Richter, Dr. Andreas Gätsch ("very good cooperation, high economic advisory competence, good team player, patient and precise", client), Dr. Heiko Giermann, Dr. Holger Jakob, Dr. Georg-Peter Kränzlin, Prof. Dr. Stefan Reinhart / employment law: Volker Serth / information technology: Bettina Komarnicki / public procurement: Dr. Annette Rosenkötter ("solution-oriented and efficient", competitor) / real estate: Dietrich Sammer / trademarks, design and unfair competition: Dr. Carsten Albrecht, Dr. Askan Deutsch ("very competent", competitor), Dr. Andreas Freitag, Dr. Frank Hagemann ("always a good choice", client; "competent and pragmatic", "internationally well networked", competitor), Christian Hertz-Eichenrode, Dr. Christoph Holzbach ("very experienced", competitor), Dr. Christoph Süßenberger, Dr. Oliver Wolff-Rojczyk, 

At the PMN Management Awards innovative projects of commercial law firms and autiting companies are awarded in seven categories. The award as Managing Partner of the Year went to Dr. Robin Fritz, who has headed FPS for many years. While the firms in the categories Business Development, Human Resources, Communication, Legal Tech, Sustainability and Newcomer submit their own projects, the jury's decision in the Management category is based on a peer group survey.

In the current listing of the WirtschaftsWoche Dr. Annette Rosenkötter was again selected as “Top Lawyer 2019” for procurement law in Germany and FPS awarded as “Top Law firm 2019”.

FPS once again awarded as one of the top business law firms in Germany. According to the news magazine Focus FPS is one of Germany's top law firms for the practice areas of real estate, private construction, trademarks and design as well as information technology and telecommunications. The ranking is based on more than 12.600 peer-to-peer-recommendations.

FPS belongs to the ten best medium-sized law firms for legal traineeship. Since 2018, the REF50 editorial team has honored the best employers for their legal traineeship in 14 categories. The nominees are selected on the basis of an extensive survey of young lawyers on their needs and preferences as well as a survey of employers on their offers for legal trainees. We are very pleased about this award and are proud to be among the top ten medium-sized law firms!

23 lawyers from FPS were recognized in The Best Lawyers® and listed in its Best Lawyers list: Dr. Carsten C. Albrecht (since 2014 in Intellectual Property Law), Dr. Christoph von Arnim (since 2017 in Corporate Law), Dr. Jörn Bosse (since 2019 in Real Estate Law), Ingrid Burghardt-Richter (since 2011 in Corporate Law and in M&A), Askan Deutsch (since 2019 in Intellectual Property Law), Dr. Andreas Freitag (since 2016 in Intellectual Property Law), Dr. Robin L. Fritz (since 2016 in Real Estate Law), Dr. Andreas Gätsch (since 2013 in Capital Markets Law, Corporate Law and M&A), Dr. Frank Hagemann (since 2018 in Intellectual Property Law), Dr. Carsten Harms (since 2009 in Transportation Law and in Insurance Law), Christian Hertz-Eichenrode (since 2009 in Intellectual Property Law), Dr. Christoph Holzbach (since 2009 in Intellectual Property Law), Stephan Jüngst (since 2019 in Real Estate Law), Bettina Komarnicki (since 2009 listed in Information Technology Law and in Intellectual Property Law), Dr. Georg-Peter Kränzlin (since 2013 listed in Corporate Governance & Compliance, since 2017 in Corporate Law and M&As well as in Arbitration &  Mediation since 2018 and Private Equity Law since 2019), Prof. Dr. Jörg Kupjetz (since 2017 listed in Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law), Christine Libor (since 2019 in Media Law), Dr. Christoph Lichtenberg (seit 2019 in Construction Law), Dr. Sven Magnussen (since 2019 in Construction Law), Prof. Dr. Stefan Reinhart (since 2019 in Litigation), Dr. Annette Rosenkötter (since 2018 in Public Law), Dr. Thomas Schröer (since 2016 in Real Estate Law and Public Finance Law, since 2019 in Environmental Law), Dr. Oliver Wolff-Rojczyk (since 2009 in Intellectual Property Law).

Dr. Carsten Harms is recognized as "Lawyer Of The Year" in Insurance Law in Hamburg and Dr. Andreas Gätsch in Capital Markets Law in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

Once again, FPS recommended in Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition (Germany) and Dr. Carsten C. Albrecht recommended as 'Leader in his Field' by Chambers and Partners.

An independent jury commissioned by WirtschaftsWoche selected Dr. Georg Peter Kränzlin as one of the most renowned attorneys for compliance in Germany.

FPS is recommended for intellectual property - trade marks and unfair competition, information technology (including contracts), real estate, construction (including construction litigation) as well as public law – procurement.

In 2019, too, we can look forward to a very special honor – winner of the German Design Award. Presented by the German Design Council, the German Design Award is awarded every year to innovative national and international brands, products and projects. With our campaign for the Intellectual Property/IT specialist area, we asserted ourselves over competitors from different industries and countries in the field of “Integrated Campaigns and Advertising.”

The expert jury of the German Design Award praised the campaign for its “skilled brand work” as well as its “clear design and confident wording.” In the words of the jury, our campaign is an example of outstanding communication that allows for even greater selectivity thanks to the division of the sphere of competence and, in turn, a more differentiated approach.

We are thrilled with this fantastic award for our communication.

An independent jury commissioned by WirtschaftsWoche selected Dr. Annette Rosenkötter as one of the most renowned attorneys for procurement law in Germany.

Recommended law firm for construction, corporate, energy law, information technology, M&A, public procurement, real estate, trademarks and design as well as unfair competition.

Following FPS-attorneys are frequently recommended: banking: Dr. Peter Reszel / construction: Stephan Jüngst / corporate / M&A: Ingrid Burghardt-Richter, Dr. Georg-Peter Kränzlin (“good choice for transactions”, client), Dr. Heiko Giermann, Dr. Holger Jakob, Prof. Dr. Stefan Reinhart / employment law: Volker Serth / energy law: Dr. Hans-Christoph Thomale (“very professional”, “has excellent market knowledge”, competitor) / information technology: Bettina Komarnicki (“extremely competent”, competitor) / public law Dr. Anne Voigtländer / public procurement: Dr. Annette Rosenkötter / real estate: Dr. Frank Beitz / trademarks and unfair competition: Christian Hertz-Eichenrode (“a very reliable consultant”, client), Dr. Andreas Freitag, Dr. Askan Deutsch, Dr. Carsten Albrecht (“highly esteemed in trademark law”, competitor), Dr. Christoph Holzbach (“well networked in trademark law”, competitors), Dr. Christoph Süßenberger, Dr. Frank Hagemann (“good, fast, client-oriented and a walking textbook”, competitor), Dr. Oliver Wolff-Rojczyk, Eckart Haag

An independent jury commissioned by WirtschaftsWoche selected FPS as one of the best law firms and Oliver Wolff-Rojczyk as one of the best attorneys for IT Law in Germany.

FPS once again among the top business law firms in Germany. According to the news magazine Focus FPS is one of Germany's top law firms for the practice areas of real estate, private construction and trademarks.

Fifteen lawyers from FPS were recognized in The Best Lawyers® and listed in its Best Lawyers list: Dr. Carsten C. Albrecht (since 2014 listed in Intellectual Property Law), Ingrid Burghardt-Richter (since 2011 listed in Corporate Law and in M&A), Dr. Andreas Freitag (since 2016 listed in Intellectual Property Law), Dr. Robin L. Fritz (since 2016 listed in Real Estate Law), Dr. Frank Hagemann (since 2018 listed in Intellectual Property Law), Dr. Carsten Harms (since 2009 listed in Transportation Law and in Insurance Law), Christian Hertz-Eichenrode (since 2009 listed in Intellectual Property Law), Dr. Christoph Holzbach (since 2009 listed in Intellectual Property Law), Bettina Komarnicki (since 2009 listed in Information Technology Law and in Intellectual Property Law), Dr. Georg-Peter Kränzlin (since 2013 listed in Corporate Governance & Compliance, since 2017 in Corporate Law and M&A as well as in Arbitration and Mediation since 2018), Dr. Annette Rosenkötter (since 2018 listed in Public Law), Dr. Thomas Schröer (since 2016 listed in Real Estate Law and in Public Law), Prof. Dr. Jörg Kupjetz (since 2017 listed in Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law), Dr. Christoph von Arnim (since 2017 listed in Corporate Law), Dr. Oliver Wolff-Rojczyk (since 2009 listed in Intellectual Property Law).

In the current edition of azur100 FPS has been once again ranked as one of the top employers for young lawyers in Germany and has been selected among the most popular employers in the area of public procurement law.

With the admittance as foundation member into the German Design Council’s network, FPS becomes part of an exclusive group of renowned and highly successful companies that stand for outstanding brand and design competence.
 
The German Design Council was established by the German Federal Parliament in 1953 and endowed by the Federation of German Industries (BDI). For over sixty years, the foundation has pursued the goal of promoting competitiveness and supporting brand management activities in Germany as well as honoring successful brands and sustainable brand communication. The foundation members are integrated in a unique network that fosters communication at eye level between owners, business executives and brand managers at companies.
 
We are very happy to receive this wonderful recognition and look forward to inspiring opportunities opened up by the membership in this cross-sector “alliance of the best”.

Once again, Dr. Carsten C. Albrecht recommended from Chambers in Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition (Germany) and Prof. Dr. Jörg Kupjetz in Real Estate: Finance (Germany) as 'Leaders in their Field'.

FPS is recommended for intellectual property - trade marks (including unfair competition), information technology (including contracts), real estate, construction (including construction litigation) as well as public law – procurement. Following FPS-attorneys are frequently recommended: intellectual property - trade marks (including unfair competition): Dr. Christoph Holzbach, Jörg Kornbrust;  information technology (including contracts): Dr. Christoph Süßenberger; construction (including construction litigation): Stephan Jüngst, Dr. Christian Hubatsch; real estate: Dr. Hendrik Sandmann, Dietrich Sammer, public law – procurement: Dr. Annette Rosenkötter, Aline Fritz.

Recommended law firm for construction, corporate and M&A, energy law, information technology: contracts and litigation, public procurement and trademarks and unfair competition.
 
Following FPS-attorneys are frequently recommended: Banking: Dr. Peter Reszel / Construction: Stephan Jüngst (“very good negotiator, reliable”, competitor) / Corporate/M&A: Dr. Georg-Peter Kränzlin (“incredibly experienced in the industrial sector”, competitor), Ingrid Burghardt-Richter (“highly experienced and confidence-inspiring”, competitor; corporate/litigation), Dr. Holger Jakob (M&A), Susanne Lang (solid, promising lawyer”, competitor;M&A), Prof. Dr. Stefan Reinhart, Dr. Heiko Giermann / Employment: Volker Serth (“highly competent, very good advice, works quickly”, client) / Information Technology: Contracts and Litigation: Bettina Komarnicki (“knowledgeable and experienced lawyer”, competitor), Dr. Oliver Wolff-Rojczyk / Trademarks and Unfair Competition: Dr. Christoph Holzbach, Eckart Haag, Dr. Oliver Wolff-Rojczyk, Bettina Komarnicki, Christian Hertz-Eichenrode, Dr. Carsten Albrecht (“good legal briefs”, competitor), Dr. Andreas Freitag, Dr. Frank Hagemann (“I respect him highly”, competitor); Dr. Askan Deutsch (“good legal briefs”, competitor), Dr. Christoph Süßenberger (“objective negotiator with a good eye for conflict solutions”, “sharp as a tack, practice-oriented, experienced litigator”, competitors) / Real Estate: Dr. Anne Voigtländer, Dr. Robin Fritz / Public Procurement: Dr. Annette Rosenkötter

For the second edition of our client magazine FPS VIEWS we were awarded with the German Design Award 2018 and honored as winners in the category „excellent communications design“. The German Design Award is one of the most widely recognized international design awards, honoring first-rate entries in the field of product and communications design. Prizes will only be awarded to projects that truly represent pioneering contributions to the German and international design landscape. The highly esteemed, international jury guarantees this. The German Design Award identifies and presents unique design trends: a competition that advances the design-oriented scene. We are delighted that FPS ranks among the most creative stars.

FPS once again among the top business law firms in Germany. According to the news magazine Focus FPS is one of Germany's top law firms for the practice areas of real estate, private construction, trademarks and design patents as well as information technology and telecommunication.

Thirteen lawyers from FPS were recognized in The Best Lawyers® and listed in its Best Lawyers list: Dr. Carsten C. Albrecht (since 2014 listed in Intellectual Property), Ingrid Burghardt-Richter (since 2011 listed in Corporate Law and in M&A), Dr. Andreas Freitag (since 2016 listed in Intellectual Property), Dr. Robin L. Fritz (since 2016 listed in Real Estate), Dr. Carsten Harms (since 2009 listed in Transportation and in Insurance), Christian Hertz-Eichenrode (since 2009 listed in Intellectual Property), Dr. Christoph Holzbach (since 2009 listed in Intellectual Property), Bettina Komarnicki (since 2009 listed in Information Technology and in Intellectual Property), Dr. Georg-Peter Kränzlin (since 2013 listed in Corporate Governance & Compliance and in Corporate Law as well as in M&A since 2017) Dr. Thomas Schröer (since 2016 listed in Real Estate and in Public Law), Dr. Jörg Kupjetz (since 2017 listed in Finance Law and in Real Estate), Dr. Christoph von Arnim (since 2017 listed in Corporate Law), Dr. Oliver Wolff-Rojczyk (since 2009 listed in Intellectual Property).

Dr. Carsten Harms received the Best Lawyers™ 2017 Insurance Law "Lawyer of the Year" award in Hamburg.

FPS is recommended for intellectual property - trade marks and unfair competition, information technology (including contracts), real estate, construction (including construction litigation) as well as public law – procurement. In intellectual property - trade marks (including unfair competition) following FPS-attorneys are frequently recommended: Dr. Carsten Albrecht, Christian Hertz-Eichenrode, and Dr. Christoph Holzbach.

FPS was awarded “e-Commerce Law Firm of the Year – Germany” by KMH Media group in its annual Global 100 publication. The Global 100 program provides a benchmark of the very best of the best industry leaders, exemplary teams and distinguished organisations.

FPS has won the GERMAN BRAND AWARD 2017 in Gold in the “Industry Excellence in Branding” category. With this award, the jury of branding experts acknowledged the quality and consistency of the FPS brand. Each year, renowned companies in all sectors, from major automotive manufacturers to the best product and company brands, compete for the German Brand Award. In addition to the distinctive visual design and striking branding work, the jury particularly praised the well-thought-out, comprehensive strategy, which is based on values, defines clear goals, and gets employees on board. FPS thus occupies an outstanding position in terms of branding among German business law firms and has made it right to the top in the world of branding.

The U.S. publication Best Lawyers® researches Germany’s best peer-recommended attorneys exclusively for the German business publication Handelsblatt. Thirteen FPS attorneys were listed in The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2017 in various practice areas: Dr. Carsten C. Albrecht (Intellectual Property), Ingrid Burghardt-Richter (Corporate Law; M&A), Dr. Andreas Freitag (Intellectual Property), Dr. Robin L. Fritz (Real Estate), Dr. Carsten Harms (Transportation and Insurance), Christian Hertz-Eichenrode (Intellectual Property), Dr. Christoph Holzbach (Intellectual Property), Bettina Komarnicki (Information Technology; Intellectual Property), Dr. Georg-Peter Kränzlin (Corporate Governance & Compliance), Dr. Thomas Schröer (Real Estate; Public Law), Dr. Jörg Kupjetz (Finance Law), Dr. Christoph von Arnim (Corporate Law), Dr. Oliver Wolff-Rojczyk (Intellectual Property).

Dr. Carsten Harms received the Best Lawyers™ 2017 Insurance Law "Lawyer of the Year" award in Hamburg.

2017 Global Law Experts Annual Awards for the category “Factoring Law - Law Firm of the Year in Germany”

FPS awarded by Corporate USA Today - Annual Awards - 2017 as E-Commerce Law Firm of the Year / SME Trademark Law Firm of the Year – Germany.

FPS has been elected as Best IP Law Firm – Germany and awarded for Excellence in IT Law – Germany by Women in Business Worldwide. The Legal Awards honor the outstanding achievements of leading women in the legal sector who challenge or influence the practice worldwide and who achieve some remarkable results through dedication to their work and innovative thinking.

FPS has been been once again selected as one of the top employers for young lawyers in Germany.

Dr. Carsten C. Albrecht recommended from Chambers in Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition (Germany) and Prof. Dr. Jörg Kupjetz in Real Estate: Finance (Germany) as 'Leaders in their Field'.

FPS was again selected by the Staufenbiel Institute as one of the 50 most attractive law firms and top employers for attorneys in Germany.

FPS is recommended for intellectual property - trade marks (including unfair competition), information technology (including contracts), real estate, construction (including construction litigation) as well as public law – procurement. Following FPS-attorneys are frequently recommended: intellectual property - trade marks (including unfair competition): Carsten Albrecht, Christian Hertz-Eichenrode, Christoph Holzbach; information technology (including contracts): Bettina Komarnicki, Christopher Süßenberger; construction (including construction litigation): Florian Wiesner, Jörg Kadesch; real estate: Bettina Wirmer-Donos, Dietrich Sammer, Holger Scherer; public law – procurement: Annette Rosenkötter.

Recommended law firm for corporate law, real estate and construction, commercial property, private construction, project development and plant construction, M&A, trademark and unfair competition law, information technology, public environmental and planning law, public procurement law and energy law. Following FPS-attorneys are frequently recommended: employment law: Volker Serth; banking law: Dr. Peter Reszel; corporate/litigation: Ingrid Burghardt-Richter; corporate/M&A: Dr. Georg-Peter Kränzlin; real estate and construction: Stephan Jüngst; real estate: Dr. Anne Voigtländer, Dr. Robin Fritz; IT/IP: Bettina Komarnicki, Dr. Oliver Wolff-Rojczyk, Dr. Christoph Süßenberger; M&A: Dr. Holger Jakob, Susanne Lang; trademark and unfair competition law: Dr. Christoph Holzbach, Christian Hertz-Eichenrode, Dr. Carsten Albrecht, Dr. Andreas Freitag, Dr. Frank Hagemann, Askan Deutsch; tax law: Dr. Uwe Hartmann.

FPS once again among the top business law firms in Germany. According to the news magazine Focus FPS is one of Germany's top law firms for the practice areas of real estate, private construction, trademarks and design patents as well as information technology and telecommunication.

2016 FPS is among the happy winners of the renowned Red Dot award!

As a result, we are now a major league player not only in the legal arena, but also in terms of design quality and communications performance.

The Red Dot award is among the most sought after awards for excellence in design, rewarding the best advertising campaigns, products, marketing strategies and communication solutions worldwide. The jury is an international group of experts comprising preeminent designers, highly regarded design professors, industry experts and specialty journalists.

In collaboration with the design agency APPEL NOWITZKI, FPS prevailed against competitors and submissions from 46 countries (!) and thus is among the businesses with the best communications performance.

Our client magazine "FPS Views" and other awarded work can be seen at the Red Dot Design Museum in Essen. With about 2,000 displays from over 40 countries, the Red Dot Design Museum is the largest exhibition of contemporary design worldwide.

We are delighted that FPS will from now on bear the Red Dot quality seal and ranks among the most creative shining stars of the industry.

FPS is recommended for intellectual property - trade marks (including unfair competition), information technology (including contracts), construction (including construction litigation) as well as real estate. Our FPS attorneys Dr. Carsten Albrecht, Christian Hertz-Eichenrode and Dr. Christoph Holzbach are recommended in the field of trade marks including unfair competition and Stephan Jüngst in the field of construction including construction litigation.

In the current edition of azur100 20 employers  were recognized as most attractive in selected areas for young lawyers in Germany. Together with Google Germany, FPS has been selected as most popular employer in the area of information technology.

The U.S. publication "Best Lawyers" researches Germany’s best peer-recommended attorneys exclusively for the German business publication Handelsblatt. Thirteen FPS attorneys have been recognized as best lawyers in various practice areas: Dr. Carsten C. Albrecht (Intellectual Property), Ingrid Burghardt-Richter (Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law), Dr. Andreas Freitag (Intellectual Property), Dr. Robin L. Fritz (Real Estate), Dr. Carsten Harms (Transportation and Insurance), Christian Hertz-Eichenrode (Intellectual Property), Dr. Christoph Holzbach (Intellectual Property), Bettina Komarnicki (Information Technology and Intellectual Property), Dr. Georg-Peter Kränzlin (Corporate Governance & Compliance), Dr. Thomas Schröer (Real Estate), Dr. Jörg Kupjetz (Finance Law), Dr. Christoph von Arnim (Corporate Law), Dr. Oliver Wolff-Rojczyk (Intellectual Property).

FPS is recommended for Intellectual property - Trade marks (including unfair competition), Information technology (including contracts), Construction (including construction litigation) and Real estate. 

Following FPS attorneys are recommended: Dr. Carsten Albrecht (Trade marks including unfair competition), Christian Hertz-Eichenrode (Trade marks including unfair competition), Dr. Christoph Holzbach (Trade marks including unfair competition), and Stephan Jüngst (Construction including construction litigation).

Dr. Carsten C. Albrecht recommended from Chambers in Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition (Germany) and Prof. Dr. Jörg Kupjetz in Real Estate: Finance (Germany) as 'Leaders in their Field'.

FPS was selected by the Staufenbiel Institute as one of the 50 most attractive law firms and top employers for attorneys in Germany.

It's official now: FPS does a great deal for the new generation of attorneys and promotes young talents. For this reason, our law firm has been nominated for the azur Awards 2016 in the category law clerkship and internship.

Survey of in-house lawyers from a total of 700 companies in Germany and abroad. FPS is recommended in following areas: banking, financing, corporate, real estate and construction, insolvency, IT, antitrust, litigation & ADR, M&A, public law, product liability, insurance and contract law.

FPS is recommended for trademark and competition law, information technology, construction law (including dispute resolution) and real estate law. Following FPS attorneys are recommended: Dr. Carsten Albrecht (trademark and competition law), Christian Hertz-Eichenrode (trademark and competition law), Dr. Christoph Holzbach (trademark and competition law), Dr. Katy Ritzmann (information technology), Stephan Jüngst (construction and real estate law), Dr. Frank Beitz (construction and real estate law), Dr. Holger Scherer (construction and real estate law) and Florian Wiesner (construction law).

Recommended law firm for corporate law, real estate and construction, commercial property, private construction, project development and plant construction, M&A, trademark and unfair competition law, media, technology and communications, information technology, public environmental and planning law, public procurement law, energy law.

Online study of trendence Institute. According to the annual survey, FPS is again among "Germany's 100 top employers" and thus was again selected as one of the 100 most attractive employers for young lawyers in Germany.

​FPS among 14 best law firms for insurance law: An independent jury of six insurance specialists commissioned by WirtschaftsWoche selected FPS as one of the 14 best law firms for Insurance Law in Germany. The selection criteria included demonstrable successes, successes over a course of years, team strength and specialization. Furthermore, the independent jury of experts selected Dr. Christian Harms as one of the best attorneys for Insurance Law in Germany.

FPS once again among the top business law firms in Germany. According to the news magazine Focus FPS is one of Germany's top law firms for the practice areas of Real Estate, Trademarks and Design Patents as well as Information Technology and Telecommunication.

​The U.S. publication "Best Lawyers" researches Germany’s best peer-recommended attorneys exclusively for the German business publication Handelsblatt. Eleven FPS attorneys have been recognized as best lawyers in various practice areas: Dr. Carsten C. Albrecht (Intellectual Property), Ingrid Burghardt-Richter (Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law), Dr. Andreas Freitag (Intellectual Property), Dr. Robin L. Fritz (Real Estate), Dr. Carsten Harms (Transportation and Insurance), Christian Hertz-Eichenrode (Intellectual Property), Dr. Christoph Holzbach (Intellectual Property), Bettina Komarnicki (Information Technology and Intellectual Property), Dr. Georg-Peter Kränzlin (Corporate Governance & Compliance), Dr. Thomas Schröer (Real Estate), Dr. Oliver Wolff-Rojczyk (Intellectual Property).

Dr. Carsten Harms has been awarded "Lawyer of the Year 2016" for the Region of Hamburg in the field of Transportation Law.

FPS awarded in the category for M&A, Germany by Corporate LiveWire 2015.

Recommended for Intellectual Property Law: Trademark & Unfair Competition Law – Germany.

azur 100 ranking 2015 again ranks FPS as one of the top employers for young lawyers in Germany.

​FPS gehört im Bereich Markenanmeldung zu Deutschlands Top-Kanzleien.

Laut Recherche, die von Researcher24 für MarkenBlog.de durchgeführt wurde, liegt FPS mit 138 Markenanmeldungen beim DPMA in 2013 auf Platz 15 der Top 50 Kanzleien in Deutschland. Neben den absoluten Anmeldezahlen wurde außerdem die Anzahl der tatsächlich zur Markeneintragung gelangten Marken berücksichtigt, da eine hohe Eintragungsquote als Beleg für eine sorgfältige und sachverständige Arbeit sowie als Ausdruck guter Beratung im Vorfeld der Markenanmeldung dient. Mit einer Eintragungsquote von 87,68 % in 2013 liegt FPS über der durchschnittlichen Eintragungsquote der 50 topplatzierten Kanzleien von 84,5% und belegt Rang 19 der deutschen Top-Kanzleien. 

FPS is recommended for trademark and competition law, construction law (including dispute resolution), and real estate law.

Survey of in-house lawyers in "BUJ-Rechtsabteilungs-Report." Multiple recommendations for Banking Law, Financing, Intellectual Property Law, Real Estate and Construction Law, IT Law, Capital Market Law, Public Construction Law.

Staufenbiel Institut again ranks FPS as one of the top 100 employers for attorneys in Germany.

FPS among top 25 law firms for real estate law and procurement law: An independent jury of experts commissioned by WirtschaftsWoche selected FPS as one of the top 25 law firms for real estate law as well as for procurement law. The selection criteria included demonstrable successes, successes over a course of years, team strength and specialization. Furthermore, the independent jury of experts selected Dr. Robin Fritz, as top attorney for real estate law in 2014 and Dr. Annette Rosenkötter, as the top attorney for procurement law in 2014.

​The 2014 / 2015 edition of the "JUVE Handbook of German Commercial Law Firms" has been published: FPS again recommended in several practice areas.

​Recommended law firm for corporate law, real estate and construction, commercial property, private construction, project development and plant construction, M&A, trademark and unfair competition law, media, technology and communications, information technology, public environmental and planning law, public procurement law, energy law, insurance law and
insurance contract law: litigation and consulting.

FPS once again among the 50 top business law firms in Germany. FPS is among Germany's top 50 business law firms again. FPS is one of Germany's top law firms for the practice areas of Real Estate (landlord-tenant, condominium ownership, real property law, construction law, adjacent property owners, brokers), Information Technology and Telecommunication, as well as Trademarks and Design Patents.

According to the annual online study of trendence Institute, FPS is again one of "Germany's 100 Top Employers" and was again selected as one of the 100 most attractive employers for young lawyers in Germany.

During the annual online study law students, law clerks and lawyers were surveyed on what makes employers attractive and what the most important factors are for the selection of a young lawyer's first employer. The survey focused on the goals and desires of Young Professionals, as well as the expectations and demands for future employers.

“Leasing & Factoring Law Firm of the Year in Germany”, “E-Commerce Law Firm of the Year in Germany”.

Eight of our attorneys were recognized as Germany's best attorneys in 2014.
In the year 2014, the U.S. publication "Best Lawyers", working exclusively for Handelsblatt, again published a list of attorneys who are recommended by other attorneys as the best attorneys in Germany. Eight of our attorneys are top-ranked for the practice areas of Corporate, Corporate Governance & Compliance, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, M&A, Media, Transportation and Insurance.

FPS continues its successful growth, with higher revenues, more attorneys, and a stronger corporate law practice. Now as before, FPS is among the trend setters for the practice areas of IP/IT and real estate and construction law.  Energy law is another area in which FPS, which has always been well-positioned for public infrastructure law, is well on the way of becoming a serious competitor for the large law firms and boutique law firms specializing in this area. At the same time, it is apparent that the firm's attorneys think of themselves not as anonymous members of a mega law firm, but rather as team players in a (large) midsized firm. This is evident not only from the surprisingly pleasant lawyer-client interaction all the way up to the top of the firm, but also from the excellent price-performance ratio for which the firm is known on the market. The considerable number of long-term clients speaks for itself.

Recommended for Intellectual Property Law: Trademark & Unfair Competition Law – Germany.

azur 100 ranking 2014 again ranks FPS as one of the top employers for young lawyers in Germany.

FPS is recommended for trademark and competition law, construction law (including dispute resolution), and real estate law.

Survey of in-house lawyers in "BUJ-Rechtsabteilungs-Report." Multiple recommendations for Intellectual Property Law, Real Estate and Construction Law, IT Law, Capital Market Law, Public Construction Law, Public Law, Transportation and Logistics Law.

Recommended law firm for Information Technology, Trademark and Unfair Competition Law, Real Estate Law, Private Construction Law, Corporate Law, M&A, Project Development and Industrial Engineering, Energy Business Law, Public Environmental and Planning Law, and Procurement Law.

50 top business law firms in Germany: FPS is among Germany's top business law firms for Trademarks and Design Patents, Corporate Law and Construction Law.