Dr. Arnd Barnitzke is a founding partner at LACORE. He advises clients on transactions and investments, contract design, and on legal proceedings in and out of court. His industry focus is on real estate, health, and trade.

Mr. Barnitzke possesses long-standing experience in supporting the acquisition and sale of residential and office property portfolios and in providing ongoing advice regarding the portfolio and asset management of domestic and foreign real estate investors and housing associations. Moreover, he regularly represents the interests of trade associations and research-based companies from the health sector, of physicians, and of public authorities regarding contractual and commercial law matters as well as tax disputes.

Sohrab Beheshtipour in his advisory services mainly focuses on financing transactions in the industry of digital business models. As a legal counsel he applies a commercial-entrepreneurial approach.

Sohrab Beheshtipour studied law at the Georg-Agugust-University of Goettingen and hat a particular interest in international civil law and the law of limited companies. In the context of his legal training he has been among others assigned to an NGO in Africa.

Dr. Holger Bergbach advises clients on M&A transactions and further matters related to corporate and general civil law.  He has a special focus on health care, particularly the law of medical collaborations (medical partnerships and medical care centres (medizinische Versorgungszentren)) and related questions regarding the medical code and licensing of practitioners. Other medical law topics (regulation of medical devices, reimbursement by the statutory health insurance) are a regular part of his work. Mr. Bergbach possesses extensive experience in litigation.

Mr. Bergbach studied law at Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich. He gained a Master of Laws from the University of Nottingham (UK) with a dissertation on European mergers control and holds a doctorate from Friedrich Schiller University Jena with a thesis on the position of shareholders under the guarantee of property stipulated by the German constitution. During his training, Mr. Bergbach worked for several major law firms in the area of corporate law.

Stefanie Berges advises clients in the area of corporate law. Her practice focuses on advising entrepreneurs, companies and investors on financing and M&A transactions with a focus on venture capital.

Before joining Lacore Ms. Berges worked for several years for an international auditing firm in the field of legal tax transaction advice.

Ms. Berges studied law at the University of Potsdam. During her legal traineeship at the Appellate Court of Berlin, Stefanie Berges worked for international law firms with stations in Berlin and New York City.

Matthias Braun is a one of LACORE´s founding partners and is the head of the firm´s IP/IT practice. He advises clients on transactions, investments, contract design, and on legal proceedings in and out of court. His industry focus is on media, entertainment and technology.

Mr. Braun possesses long-standing experience in supporting and advising movie, television, games and live music / event productions both nationally and abroad. He moreover regularly represents the interests of financing companies, individual investors and banks in the media and entertainment industries, of public figures, advertising /digital agencies and of foreign media companies regarding their activities in Germany.

Paula Deus advises clients in corporate law as well as in the area of copyright and commercial property protection.

Ms. Deus studied law at the University of Konstanz, Humboldt University Berlin, and the University Paris-Sorbonne. After graduating, she completed the international course in “International Studies in Intellectual Property Law” of the chair of Prof. Dr. Götting at TU Dresden in Dresden and Exeter (UK). During her legal traineeship (Referendariat), Ms. Deus was active particularly in the area of intellectual property, among other things at the publishing house Suhrkamp.

Paula Deus’ practice concentrates on copyright law and commercial property protection. She focuses on advising international and national film and television productions. Also, Mrs Deus advises companies with IT-based business models in copyright and information technology issues, in particular intellectual property and technology transfer.

Another focus of Paula Deus is on corporate law. In particular she advises entrepreneurs, start up companies and investors in the field of venture and growth capital financing.

André Eggert is a founding partner at LACORE. He advises companies and entrepreneurs as well as investors. One of his core activities is the support of M&A and financing transactions. Mr. Eggert has special knowledge in the areas of private equity financing and quasi-equity instruments. His focus is, moreover, on negotiating and drafting joint venture and cooperation agreements. Mr. Eggert possesses relevant experience resulting from his involvement in a wide range of international transactions with parties from the Anglo-American legal system. Additionally, he possesses specific expertise in the technology and entertainment industries.

Yamila Eraso focuses her practice on M&A transactions and financing with an emphasis on venture capital and private equity. She especially advises founders, companies and investors on matters related to cross-border business and transactions, in particular involving the U.S. and Latin America. Moreover, she is a lecturer in the master of law and business at Bucerius Law School.

Before joining LACORE, Yamila worked as an associate for prominent law firms in Colombia and the U.S., as well as in-house legal counsel in a German crowd-lending startup in Berlin.

Yamila received her law degree in Colombia, and she holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Harvard Law School in the U.S. and a Master of Law and Business (MLB) from Bucerius Law School and WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany.

Yamila is admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in the State of New York, as Abogada in the Republic of Colombia and she is a member of the Berlin Bar Association (Germany).

Viktoria Gott advises in the areas of litigation and dispute resolution. She represents clients primarily from the commercial and real estate sectors in demanding judicial and extrajudicial proceedings.

Another focus of her work is tenancy law.

Viktoria Gott studied law at the Albert-Ludwigs-University in Freiburg. Following on from her specialization in comparative law, she completed a Master of Laws (LL.M.) with a comparative law focus at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. During her legal training, Viktoria Gott worked as a research assistant in the litigation department of several major German law firms.

Torsten Heinrich is a founding partner at LACORE. He works on a forensic level but also advises clients in corporate, banking, trade, and commercial law. Mr. Heinrich’s focus is on committed litigation in cases involving complex and complicated facts – particularly in disputes between companies, shareholders, and supervisory board members – and for banks in all banking activities, particularly regarding the handling of distressed fund financing.

Moreover, Mr. Heinrichs specializes in stock corporation law and commercial agency law. He comprehensively advises clients on the formation of public limited liability companies and the preparation/organization of their general meetings with complicated/complex contents or if critical shareholders are involved. In the area of commercial agency law, he primarily engages in the drafting of commercial agency contracts and all related matters.

Maria Höricke advises clients in the field of industrial property rights, copyright and media law. She focuses on contractual consulting for movie and television productions as well as on advising companies on their industrial property rights and on disputes involving competition, press and media law.

Maria Höricke studied law at Humboldt University Berlin.

During her legal traineeship (Referendariat) Maria Höricke worked for a law firm specialised on Intellectual Property Law, the Brandenburg antitrust authorities and a production company for television and movies.

Before passing her bar exam (Zweites Staatsexamen) Maria Höricke was employed by a well-­‐known, national IP law firm for many years

Mrs. Dr. Kurta advises German as well as international employers, CEOs and executive managers on all aspects of the German Individual and Collective Labor Law. In addition to day-to-day issues (especially employment contracts, remuneration and working time models, annulment agreements and termination) Dr. Kurta has particular experience in the field of Social Security Law (especially in the field of status determination and legal representation and consulting in and out of court of health insurance boards).

Dr. Kurta studied law from 2003 to 2008 at the Humboldt University of Berlin. Dr. Kurta worked – as part of her legal clerkship from 2009 until 2011 – in the employment-law-department of an international corporate law firm and received her doctor´s degree for a thesis in the area of comparative law with a liability law focus (comparison of German to English and French legal liability system). Dr. Kurta was admitted to the bar in 2012, and as a lawyer specializing in employment law in 2015.

Dr. Melanie Lahr advises and represents employers and executive staff in all aspects of individual and collective employment law. Her main practice areas are advising on actions against unfair dismissal and day-to-day employment law consultancy. Dr. Lahr has particular knowledge with regards to works constitution and collective bargaining law, whilst specializing in contract design.

After obtaining her law degree at the University of Rostock Dr. Lahr completed a Master Programme at the University of Manchester. Moreover, Dr. Lahr obtained her doctorate with a thesis on employment contract design at the University of Passau. Prior to this, Dr. Lahr advised, acting as an attorney at a major American law firm, national and international companies on all matters of employment law.

Paola Leiva advises entrepreneurs, companies and investors on all aspects of corporate law, in particular in the process of foundation of new companies as well as in the area of and venture capital.

Before joining Lacore, Ms. Leiva worked for several years for an international corporation in the field of corporate law and for an international business law firm in the field of litigation.

Ms. Leiva studied law at the University of Regensburg and Utrecht (Netherlands) with a focus on German and international private law and litigation. During her legal clerkship, Paola Leiva worked for the Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development and for a German-Spanish commercial law firm.

Dr. Sven Lochelfeldt advises exclusively in labor law. He is counsel to employers and senior employees, both in court and outside litigation. He gives legal advise in all areas of individual and collective labour laaw. His focus is in particular in legal disputes related to termination of employment agreements an in the structuring and drafting of employment, service and termination agreements. Further Dr. Sven Lochelfeldt has specialized knowledge in social security law, in particular with regard to status assessment proceedings.

Dr. Lochelfeldt is a lecturer for employment law at the Paritätische Akademie Berlin.

Katrin Mühlstädt advises clients in various areas of commercial law. Her focus is on corporate law, on the acquisition of companies and shareholdings, and on real estate and internet law.

Ms. Mühlstädt studied law at Humboldt University Berlin and at the University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), where she was awarded the degree of “Licence en Droit.” After completing her first state examination in law, she worked as a lecturer in commercial and European law at the University Panthéon-Assas and as a research assistant at the chair of civil law, trade, commercial, and European law of Humboldt University Berlin.

Mr. Nieke focuses on advising clients on real estate and corporate law transactions – particularly in an international context, such as e.g. cross-border mergers. His advisory services cover all transaction phases.

Another work area Mr. Nieke engages in is general contract design in the area of commercial law. Contracts designed by him often concern the legal implementation of innovative corporate concepts and are accordingly tailored to the individual case’s needs.

Mr. Nieke furthermore has in-depth knowledge of insolvency law and commercial real estate law. He first worked as a lawyer at Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH in the service line “Real Estate.” Before completing his bar exam (Zweites Staatsexamen), Mr. Nieke for two years worked as a lawyer for an insolvency administrator in Berlin.

Mr. Nieke studied law at Humboldt University Berlin and in France at the University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), where he was awarded the “Licence en Droit”.

Inez Nuding is a corporate lawyer with a focus on venture capital. She advises both founders and investors on financing transactions and other corporate matters. In addition, she assists start-ups with the establishment of their companies.

Inez Nuding studied law in Heidelberg and Bergen (Norway). During her traineeship at the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt, she worked for national and international business law firms in Frankfurt and Berlin as well as at the German Theatre.

Dr. Jens-Ullrich Pille advises clients in the fields of TMT and Data Protection. He further advises companies on Competition Law. Mr. Pille has a broad experience in litigation.

Mr. Pille studied law at the University of Hamburg with a focus on Communication Law and holds a Master in International Business an Economic Law (LL.M) of the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Mr. Pille obtained a PhD from the University of Hamburg for his work on the regulation of social networks. During his studies Mr. Pille worked for several major and medium-sized law firms in Germany and abroad, in the German Bundestag and at the University of Potsdam. Before joining LACORE, Mr. Pille worked several years for a medium-sized corporate law firm.

Natalie Vahsen is a partner at LACORE. She advises investors and entrepreneurs on transactions. Focus points of her practice are mergers & acquisition, Private Equity and Venture Capital. Natalie Vahsen has broad experience in advising and structuring cross border transactions as well as in the negotiation of joint venture agreements. Her practice also comprises all issues of corporate law. Her advice is strongly business-orientated.

Before joining LACORE Natalie was part of the M&A/Private Equity and Corporate teams of an international law firm in their Berlin, London and Frankfurt offices for more than ten years. She studied at the universities of Bonn, Aix-en-Provence and Strassburg. She speaks English, French and Italian.

Moritz Vierneisel advises clients in the fields of corporate, banking, commercial and business law. His practice focuses on litigation in complex matters, in particular on disputes between companies, shareholders and supervisory boards as well as disputes involving banks with respect to all banking transactions. Another field of activity of Mr. Vierneisel is the general drafting of contracts with reference to commercial law. He also has experience in the field of cross-border and extrajudicial dispute resolution.

Moritz Vierneisel first studied business law and law at the University of Mannheim. He then obtained a Master's degree from King's College London. Mr. Vierneisel completed his legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Berlin with stations in the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy and in renowned commercial law firms.

Dr. Ralf Vogt is a founding partner at LACORE. He exclusively advises clients in the field of employment law and advises and represents employers and executives in all labor and civil courts (Regional Court – LG and Higher Regional Court – OLG) in Germany. Dr. Vogt specializes in employment law related to transactions and employment contract law of board members and has extensive knowledge of all areas of negotiations with unions and workers' councils regarding mass layoffs and restructurings as well as within worker´s arbitration committees.