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JUVE
Since the firm was founded in 2007 the JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms lists GLADE MICHEL WIRTZ among the TOP 7 law firms in Düsseldorf, the TOP 12 law firms in antitrust law, the TOP 15 law firms in corporate law as well as in the areas of M&A and compliance investigations with a focus on antitrust law in the most recent handbook 2021/2022. In addition, several of our partners are listed as Leading Counsel: Dr Andreas Merkner and Dr Marco Sustmann (both corporate), Dr Markus Wirtz (antitrust).
In the JUVE Awards, GLADE MICHEL WIRTZ has received several awards, such as Law Firm of the Year for Antitrust Law (2012, further nominations in 2010 and 2017), Law Firm of the Year for Corporate Law (2014) and Law Firm of the Year in the West (2013). In addition, our firm was nominated as Law Firm of the Year in 2018.

Chambers Europe
For many years, GLADE MICHEL WIRTZ has been listed for Germany in the leading international legal directories Chambers Global and Chambers Europe Guide for the areas Competition/European Law (among the TOP 10 in the Chambers Global Guide 2022) and Corporate/M&A Mid-Market (among the TOP 8 in the Chambers Europe Guide 2022). In addition, our partners Dr Christian Karbaum, Dr Silke Möller and Dr Markus Wirtz (all Competition/European Law) as well as Dr Achim Glade, Dr Andreas Merkner and Dr Marco Sustmann (all Corporate/M&A Mid-Market) are also ranked individually.
In 2015, Chambers Europe recognized GLADE MICHEL WIRTZ as Client Service Firm of the Year.

GCR100
The Global Competition Review, the leading international antitrust law magazine, has listed GLADE MICHEL WIRTZ as "Highly Recommended" for many years in the GCR 100 ranking, which evaluates antitrust practices around the globe. This makes the Competition Team one of the TOP 10 in Germany. In the renowned, worldwide GCR ranking "Women in Antitrust",our partner Dr Silke Möller is recommended as one of the leading experts in antitrust law.

IFLR1000
IFLR 1000 - the Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms lists GLADE MICHEL WIRTZ in the areas of M&A and Restructuring as well as Dr Andreas Merkner and Dr Marco Sustmann (both for the M&A area).

Legal 500
Legal 500 Germany has recommended GLADE MICHEL WIRTZ for many years as a leading law firm in the areas of corporate and antitrust law and Dr Markus Wirtz as a leading name in antitrust law.

WWL
The internationally recognized legal directory Who's Who Legal honors Dr Silke Möller and Dr Markus Wirtz as thought leaders in the field of competition in its worldwide guide.

Best Lawyers
The partners of our firm are listed in the Best Lawyers ranking for Germany, which is published in cooperation with Handelsblatt (the majority of them have been listed for many years). In the latest edition 2022, this includes the areas of Capital Markets Law, Competition/Antitrust Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice, Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law.

brandeins, Focus & Wirtschaftswoche
The business magazines brandeins, Focus and Wirtschaftswoche have regularly recommended GLADE MICHEL WIRTZ in the firm's core areas for years.

azur100
The azur100 ranking has listed GLADE MICHEL WIRTZ as a TOP employer for many years.

PMN Management Awards
Both the firm's marketing and human resources, as well as our firm's communications and management, have been recognized with several PMN Management Awards.

#PRESS QUOTES

Being understood and perceived. In specialized and business press. An incentive for us to continue to be among the best.

"Dedicated German practice handling both public and private M&A transactions, and possessing extensive expertise in corporate compliance, often representing supervisory boards in corporate investigations."
Chambers Europe, 2019

"'One client praises the firm's broad expertise, stating: 'They are very well equipped in legal knowledge. They are organised, have a good network and we always get very good contact partners for specific questions."
Chambers Europe, 2019

Client feedback: "It is a small, very professional, law firm with an excellent expertise." – Competition

IFLR1000, 2018

Client feedback: "GLADE MICHEL WIRTZ was in charge of coordinating a large joint venture project with important international ramifications. The organisation of the transaction was impeccable – they quickly anticipated upcoming work-streams and the information streams were always clear and efficient. They were a pleasure to work with and were pragmatic when it came to finding solutions. An excellent firm that I would not hesitate to recommend." – Banking and finance, M&A
IFLR1000, 2018

"Commentators identify the lawyers' "in-depth knowledge" as a key strength, describing them as "solutions-focused and very reliable". Another adds: "They commit themselves to the client completely."

Chambers Europe, 2018

"With its clear focus on corporate and antitrust paired with the quality it has achieved in its advice, this highly recommended firm in Düsseldorf is unrivaled in the local market. In antitrust, it has long measured up to the established market leaders, [...]. The combination of litigation, restructuring and capital markets as well as takeover law in corporate ensures a stream of top-class instructions, such as those for the supervisory board of Deutsche Bank, Daimler, or recently for dm. Even if the M&A practice did not manage to seamlessly follow last year’s ZF Friedrichshafen deal with another of comparable size, it was nevertheless involved in complex and international instructions, incl. for the Fujian Grand Chip Investment Fund in takeover law. Strengths: Renowned antitrust practice, stock corporation and capital markets law."
German Commercial Law Firms (JUVE), 2017/2018

"The lawyers are 'very good sparring partners for the exchange of ideas and information' [...] 'flexible, dilligent, easily accessible and great to work with.'"
Chambers Europe, 2017

"The firm outperforms others in terms of finding solutions, co-ordinating transactions and speed of execution."
Chambers Europe, 2017

"(For Competiton) The quality of work the lawyers do is impressive."

Chambers Europe, 2016

"Glade Michel Wirtz offers exceptional service. The lawyers are very efficient and knowledgeable, and have a way of finding practical solutions to big problems.."
Chambers Europe, 2015

"Sources say: "The delivery, performance and turnaround time are absolutely top." "It gives outstanding advice and is really creative in finding a solution when negotiations are going in the wrong direction.""
Chambers Europe, 2013

"Highly recommended corporate and competition boutique."
Chambers Europe, 2011

"Höchst professionell, große Präzision und Tiefe in der Argumentation, sehr hohe fachliche Qualität, seriöses Auftreten im Markt, sehr professionelle Kanzleiaufstellung."
Mandant, Kanzlei-Studie

"Mittlerw. treten zudem dank der jüngeren Partnergeneration auch andere Bereiche mehr in den Vordergrund. Markgraf baute ausgezeichnete Beziehungen zu führenden Insolvenzverwaltern auf, wodurch sich regelm. Litigation-Mandate ergeben, und die Reputation der jüngeren Kartellrechtspartner, v.a. Möller, ist nun nicht mehr durch den Namenspartner Wirtz vermittelt."
JUVE Handbuch, 2018/2019

"GMW gilt mittlerweile bundesw. als Vorbild dafür, wie man eine Kanzlei erfolgreich aufbaut, nämlich mit einem klar umrissenen Schwerpunkt auf 2 Bereiche (Corporate u. Kartellrecht) u. kompromissloser Qualität. Die Früchte ihrer starken Spezialisierung erntete die Kanzlei dieses Jahr. Waren es zuvor das Kartellrechtsteam und die M&A-Praxis, die im Zentrum der Aufmerksamkeit standen, so zählt die Beratung von Daimler zur mögl. Aufspaltung zweifelsfrei zu den prominentesten gesellschaftsrechtl. Ereignissen der letzten Zeit."
JUVE Handbuch, 2018/2019

"[...]The firm’s practice [...]is highly rated by its peers and is frequently mentioned in the same breath as much larger competitors. Several rivals say the small firm has been a key driver in boosting the competitiveness of the German competition bar."

GCR Volume 18 issue 7, 2015

"Probably the best of the boutiques is Glade Michel Wirtz."
Global Competition Review, 2009

"Parallel zur Corporate-Praxis agiert ein Restruktrurierungsteam, das im Rheinland durch seine Tätigkeit für prominente Insolvenzverwalter immer visibler wird."
JUVE Handbuch, 2017 | 2018

"Ein solider mittelständ. Mandatenstamm rundet das Bild der strateg. Nachhaltigkeit ab."
JUVE Handbuch, 2015/2016

"This recommended firm had a breakthrough this year. It is already highly regarded for its corporate practice. But a major deal for ZF as well as advice to Haniel shows that Glade in particular is regarded as one of the most highly respected M&A partners in an independent firm. There is also a solid Mittelstand M&A practice which provides constant work."
German Commercial Law Firms (JUVE), 2015/2016

"All the Glade Michel Wirtz lawyers are at the top of their game."
Chambers Europe, 2015

"Glade Michel Wirtz offers exceptional service. The lawyers are very efficient and knowledgeable, and have a way of finding practical solutions to big problems."
Chambers Europe, 2015

"Die immer engere Zusammenarbeit zw. dem im Dax-Bereich etablierten Kartellrechtsteam und der Gesellschaftsrechtspraxis zeigt sich besonders gut in der Compliance-Beratung."
JUVE Handbuch, 2014/2015

"Probably the best of the boutiques is Glade Michel Wirtz"
Global Competition Review, 2009

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