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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 3 law firms in the Western Region, the TOP 13 law firms in antitrust law, the TOP 16 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 2024/2025. In addition, several of our partners are listed as Leading Counsel: Dr Andreas Merkner and Dr Marco Sustmann (both corporate), Dr Silke Möller and Dr Markus Wirtz (both antitrust). Furthermore, our two partners Dr. Alexander Retsch and Dr. Friedrich Schulenburg are listed as rising stars in corporate law.
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, 2017 and 2022), Law Firm of the Year for Corporate Law (2014 and 2023) and Law Firm of the Year in the West (2013). In addition, the firm was nominated as Law Firm of the Year in 2018.

Chambers Europe and Global
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 13 in the Chambers Global Guide 2024), Competition/European Law (among the TOP 13 in the Chambers Europe Guide 2024) and Corporate/M&A Mid-Market (among the TOP 8 in the Chambers Europe Guide 2024).
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 for many years in the GCR 100 ranking, which evaluates antitrust practices around the globe. 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.

"The flagship of the Düsseldorf unit is its expertise in complex corporate, capital and stock corporation law issues. GMW has several established partners in this field, in particular Sustmann and Merkner. (...) Another field in which the firm is gaining more and more stature is advising on the interface to critical issues such as compliance and litigation. topics such as compliance and litigation."

"The D'dorf firm is increasingly successful in increasing its involvement in M&A transactions."

"With high-caliber mandates in the area of corporate law, D'dorf confirms its claim to act on an equal footing with large law firms."

"Glade Michel Wirtz has impressively succeeded in continuously expanding its high-caliber client base. Today, it assists the who's who of the German corporate landscape. (...) Dr. Marco Sustmann and Dr. Andreas Merkner in particular are in demand as highly respected corporate, stock corporation and capital markets lawyers when it comes to the legal high wire."
JUVE Handbook 2023/2024

"Glade Michel Wirtz is very good at combining expertise and personalities into a cohesive team."
Chambers Europe, 2023

"More than almost any other law firm of its type, GMW is recognized for its high-stakes corporate and stock corporation law advice."

"The practice is regarded as a specialist for complex cooperation projects and disputes involving antitrust law, which often require its proven expertise in technology issues. The fact that this positioning is coherent and proves to be an advantage in view of the digitalization of the economy is demonstrated by well-known new clients and projects."
JUVE Handbuch 2022/2023

"Glade Michel Wirtz is very good at combining expertise and personalities into a cohesive team."
Chambers Europe, 2023

"GLADE MICHEL WIRTZ consistently punches above its weight to compete with the big national and international firms in the German antitrust market. Its three-partner team of Markus Wirtz, Silke Möller and Christian Karbaum – who all co-lead the practice – have stellar reputations and bring quality to the firm’s work."
Global Competition Review, 2022

"The GMW team is extremely competent, reliable, always available and extremely hard-working! Their knowledge of capital market law in particular, but also of corporate law, is exceptionally good! The clear language, a clear opinion and a clear point of view facilitate the discussion and lead to convincing solutions! There is no better law firm that I have come across in my more than 40 years of professional experience!"
The Legal 500, 2022

"The Düsseldorf law firm is one of the most renowned units in the market when it comes to advising on corporate and antitrust law issues."
JUVE Handbook 2021/2022

"The Düsseldorf law firm's antitrust practice regularly stands out for the high quality of its work."
JUVE Handbook 2019/2020

"The antitrust practice has made a name for itself for tricky cases in uncharted legal territory."
JUVE Handbook 2018/2019

"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

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#Press quotes

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