{"id":11644,"date":"2020-06-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boehmert.de\/best-lawyers-2021-distinctions-for-24-boehmert-boehmert-attorneys-dr-ute-kilger-named-lawyer-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T11:03:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T09:03:55","slug":"best-lawyers-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boehmert.de\/en\/best-lawyers-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Lawyers 2021 &#8211; distinctions for 24 BOEHMERT &#038; BOEHMERT attorneys, Dr. Ute Kilger named &#8220;Lawyer of the Year\u201c"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the current ranking of the US specialist publishing house &#8220;Best Lawyer&#8221;, a total of 24 BOEHMERT &amp; BOEHMERT attorneys are honoured as &#8220;Best Lawyers&#8221;, more than ever before.<br \/>\nDr. Ute Kilger again received the &#8220;Lawyer oft he Year&#8221; award for the field of &#8220;Biotechnology Law and Life Sciences Practice&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In detail the following lawyers were honoured:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/teams\/christian-w-appelt\/\">Christian W. Appelt<\/a>, Munich, Intellectual Property Law (with specific focus on Patent)<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Bj\u00f6rn Bahlmann, Frankfurt\/Main, Intellectual Property Law<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/teams\/thomas-l-bittner\/\">Dr. Thomas Bittner<\/a>, Berlin, Intellectual Property Law<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/teams\/rudolf-boeckenholt\/\">Dr. Rudolf B\u00f6ckenholt<\/a>, Bremen, Intellectual Property Law<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/teams\/andreas-dustmann\/\">Dr. Andreas Dustmann<\/a>, Berlin, Intellectual Property Law<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/teams\/markus-engelhard\/\">Dr. Markus Engelhard<\/a>, Munich, Intellectual Property Law<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boehmert.de\/en\/empco-directive\/sebastian-engels-2\/\">Dr. Sebastian Engels<\/a>, Berlin, Intellectual Property Law<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/teams\/silke-freund\/\">Silke Freund<\/a>, Munich, Media Law<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/teams\/heinz-goddar\/\">Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar<\/a>, Munich, Intellectual Property Law\u00a0(with specific focus on Patent)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/teams\/peter-gross\/\">Peter Gross<\/a>, Munich, Intellectual Property Law<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/teams\/carl-richard-haarmann\/\">Dr. Carl-Richard Haarmann<\/a>, Munich, Intellectual Property Law<\/p>\n<p>Philipp Johannes Henrichs, Dusseldorf, Intellectual Property Law<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/teams\/ute-kilger\/\">Dr. Ute Kilger<\/a>, Berlin, Biotechnology Law and Life Sciences Practice<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/teams\/ludwig-kouker\/\">Dr. Ludwig Kouker<\/a>, Bremen, Intellectual Property Law<\/p>\n<p>Dr. David Kuttenkeuler, Munich, Intellectual Property Law<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/teams\/uwe-manasse\/\">Dr.-Ing. Uwe Manasse<\/a>, Bremen, Intellectual Property Law<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Julia M\u00fcller, Berlin, Intellectual Property Law<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/teams\/malte-nentwig\/\">Malte Nentwig<\/a>, Bremen, Intellectual Property Law<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/teams\/eckhard-ratjen\/\">Dr. Eckhard Ratjen<\/a>, Bremen, Intellectual Property Law<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/teams\/michael-rueberg\/\">Dr. Michael R\u00fcberg<\/a>, Munich, Intellectual Property Law<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/teams\/martin-schaefer\/\">Dr. Martin Schaefer<\/a>, Berlin, Entertainment Law\u00a0and Intellectual Property Law<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/teams\/sebastian-schlegel\/\">Dr. Sebastian Schlegel<\/a>, Berlin, Intellectual Property Law<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/teams\/florian-schwab\/\">Dr. Florian Schwab<\/a>, Munich, Intellectual Property Law<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/teams\/martin-wirtz\/\">Dr. Martin Wirtz<\/a>, Berlin, Intellectual Property Law<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Best Lawyers&#8221; uses a peer review process to select the award-winning attorneys. 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