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On August 1, 2025, Dr. Kilian Sendlmeier joins the WR Legal team as an associate. After finishing his doctorate in (international) arbitration, Dr. Sendlmeier completed his legal clerkship in the Cologne Higher Regional Court district, including placements at a law...

WR Legal is expanding its commercial law practice and has strengthened the team with the appointment of Dr. Johannes Klahre as an Associate, effective August 1, 2025. Dr. Klahre is already familiar with the firm, having completed his legal clerkship here.
He completed his legal studies with a focus on commercial criminal law and earned his doctorate in 2023 from the University of Bayreuth, focusing on the criminal law implications of psychological violence. During his doctoral studies, he gained valuable practical experience with Hogan Lovells in the M&A team and with McDermott Will & Emery in the Banking and Finance practice group.
With Dr. Klahre’s arrival, WR Legal’s commercial law team now comprises three partners and two associates.

We are delighted to have received another award in public procurement law! This time from WirtschaftsWoche, which recommends us as a top law firm and Reinhard Böhle, LL.M. as a top lawyer in public procurement law. 2,300 lawyers from 180 law firms nominated colleagues...

The US specialist publisher Best Lawyers has once again recognized WR Legal's lawyers as “Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2026” in its 2026 edition. The publisher once again recommended Dr. Christoph Neven in the category “Mergers and Acquisitions Law” and Dr. Jens Biemann...

WR Legal is further expanding its leading role in advising on municipal construction projects, particularly in North Rhine-Westphalia. The city of Solingen already relied on the expertise of the Düsseldorf law firm for school refurbishment projects (Weyer and Kreuzweg...

At the end of April, REGIOBUS Mittelsachsen GmbH successfully concluded the Europe-wide tender for the award of general planning services for the construction of a new depot by awarding the contract. Lawyer Henrik Trockel from WR Legal advised REGIOBUS Mittelsachsen...

For the second time in a row, JUVE recommends WR Legal as a leading law firm in the West. In addition to its focus on commercial and corporate law, JUVE emphasises the firm's advice on restructurings and transactions in the small and mid-cap sector as an important...

Following a Europe-wide award procedure, the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) has awarded Westdeutscher Wach- und Schutzdienst Fritz Kötter SE & Co. KG with security and guarding services for a period of four years at the Duisburg and Essen campuses (each with...

Lawyer Daniela Kreuels is joining the medium-sized Düsseldorf law firm WR Legal as of counsel with immediate effect. Ms. Kreuels is a specialist lawyer for public procurement law and has many years of experience in the conception and implementation of complex, large-volume procurement procedures for public clients. She specializes particularly in supporting research and development projects and the procurement of technically complex equipment.