Awards

In 2023, Uwe M. Erling was named “Lawyer of the Year” and “Best Lawyer” in the categories “Energy Law” and “Environmental Law”. Dr. Andreas Pohlmann and Nicole Willms were again named “Best Lawyer” for “Corporate Governance & Compliance. Dr. Martin Schorn was honored for “Criminal Tax Law” and “Criminal Defense”, and Dr. Horst Schlemminger is “Best Lawyer” in the legal fields of “Environmental Law” and “Real Estate Law”.

“They are great to work with, very knowledgeable and professional, all the things you want at a high level. […] Pohlmann is the gold standard for firms that do compliance work.”

“Excellent references, both from the individuals and from the firm as a whole. Not only theoretical knowledge / legal expertise, but extensive practical experience, also in application and prevention .”

“Pohlmann & Company’s compliance service combines both international and cross-industry group mandate work, which is reflected in a steady flow of new mandates from well-known national and international companies, as well as numerous monitorships, especially US-related.”

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In 2022, Nicole Willms was named “Lawyer of the Year” and “Best Lawyer” in the category “Corporate Governance & Compliance”. Dr. Andreas Pohlmann was again named “Best Lawyer” for “Corporate Governance & Compliance”. Dr. Horst Schlemminger is “Best Lawyer” in the legal fields of “Environmental Law” and “Real Estate Business Law”, Uwe M. Erling is “Best Lawyer” in the fields of “Energy Law” and “Environmental Law”, and Dr. Martin Schorn was honored for “Criminal Tax Law” and “Criminal Defense”.

“Compliance boutique Pohlmann & Company significantly strengthened its environmental law compliance, climate protection and CO2 emissions trading law expertise with the arrival of longstanding expert Uwe M Erling […].”

“P&C provides precise, realistic and pragmatic advice and understands the requirements of large, industrial companies very well. Extensive experience and excellent quality, in particular P&C provides digital solutions for compliance requirements. P&C offers more than just legal assistance, they are more of a solutions provider.”

Once again, Pohlmann & Company has been recommended by the magazine FOCUS in cooperation with the research institute FactField as TOP corporate law firm for the field of “Compliance”. 8,100 lawyers in corporate law firms and 2,400 in-house counsel participated in the online survey.

In 2021, Uwe M. Erling was named Lawyer of the Year” in the category “Environmental Law” and “Best Lawyer” in the legal areas of “Environmental Law” and “Energy Law”. Dr. Horst Schlemminger is again “Best Lawyer” in the fields of “Environmental Law” and “Real Estate Law”. For the second time, Dr. Andreas Pohlmann and Nicole Willms were awarded “Best Lawyers” for “Corporate Governance and Compliance”. Dr. Martin Schorn was awarded for the third time in the category “Criminal Defense”.

“Boutique Pohlmann & Company is best known for its compliance focus and stands out for its strong practice providing preventative advice and assistance in crisis management.”

“The team has different backgrounds. Problems or challenges are viewed from different angles, not just purely legal. Therefore, the results are immediately actionable and applicable in practice.”

“They are where everyone else would like to be: If there is one German law firm that can call itself a global player when it comes to compliance, it is Pohlmann & Company.”

For the sixth time in a row, Pohlmann & Company is one of Germany’s top business law firms in the area of Compliance. The selection is based on the recommendations of more than 1,500 experts from commercial law firms and legal departments of companies.

In 2020, Uwe M. Erling was named Lawyer of the Year” in the category “Energy Law” and “Best Lawyer” in the legal area of “Environmental Law”. Dr. Horst Schlemminger is again “Best Lawyer” in the fields of “Environmental Law” and “Real Estate Law”. For the first time, Dr. Andreas Pohlmann and Nicole Willms were also awarded “Best Lawyers” for “Corporate Governance and Compliance”.

“Pohlmann & Company combines ‘very good knowledge of the subject matter with a strategic approach’ – the team is known in the market for its expertise in the field of compliance across industries and borders, especially in the development, implementation and monitoring of compliance management systems.”

Pohlmann & Company is once again one of Germany’s best compliance law firms in 2019, researched by the market research institute Statista on behalf of the news magazine FOCUS.

“Andreas Pohlmann of Pohlmann & Company advances to the top tier due to his excellent reputation in the area of compliance where he provides special expertise on monitorships. Market observers describe him as ‘very good, experienced and engaged,’ with another  calling him ‘brilliant.’”

In 2019, Dr. Horst Schlemminger was named “Lawyer of the Year” in the category “Environmental Law” as well as “Best Lawyer” in the legal fields “Environmental Law” and “Real Estate Law”.

“The boutique firm Pohlmann & Company is a real heavyweight in the special area of Compliance. Clients appreciate the equally professional and personal collaboration as well as the excellent industry expertise.”

“The ‘competent and solution-oriented’ team at Pohlmann & Company is ‘one of the top contacts for compliance issues’. […] clients also appreciate the team’s ‘deep knowledge of foreign markets’ alongside its ‘quick assessments of the client’s business risks’.”

Once again Dr. Horst Schlemminger has been honored by the business newspaper Handelsblatt and the US-publisher Best Lawyers to one of Germany’s best lawyers in the category of Environmental Law.

In 2018, Pohlmann & Company was again one of Germany’s best law firms in the field of compliance, researched by the market research institute Statista on behalf of the news magazine FOCUS.

“In the area of compliance, Pohlmann & Company’s ‘competent and solution-oriented team’ is one of the top addresses, and the ‘long-standing proven compliance expertise of all senior lawyers and the highest level of professionalism and quality’ stand out.”

“The often-recommended compliance boutique is more successful in entering the US market than many international competitors. […] With its multidisciplinary and global approach, it meets the needs of its clients …”

For the fourth time in a row Pohlmann & Company ranks among the FOCUS news magazine’s list of excellent top law firms in the area of compliance.

Pohlmann & Company is one of 24 top law firms that made it into the current ranking of the leading economic magazine. The Handelsblatt Research Institute (HRI) has established this in a peer group survey of 444 compliance lawyers.

“As ‘one of the leading firms for compliance issues’ Pohlmann & Company impresses clients with ‘responsiveness, pragmatic solutions, industry knowledge and excellent expertise’.”

Once again Dr. Horst Schlemminger has been honored by the business newspaper Handelsblatt and the US-publisher Best Lawyers to one of Germany’s best lawyers in the category of Environmental Law.

Since 2008 the leading law firms and financial market participants are honoured every year in a legitimately independent nomination process via online-voting among over 167,000 readers.

Dr. Horst Schlemminger has been chosen as the winner of the 2017 Corporate Intl Magazine Global Award. The nominations for each category are based upon independent suggestions from advisers, investors and leaders of public and private businesses throughout the world.

Also in this year Pohlmann & Company has been listed by the news magazine FOCUS among the top law firms based upon recommendations of expert colleagues and companies.

Once again Dr. Horst Schlemminger has been honored by the business newspaper Handelsblatt and the US-publisher Best Lawyers to one of Germany’s best lawyers in the category of Environmental Law.

“Based on its wide-ranging expertise […], the increasing internationalization of the practice and the excellent reputation […] Pohlmann & Company has established itself to one of the leading firms in this segment.”

For the second time Pohlmann & Company has been awarded due to high professional competence and expertise in the field of compliance by the news magazine FOCUS.

“Even undergraduates are introduced to their major discipline compliance. Supported by mentors all clerks and trainees are closely integrated into the interdisciplinary business.”

Dr. Horst Schlemminger has been honored in a comprehensive peer-to-peer procedure by the business newspaper Handelsblatt and the US-publisher Best Lawyers to one of Germany’s best lawyers in the category of Environmental Law.

According to a survey of 2.600 business lawyers and legal departments, Pohlmann & Company has been recommended surpassingly often in the area of compliance.

“The multidisciplinary team has transferred its extensive experience in the Group Compliance easily to the needs of SMEs. It has successfully maintained its position in a growing market.”