20 leading lawyers in Administrative Law in Germany in 2026
Impact Lawyers’ editorial selection brings together twenty professionals with particularly significant experience in this field in Germany. Lawyers are listed alphabetically by first name; the order of the table does not establish internal positions or imply that one professional is superior to another.
| Lawyer | Firm | Main profile |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Johann | Redeker Sellner Dahs | Regulation and administrative litigation |
| Cosima Baumeister | Gleiss Lutz | Administrative law and public procurement |
| Daniel Couzinet | Gleiss Lutz | Regulation and administrative litigation |
| Daniel Krebühl | Redeker Sellner Dahs | Infrastructure, energy and public sector |
| Hanna Becher | Gleiss Lutz | Infrastructure, energy and public sector |
| Jacob von Andreae | Gleiss Lutz | Public economic law and permitting |
| Katja Lehr | Gleiss Lutz | Administrative law and public procurement |
| Korbinian Reiter | Redeker Sellner Dahs | Public economic law and permitting |
| Lars Kindler | Gleiss Lutz | Regulation and administrative litigation |
| Linda Erdmann | Gleiss Lutz | Administrative law and public procurement |
| Lisa Kappler | Gleiss Lutz | Infrastructure, energy and public sector |
| Marc Ruttloff | Gleiss Lutz | Public economic law and permitting |
| Matthias Ganske | Redeker Sellner Dahs | Administrative law and public procurement |
| Matthias Kottmann | Redeker Sellner Dahs | Regulation and administrative litigation |
| Michael Uechtritz | Gleiss Lutz | Administrative law and public procurement |
| Nena Husemann | Gleiss Lutz | Regulation and administrative litigation |
| Sandra Plötz | Gleiss Lutz | Infrastructure, energy and public sector |
| Ulrich Karpenstein | Redeker Sellner Dahs | Infrastructure, energy and public sector |
| Wolfgang Roth | Redeker Sellner Dahs | Public economic law and permitting |
| Xiao Chen | Gleiss Lutz | Public economic law and permitting |
How the ranking was prepared
The selection has been prepared through an independent editorial analysis and an overall assessment of the career, specialisation, experience and professional recognition of the lawyers included. Multiple sources of information have been taken into account, including the websites of the professionals themselves and their firms, news and publications appearing in the media, matters and transactions in which they have been involved, their academic and institutional activity, their national and international profile, and references within the legal and business community.
Particular attention has also been paid to the perception of clients and professionals familiar with their work, assessing factors such as the trust they inspire, responsiveness, legal judgement, effectiveness in resolving matters and the recognition achieved within their respective areas of specialisation. The result reflects a combined editorial assessment of objective and qualitative factors, designed to capture not only career track record and technical knowledge, but also the prestige and professional standing each lawyer has consolidated through legal practice.
How to interpret the selection
The ranking is an editorial snapshot of the German legal market based on information available in 2026. It does not measure fees, guarantee outcomes or claim that any included professional is the right choice for every matter. The choice of counsel should take into account the precise specialty, potential conflicts of interest, jurisdiction, availability, language, budget and relationship of trust.
