About BRANDI
A brief summary of a long history
The roots of BRANDI Lawyers go back to the late 19th century, when the first office opened in 1895 in Bielefeld. Today, we assist clients from six national and one international office in all areas of commercial law with a focus on small and medium-sized companies. Even though our firm has grown steadily over the years, we are by no means a law factory – neither in how we define ourselves, nor in how we approach our work.
In its current form, the firm originates from a merger in the early 1990s, when established local firms joined forces, setting up one of Germany's first supra-regional law firms. Since then, the firm's development has been swift, but always well-planned: The national offices in Minden and Hanover allowed for extending the regional focus to the North.
BRANDI Law Firm: What We Stand For
Expertise with tradition
We stand for competence and reliability. Thanks to efficient structures, we can offer our clients comprehensive support.
Comprehensive specialisation
As a full-service law firm with over 100 experts, we can offer the entire spectrum of legal expertise and highly specialised advice.
Proximity & personal contact
We see ourselves as your competent partner on equal footing and value comprehensive, personal support with individual, tailor-made solutions.
International network
We are a founding member of the international law firm association Pangea Net and can also assist you with cross-border matters.
Legal expertise for 130 years
Over the last decade, the number of lawyers in our firm has doubled. This enables us to offer our clients highly specialised legal advice. Our firm is now a full-service provider in all areas of commercial law, with numerous specialists working together in competence groups. Since 2014, we have also been a ‘partnership with limited professional liability’ as the supra-local law firm BRANDI Rechtsanwälte und Notare.
Continuous development of the firm
The development of law is never complete – and neither is the specialisation and further development of our law firm. Despite the growing number of specialist lawyers represented in the firm, we will remain a medium-sized firm in the future in order to meet our high standards and ensure efficient structures and minimal changes in the people involved.
Our clients are international, and so are we. Today, one out of two small or medium-sized companies engages in business activities abroad – and we are right there beside them. Marriages between citizens of two countries are no rare occurrence. Just like our clients and our clients' business, BRANDI does not stop at the national border. This is reflected in the qualifications of our lawyers, as well as in our international relationships.
At our Gütersloh office, we have four specialist attorneys for international business law – a rarity throughout Germany. They are not merely able to conduct negotiations in English, but they communicate in English on a daily basis. We are fully fluent in legal English, the lingua franca in international business transactions, and will both draft and negotiate your contracts in English. Some of our lawyers are admitted to the bar in other countries (USA, UK, Greece).
Julia Basselmann
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Labor and Employment Law
Dr. Lukas Baumgarth
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Labor and Employment Law
Dr. Christian Behrendt
Lawyer and Notary in and for Detmold
Certified Specialized Attorney in Tax Law
Dr. Mario Bergmann, LL.M
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Criminal Law
M.A. in Commercial Criminal Law
Greta Brakemeier
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Construction and Architectural Law
Dr. Axel Brandi
Lawyer und Notar a.D.
Certified Specialized Attorney in Tax Law
Inka Casper
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Tenancy and Condominium Law
Dr. Carsten Christophery, LL.M.
Lawyer and Tax Consultant
Certified Specialized Attorney in Tax Law
Dr. Paul Czaplinski
Lawyer and Notary in and for Bielefeld
Certified Specialized Attorney in Commercial and Corporate Law
Daniela Deifuß-Kruse
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Administrative Law
Felicia Deppe-Hietel
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Administrative Law
Harold Derksen
Lawyer
Data Protection Officer (TÜV®) in acc. with GDPR and BDSG
Prof. Dr. Martin Dippel
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Administrative Law
Dr. Helmut Dröge
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Tax Law
Nina Drüke
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Administrative Law
Dr. Oliver Ebert
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Labor and Employment Law
Dr. Hubertus Eusterbrock
Lawyer and Notary in and for Paderborn
Dr. Siegfried Friesen
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Insurance Law
Dr. Josef Fullenkamp
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Construction and Architectural Law
Eva-Maria Gottschalk, LL.M.
Lawyer and Notary in and for Gütersloh
Certified Specialized Attorney in Commercial and Corporate Law
Dr. Nils Gronemeyer
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Administrative Law
Certified Specialized Attorney in Argra law
Dr. Jana Grosbüsch
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Commercial and Corporate Law
Dr. Philipp Hahn
Lawyer and Notary in and for Bielefeld
Certified Specialized Attorney in Inheritance Law
Certified Specialized Attorney in family law
Dr. Sven Hasenstab
Lawyer and Notary in and for Hannover
Certified Specialized Attorney in Commercial and Corporate Law
Dr. Josef Heimann, LL.M.
Lawyer and Notary in and for Paderborn
Certified Specialized Attorney in Commercial and Corporate Law
Certified Specialized Attorney in Inheritance Law
Achim Heining
Lawyer and Notary in and for Bielefeld
Certified Specialized Attorney in Commercial and Corporate Law
Rüdiger Hitz
Lawyer and Tax Consultant
Certified Specialized Attorney in Tax Law
Certified Specialized Attorney in Criminal Law
Certified consultant for Law regarding fiscal offenses (DAA)
Dr. Jens Hoffmann
Lawyer and Notary in and for Detmold
Certified Specialized Attorney in Commercial and Corporate Law
Certified Specialized Attorney in Tax Law
Lukas Hoffmann
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Tenancy and Condominium Law
Dr. Carsten Hoppmann
Lawyer and Notary in and for Hannover
Certified Specialized Attorney in Commercial and Corporate Law
Certified Specialized Attorney in Intellectual Property Law
Dr. Sebastian Huck, LL.M. (Bristol)
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Construction and Architectural Law
Lehrbeauftragter der Technischen Hochschule OWL
Zertifizierter Wirtschaftsmediator
Dr. Birgit Jaenicke
Lawyer und Mediator (DAA)
Certified Specialized Attorney in International Business Law
Dr. Christoph Jahn
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Administrative Law
Certified Specialized Attorney in Public Procurement Law
Astrid Kaufhold
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Family Law
Certified Mediator BAfM, BM, Supervisor
Bernd Kaufhold
Lawyer and Mediator
Certified Specialized Attorney in Labor and Employment Law
Certified Specialized Attorney in Criminal Law
Dr. Sörren Kiene
Lawyer
Solicitor (England & Wales)
Certified Specialized Attorney in International Business Law
Dr. Oliver Knodel
Lawyer and Notary in and for Bielefeld
Certified Specialized Attorney in Commercial and Corporate Law
Certified Foundation Advisor (DSA)
Dr. Christian Kollmeier
Lawyer and Notary in and for Bielefeld
Certified Specialized Attorney in Construction and Architectural Law
Dr. Daniel Kollmeyer
Lawyer and Notary in and for Gütersloh
Certified Specialized Attorney in Inheritance Law
Dr. Jörg König
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Tenancy and Condominium Law
Business Mediator (Bielefeld University)
Dr. Sören Kramer
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Labor and Employment Law
Dr. Rainer Krüger
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Labor and Employment Law
Dr. Kevin Kruse
Lawyer and Notary in and for Bielefeld
Certified Specialized Attorney in Intellectual Property Law
Dr. Steffen Kurth, LL.M.
Lawyer and Notary in and for Bielefeld
Certified Specialized Attorney in Inheritance Law
Specialized adviser for corporate succession (DStV e.V.)
Vanessa Ladendorff
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Administrative Law
Kira Lepsien
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Family Law
Mediator
Dr. Robert Lepsien
Lawyer and Notary in and for Minden
Certified Specialized Attorney in Inheritance Law
Certified Specialized Attorney in Commercial and Corporate Law
Certified Specialized Attorney in Labor and Employment Law
Ute Lienenlüke
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Commercial and Corporate Law
Dr. Jürgen Löbbe
Lawyer and Notary in and for Bielefeld
Certified Specialized Attorney in Banking and Capital Markets Law
Certified Specialized Attorney in Inheritance Law
Sören Lührmann
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Road Transport Law
Certified Specialized Attorney in Construction and Architectural Law
Björn Mai
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Labor and Employment Law
Dr. Sebastian Meyer, LL.M.
Lawyer and Notary in and for Bielefeld
Certified Specialized Attorney in information technology law (IT-Recht)
Data Protection Auditor (TÜV)
Dr. Gert Müller-Baumgarten
Lawyer und Notar a.D.
Certified Specialized Attorney in Inheritance Law
Dr. Annette Mussinghoff-Siemens
Lawyer and Notary in and for Bielefeld
Certified Specialized Attorney in Construction and Architectural Law
Certified Specialized Attorney in Public Procurement Law
Dr. Jörg Niggemeyer
Lawyer and Notary in and for Paderborn
Certified Specialized Attorney in Administrative Law
Dr. Dennis Pielsticker
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Tenancy and Condominium Law
Dr. Andreas Pieper
Lawyer and Notary in and for Minden
Certified Specialized Attorney in Administrative Law
Certified Specialized Attorney in Tenancy and Condominium Law
Dr. Andrea Pirscher
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Labor and Employment Law
Dr. Christoph Rempe
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in information technology law (IT-Recht)
Certified specialist lawyer for copyright and media law
Hubert Salmen
Lawyer and Notary in and for Paderborn
Certified Specialized Attorney in Commercial and Corporate Law
Certified Specialized Attorney in Tax Law
Hartmut Sandering
Lawyer and Notary in and for Gütersloh
Certified Specialized Attorney in Tax Law
Certified Specialized Attorney in Inheritance Law
Dr. Linda Schäfer
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Construction and Architectural Law
Frank Schembecker
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Intellectual Property Law
Dr. Simon Schmollmann
Lawyer and Notary in and for Paderborn
Certified Specialized Attorney in Tenancy and Condominium Law
Certified Specialized Attorney in Construction and Architectural Law
Dr. Manfred Schröder
Lawyer
M.A. in Publishing
Certified Specialized Attorney in Administrative Law
Dr. Anne-Louise Schümer
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Criminal Law
Timo Stallmann, LL.M.
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Tenancy and Condominium Law
Dr. Franz Tepper, LL.M.
Lawyer
Attorney at Law (New York)
Certified Specialized Attorney in International Business Law
Rebecca Vakilzadeh
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Intellectual Property Law
Business Lawyer (Univ. of Bayreuth)
Business Mediator (MuCDR)
Dr. Irene Vlassopoulou
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Family Law
Ulrich Vorspel-Rüter, LL.M.
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Insurance Law
Dr. Sandra Vyas
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Labor and Employment Law
Michael Weber-Blank, NLP M.
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Tax Law
Certified Specialized Attorney in Criminal Law
Certified Compliance Officer
Business Mediator (DAA)
Victoria Wessel
Lawyer and Notary in and for Paderborn
Certified Specialized Attorney in Inheritance Law
Certified Specialized Attorney in Commercial and Corporate Law
Andreas Wiemann
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Administrative Law
Certified Specialized Attorney in Construction and Architectural Law
Dr. Nils Wigginghaus
Lawyer and Notary in and for Gütersloh
Certified Specialized Attorney in International Business Law
Dr. Daniel Wittig
Lawyer
Data Protection Officer (TÜV®) in acc. with GDPR and BDSG
Certified Specialized Attorney in information technology law (IT law)
Prof. Dr. Christoph Worms
Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Administrative Law