The JUVE Handbook is an annually published directory that has set itself the goal of making the market of legal services in Germany more transparent for business enterprises. The guide assesses the experiences of clients with law firms, as well as lists and evaluates individual firms. Law firms – separated according to areas of law – are listed on the basis of their reputation in up to seven groups. Gleiss Lutz belongs to the uppermost group in the following fields of law:

- Administrative
- Competition/Antitrust
- Dispute Resolution
- Employment
- Subsidies/State Aids
- Trademarks and Unfair Competition


JUVE also has Gleiss Lutz in an outstanding position in the areas of:

- Distribution Systems
- Insurance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Product Liability
- Public Procurement
- Restructuring/Insolvency

Chambers Europe - Europe's Leading Lawyers for Business 2008

A further handbook was published for the European legal market in 2007 to complement the global ranking in Chambers Global Guide. In its second edition of Chambers Europe, Gleiss Lutz was listed number 1 in the following categories:

- Climate Change
- Employment 
- Insurance Transaction
- Trademark & Unfair Competition
- Public Law.

Gleiss Lutz’ excellent ranking in Chambers Europe makes it one of the top law firms in Europe.

The Legal 500 – Europe, Middle East & Africa

Legal 500 lists the leading European business law firms. Gleiss Lutz was seen as being in the top group in the following areas of law:

- Antitrust
- Employment
- IP: Trade Marks
- Public Sector

PLC Which Lawyer?

PLC Which Lawyer identifies the leading lawyers and law firms practising in the core areas of commercial law in over 100 jurisdictions around the world.

The Gleiss Lutz lawyers singled out by PLC Which Lawyer are: 

- Dr. Michael Arnold (Corporate/M&A, Recommended)
- Dr. Stephan Aubel (Capital Markets: Debt and Equity, Recommended)
- Dr. Jan Michael Bauer (Private Equity/Venture Capital, Recommended)
- Dr. Jobst-Hubertus Bauer (Labour and Employee Benefits, Leading)
                                  - Prof. Dr. Rainer Bechtold (Competition/Antitrust, Leading)
                                  - Dr. Thomas Bopp (Intellectual Property, Recommended; Life Sciences, 
                                    Leading; Regulatory, Highly Recommended; Patent Litigation, 
                                    Recommended)
                                  - Dr. Wolfgang Bosch (Competition/Antitrust, Recommended; Telecoms 
                                    and IT, Recommended)
                                  - Dr. Ingo Brinker (Competition/Antitrust, Highly Recommended)
                                  - Dr. Bernhard Busch (Corporate Real Estate, Recommended)
                                  - Dr. Christian Cascante (Corporate/M&A, Recommended; Private 
                                    Equity/Venture Capital, Recommended)
                                  - Dr. Achim Dannecker (Tax, Recognised)
                                  - Dr. Martin Diller (Labour and Employee Benefits, Highly Recommended)
                                  - Dr. Hoimar von Dithfurth (Capital Markets: Debt and Equity, 
                                    Recommended)
                                  - Dr. Burkhard Jäkel (Banking and Finance, Highly Recommended)
                                  - Dr. Rainer Loges (Corporate/M&A, Recommended; Private 
                                    Equity/Venture Capital, Recognised)
                                  - Dr. Edgar Matyschok (Capital Markets: Debt and Equity, Recommended)
                                  - Prof Dr. Christoph Moench (Environment, Highly Recommended)
                                  - Dr. Martin Nedelka (Competition/Antitrust, Leading; Corporate/M&A, 
                                    Recommended)
                                  - Dr. Zoltán Pálinkás (Labour and Employee Benefits, Recognised)
                                  - Przemyslaw Pietrzak (Corporate Real Estate, Recommended)
                                  - Dr. Stefan Rützel (Dispute Resolution, Recommended)
                                  - Dr. Detlef Schmidt (Corporate Real Estate, Recommended)
                                  - Dr. Ulrich Soltész (Competition/Antitrust, Recommended)
                                  - Dr. Andreas Spahlinger (Restructuring and Insolvency, Recognised)
                                  - Dr. Ralf Thaeter (Corporate/M&A, Recommended; Energy, Highly 
                                    Recommended)
                                  - Dr. Stefan Völker (Intellectual Property, Highly Recommended)
                                  - Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wegen (Corporate/M&A, Highly Recommended; 
                                    Dispute Resolution, Highly Recommended; Arbitration, Leading; 
                                    Private Equity/Venture Capital, Recommended)
                                  - Dr. Stefan Weidert (Telecoms and IT, Recommended)
                                  - Dr. Gerhard Wirth (Corporate/M&A, Recommended)

The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers

The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers counts 16 Gleiss Lutz partners among the leading lawyers worldwide in their respective specialisations. The international publication provides an overview of outstanding legal expertise all around the world and is the result of a seven-year independent investigation that takes into account the opinions of thousands of lawyers on this issue and covers 22 different areas of specialisation.

The Gleiss Lutz lawyers singled out by Who’s Who are: 

- Dr. Jobst-Hubertus Bauer (Labour and Employment)
- Prof. Dr. Rainer Bechtold (Competition)
- Dr. Thomas Bopp (Patent)
                                       - Dr. Ingo Brinker (Competition)
                                       - Dr. Martin Diller (Labour and Employment) 
                                       - Dr. Matthias Karl (Competition)
                                       - Martin Nedelka (Competition)
                                       - Harald Plewka (Corporate Tax) 
                                       - Dr. Bodo Riegger (Corporate Governance)
                                       - Dr. Stefan Rützel (Commercial Litigation)
                                       - Prof. Dr. Gerhard Röder (Labour and Employment)
                                       - Dr. Stefan Völker (Trademarks) 
                                       - Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wegen (Arbitration, Corporate Governance, M&A)
                                       - Prof. Dr. Clemens Weidemann (Environment)
                                       - Dr. Stefan Weidert (Internet & e-Commerce)
                                       - Dr. Stephan Wilske (Commercial Litigation)
                                       - Dr. Gerhard Wirth (Corporate Governance).

You can find particular quotations from the JUVE Guide, as well as from the other directories cited above, in the presentation of our practice areas.
   

Expert Guides list the world's leading business lawyers in specific areas of law in over 60 jurisdictions worldwide.

The following Gleiss Lutz lawyers are listed as experts in their respective specialisations:

• Dr. Stephan Aubel (Capital Markets)
• Dr. Detlef Bauer (Capital Markets)
• Dr. Jobst-Hubertus Bauer (Labour and Employment/Best of the Best 2007)
• Dr. Ulrich Baeck (Labour and Employment)
• Prof. Dr. Rainer Bechtold (Competition and Antitrust/Best of the Best 2006)
• Dr. Stefanie Beinert (Tax Advisers)
• Dr. Thomas Bopp (Patent Law) 
• Dr. Wolfgang Bosch (Competition and Antitrust)
• Dr. Ingo Brinker (Competition and Antitrust)
• Dr. Christian Cascante (M&A, Private Equity)
• Dr. Martin Diller (Labour and Employment) 
• Simon Hirsbrunner (Competition and Antitrust)
• Dr. Matthias Karl (Competition and Antitrust) 
• Prof. Dr. Christoph Moench (Energy and Natural Resource)
• Dr. Martin Nedelka (Competition and Antitrust)
• Dr. Bodo Riegger (Corporate Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions) 
• Dr. Stefan Rützel (Litigation, Commercial Arbitration)
• Prof. Dr. Gerhard Röder (Labour and Employment)
• Dr. Detlef Schmidt (Litigation)
• Dr. Ralf Thaeter (Energy and Natural Resource)
• Dr. Stefan Völker (Trade Mark Law)
• Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wegen (Commercial Arbitration, Corporate Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions/Best of the Best 2007, Private Equity)
• Prof. Dr. Clemens Weidemann (Environment)
• Dr. Stephan Wilske (Commercial Arbitration, Litigation)
• Dr. Gerhard Wirth (Corporate Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions).