Global Counsel’s Berlin team supports investors, multinational firms and innovative early-stage companies seeking to understand and anticipate political and policy trends in Europe's largest economy, as well as Germany’s position in EU and international negotiations. They provide insights and practical support for engaging with political and institutional stakeholders at global, national and local levels.
The Berlin office draws on their deep government and industry expertise to provide clients across a diverse set of sectors and issues with advice on navigating the vital policy challenges facing the German economy. This includes industrial policy, competition, energy, technology, mobility, health and labour market and how and when to engage in the policymaking process.
Operating with a global footprint, the GC team leverage their position to help clients understand the role of Germany in the EU institutions and what shifts in national politics mean for geopolitics and the global macro-economy.
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Berlin as the engine of European policymaking
As a driver of European politics, our team on the ground in Berlin can leverage their networks to understand the drivers of decision-making in the Federal government, the Bundestag and at the state and local level, how these are shaped and how these will impact the Brussels agenda and its implications on the global economy.
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Building national advocacy strategies
Our team in Germany supports global clients to build advocacy strategies with bespoke local messaging tailored to policymakers in both Berlin and the German states, as well as facilitating and convening debate and discussion at the highest level of policymaking and business.
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Supporting investors and fund managers
The Berlin office can provide granular and technically-literate advice on the regulatory and political factors affecting investment choices informed by insights into regulators, ministries and other actors on all levels of Germany’s federal system.
Our team
Our team of former policymakers, government relations advisers, regulatory and sectoral experts bring diverse experience from the public and private sectors. They have worked national and supranational institutions, think tanks, commercial consultancies, and non-governmental organisations.
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Mohamed
Hamzé
Mohamed leads GC's work in Germany and advises clients navigating complex regulatory environments with a focus on mobility, technology, and competition policy
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Adrian
Thömmes
Adrian advises clients across the delivery, banking and digital services sectors on tech, competition, and economic policy.
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Lea
Brökelmann
Lea assists clients in understanding and navigating the complexities of market entry, technology, and platform regulation in Germany.
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Melina
Maier
Melina supports corporate clients and investors in understanding political and regulatory developments in Germany related to energy, climate, the industrial sector, and international trade
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Jannis
Kettenring
Jannis advises corporate and investor clients on regulatory and political risk, and how to engage with stakeholders in Germany and the EU, focusing on tech policy, health policy, digital markets, and platform work.
Office location
10117 Berlin
Germany