People

Marvin Noussayaba Ambi Aideyan Associate

Munich

His practice focuses on providing ongoing advice to national and international clients in connection with corporate governance and stock corporation law, liability, and structural measures as well as complex (cross-border) transactions.

In addition, Marvin Aideyan assists his clients with sustainability reporting and ESG issues, including European CSRD.

Prior to joining Orrick, he worked as a research assistant and trainee lawyer for a leading German law firm and a leading global chemical company.

Dr. Daniel Ashkar Counsel

Munich

Having concentrated on data privacy law since 2012, Daniel provides comprehensive data privacy and cybersecurity advisory support to clients and has extensive experience in the areas of international data transfers (including on EU Standard Contractual Clauses and Binding Corporate Rules) as well as topics relating to the “Schrems II” judgment.

Daniel further drafts data privacy contracts (such as data processing agreements and joint controller agreements) as well as data privacy policies/notices and consent forms. On transactional matters, he supports clients with outsourcings and due diligences in the course of M&A transactions. Daniel also advises on data subject rights requests, data breaches and notification requirements related thereto, e-discovery requests, website tracking, marketing measures, privacy impact assessments as well as data privacy topics in the employment and reinsurance context.

He further advises on IT/IP and technology-related matters, including on contracts and matters relating to unfair and deceptive trade practices. Daniel also possesses years of experience regarding legal disputes and litigation matters and has represented clients in proceedings before different courts in Germany.

Prior to joining Orrick, Daniel was an in-house counsel for a German car maker and for one of the largest reinsurance corporations in the world. His in-house experiences at these large German multinationals allow him to understand the needs and requirements of globally operating clients.

Daniel started his career at another global law firm where he worked for several years with a focus on data privacy and litigation matters. He also wrote his doctoral thesis on data privacy law.

Carsten Bernauer Partner

Düsseldorf; Munich

A special focus is on the comprehensive support of start-up technology companies and their investors. In this context, he accompanies his clients through all stages of growth with the aim of providing fast and efficient support in the implementation of their growth plans and investment strategies.

His clients benefit from his extensive experience in structuring, managing and coordinating complex transactions, including all other advisors involved in the transaction. In international transactions, he has access to Orrick's comprehensive technology, private equity and venture capital platform.

Carsten Bernauer also advises on national and international corporate transactions, in particular in the field of technology, as well as on corporate restructurings.

After many years working for an American and an English commercial law firm, Carsten Bernauer joined Orrick's Düsseldorf office in 2019.

Dr. Christoph Brenner Partner

Munich

Christoph regularly acts for private equity sponsors, corporate and strategic buyers, owners and management teams.

He is frequently recommended by Legal500, JUVE and Best Lawyers Germany for M&A and Private Equity transactions and JUVE describes him as “very experienced, fast, solution-oriented”.

Christoph leads the German Orrick offices together with Stefan Schultes-Schnitzlein.

Adrian Dengler Counsel

Munich

Adrian represents clients in domestic and cross-border transactions, in particular local and international companies, private equity/venture funds and growth companies.

In addition Adrian acts as a business angel for several venture capital start-up companies.

Carsten Engelings Counsel

Düsseldorf

Carsten advises on all sorts of German tax and accounting issues arising for industry clients, financial institutions and private equity funds. Mainly focusing on corporate and real estate transactions and restructurings. He also advises and represents clients with respect to tax field audits and in tax litigation against the fiscal administration and before German fiscal and civil courts. Prior to joining Orrick Carsten completed his legal traineeship in both national and international law firms.

Julia Fabian Managing Associate

Düsseldorf

She advises domestic as well as international clients on German and European antitrust and competition law, including mergers, compliance, internal investigations, cartels and abuse of dominance. In addition, Julia advises on foreign direct investment proceedings before the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action . Another part of her practice is to provide general corporate counselling.

At the beginning of her career at Orrick, Julia advised national and international clients on complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, so she is experienced in corporate transactions to that extent.

Prior to joining Orrick, Julia worked as research assistant and trainee lawyer for several international law firms in Düsseldorf and Frankfurt.

Dr. Karsten Faulhaber Partner

Düsseldorf

Karsten represents clients in international arbitrations under all the main arbitral institutions, including the ICC and DIS, frequently acts as sole and party-appointed arbitrator and also represents clients before national courts in Germany with experience in setting aside and enforcement actions.

As a former M&A transactional lawyer Karsten has solid grounding in pre-contractual and contractual negotiations and advises among others, energy producers and distributors, both traditional (oil and gas) and renewables (solar, wind) construction conglomerates, financial institutions, JVs and biotech companies.

Karsten is praised for his "proactive and skillful" approach (Chambers Global) and has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Germany 2020 and Legal 500.

Dr. Sven Greulich, LL.M. (Cantuar), EMBA Partner

Düsseldorf

Sven advises technology companies on complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital as well as growth investments, and provides general corporate counseling.

His clients include technology companies of all stages and their investors. Supported by a global and cross-practice team, he also counsels major corporations and scale-ups on international expansion and growth projects and has a special focus on in- and outbound German/US investments and joint ventures.

Sven is passionate about building a bridge for his clients from Germany to the US and other international technology hubs and to help them succeed in the international market. With a dual background in business and law, an entrepreneurial spirit, and experience in over 300 M&A transactions and financing rounds across many industries, Sven has a unique perspective, which inspires him to find the best strategic and commercially viable solution for his clients.

Sven volunteers with entrepreneur groups at the WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management and the RWTH Aachen and regularly lectures at the WHU and the RWTH incubation and innovation centers on venture capital financings, start-up growth and corporate venture capital.

Sven's work has been repeatedly awarded, inter alia

• Chambers ranks him as one of the top 3 venture capital lawyers in Germany (2025);
• the leading German market publication JUVE lists him as "frequently recommended" for M&A, private equity, as well as corporate advice and - since 2019 - ranks Sven as one of Germany's top 15 attorneys for venture capital, the highest recognition for this category awarded by JUVE (2024/2025);
• Legal500 Deutschland includes Sven as "frequently recommended" for M&A (mid-sized deals) as well as private equity (mid-sized deals) and ranks him as a "leading individual" for venture capital (2025); and
• in the 2017 edition of its Innovative Lawyers Report Europe, the Financial Times named Sven's work to connect start-ups with Germany's Mittelstand (mid-sized companies) a standout “for making bridges between Silicon Valley and Germany”.

David Hamala Associate

Düsseldorf

He advises technology companies from their incorporation through their first financing rounds into the growth phase, as well as on internationalization projects. David also has special experience in university spin-offs, restructurings, and employee ownership programs (ESOPs, VSOPs, hurdle shares and profit participation right programs).

In addition, he advises companies on venture capital transactions and international (corporate) venture capital investors on their investments in German start-ups and scale-ups.

Prior to joining Orrick, David worked as a trainee lawyer in the Cologne and Berlin offices of a law firm that is one of the leading firms for venture capital in Germany and as a research assistant in the Düsseldorf office of a Magic Circle law firm.

Dr. Odey Hardan Associate

Düsseldorf

Prior to joining Orrick, Odey served as a research assistant to a distinguished chair focusing on European law, where he authored several academic papers. Throughout his doctoral studies, he delved deeply into the intricate realms of European, international, and data protection law.

Additionally, Odey contributed to significant legal opinions and gained practical experience by supporting the representation of the German Federal Government in pivotal cases before the Federal Constitutional Court, including the proceedings on the European Patent Convention, CETA and the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.

Before starting his legal practice, he also worked as a research assistant for an international UK-headquartered law firm.

Dr. Timo Holzborn Partner

Munich

Timo heads our Capital Markets and Banking & Finance (incl. Regulatory) practice in Germany and has been advising clients on respective law matters for more than 20 years.

He inter alia advises in the fields of regulatory & asset management (incl. AIFs) and restructuring, corporate law and derivative/carbon trading and is member in creditors committees.

Timo helps his clients, among them banks, corporates, listed companies, and asset managers in capital markets and finance transactions, M&A, squeeze outs, IPOs/ICOs as well as with regard to compliance. He also has special market experience regarding (renewable) energy, banking (stock exchange), insurance, and fund structuring as well as technology.