Counsel Leonie Hesse has been named in Law.com International’s 2025 list of Rising Stars: The European Legal Industry’s Best Up-And-Coming Women. This annual list recognizes 25 women under the age of 40 who are making significant contributions to the legal profession across Europe and are poised to become leaders in their fields. The competitive selection process includes nominations, peer feedback and independent research.
In her role as counsel within the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Practice and the Public Policy and Legislative Affairs Group, Hesse provides in-depth advisory services to both international and German clients on a broad spectrum of public commercial law issues.
The Law.com International profile highlights Hesse for “making her mark by handling a wide range of complex matters, from advising Airbnb on the new EU Digital Services Act to representing Deutsche Bahn in litigation over the multibillion-euro Stuttgart 21 urban development project.”