Dr. Annette Mutschler-Siebert is a partner in the firm’s Berlin office. She advises clients on public procurement law as well as European and competition law. She is particularly experienced in advising clients on the design of and participation in complex procurement procedures, privatization projects and public private partnerships for both the bidding and the contracting party.
Dr. Annette Mutschler-Siebert also advises clients on issues relating to antitrust law, in particular the structuring of distribution networks, the structuring of research and development agreements and competition law compliance. She advises and supports clients in merger filing procedures as well as investigations by the competition authorities. Her practice also includes the regular representation of clients before the special procurement review bodies, the German Federal Cartel Office and the European Commission as well as German and European Courts.
Ms. Mutschler-Siebert is recommended for her public procurement work by Chambers Europe, Who’s Who Legal, Best Lawyers/Handelsblatt, and JUVE Handbuch, a leading German legal publication.
In Chambers Europe 2018, clients “say that (she) is a very skilled and experienced procurement lawyer who gives well-grounded advice,” and value her “excellent knowledge and accessibility.” Documented in Chambers Europe 2017, “Annette Mutschler-Siebert is well-regarded for her abilities in public procurement, PPPs and privatizations.” Legal 500 refers to the “brilliant” Annette Mutschler-Siebert in the area of public procurement. A competitor was quoting as saying “most active and pleasant, knows her stuff”, published in JUVE Handbuch 2017.
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K&L Gates represents leading global corporations in every major industry, capital markets participants and ambitious middle-market and emerging growth companies. Our lawyers also serve public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organizations, and individuals. We are leaders in legal issues related to industries critical to the economies of both the developed and developing worlds – technology, manufacturing, financial services, health care, and energy, among many others.
In addition to numerous specific recognitions of the firm’s partners, practices, offices, and markets, our recent firmwide recognitions include:
For a seventh consecutive year, K&L Gates was recognized among the top 20 strongest U.S. law firm brands in legal market research company Acritas’ U.S. Law Firm Brand Index 2018. Globally, K&L Gates was again recognized as one of the top 20 best-known law firm brands in the world in Acritas’ Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index 2018.
K&L Gates was recognized by general counsel as one of the top law firms for superior client service for a fifth consecutive year in the “2017 BTI Client Service 30.”
In 2015, Chambers honored K&L Gates as an Outstanding Firm for Furthering Women’s Advancement (Recruitment, Retention and Advancement).
K&L Gates was named in 2016 as one of the top 25 corporate law firms in the United States, according to a survey of U.S. general counsel by Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting. The ranking recognizes national law firms that general counsel would retain for a variety of corporate governance and legal matters.
K&L Gates was recognized as one of the world’s 20 leading law firm brands for a fourth consecutive year in the BTI Brand Elite 2017: Client Perceptions of the Best-Branded Law Firms. The “Brand Elite” includes 28 law firms with the biggest imprint on corporate counsel.
In 2015, the Financial Times noted K&L Gates as a Highly Commended firm in the Compliance & Technology category of its North America Innovative Lawyers report, specifically recognizing the groundbreaking client-focused digital content site K&L Gates HUB. The firm was also commended for its Cyber Civil Rights Legal Project.
K&L Gates was shortlisted by The American Lawyer magazine and UK-based general counsel as 2015 U.S. Law Firm of the Year in the publication’s inaugural Transatlantic Legal Awards, presented in London.
K&L Gates was again among the top three firms — out of more than 14,000 ranked — for most national first-tier rankings in the 2019 U.S. News-Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” survey. For a ninth consecutive year, the firm was also among the top 10 for most regional first-tier rankings and combined regional and national first-tier rankings, with K&L Gates’ full rankings including 42 national first-tier rankings and 129 first-tier marks across 16 state and metropolitan areas in 59 different practice groups. To read our full list of 2019 rankings, click here.
For the seventh year in a row, K&L Gates was ranked by Law360 in the publication’s 2017 Global 20 survey as one of the 20 leading global law firms based on international presence and the capabilities to handle complex cross-border matters.
The October 2010 issue of The American Lawyer ranked K&L Gates first among the “Global 100” in the Recession Performance Index, which measured compound annual growth rate of revenue, revenue per lawyer, profits per partner, and lawyer headcount during the period of the Great Recession (2007 to 2009).
In 2016, Yale Law Women named K&L Gates as one of the Top 10 Family Friendly Firms. The ranking is based on consideration of law firm policies relating to part-time and flex-time options; parental leave and family accommodations; gender equity; billing requirements; and professional development opportunities.
