Capst­one in the Chambers Germany Real Estate Ranking 2025!

Capst­one in the Chambers Germany Real Estate Ranking 2025!

Capst­one has been recogni­zed in the Chambers Germany Guide 2025 in the Real Estate category, ranking among the top three boutique law firms in Germany. Additio­nally, Dr. Hildrun Siepmann has been included in the list of leading lawyers in the real estate field.
We are since­rely grateful to Chambers for this valuable recogni­tion and to our clients for their positive feedback, which has made this ranking possi­ble. This award motiva­tes us even more to conti­nue develo­ping innova­tive and pragma­tic soluti­ons for our clients.

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+49 40 537 97 68-68
hildrun.siepmann@capstone-legal.com

Dr. Hildrun Siepmann
Partner

Dr Hildrun Siepmann specia­li­ses on advisory services for real estate transac­tions (asset and share deals), project develo­p­ments and asset manage­ment. Her clients include project develo­pers, insti­tu­tio­nal inves­tors, family offices and asset managers.

Dr. Hildrun Siepmann was recogni­zed by Chambers Germany in 2025 as one of Germany’s leading figures in real estate law. Accor­ding to the JUVE Handbook of Commer­cial Law Firms, she has been ranked among Germany’s seven „rising stars in real estate and construc­tion law“ conse­cu­tively for the past five years. Additio­nally, she has long been recom­men­ded by Handels­blatt in colla­bo­ra­tion with the U.S. publisher Best Lawyers as one of Germany’s best lawyers for real estate law.

Educa­tion and career:

  • Founding partner of Capst­one Legal since 2020
  • Partner at Jebens Mensching PartG mbB
  • Lawyer (Rechts­an­wäl­tin) at Fresh­fields Bruck­haus Derin­ger LLP in the field of Corporate/M&A
  • Legal clerk­ship at the Hansea­tic Higher Regio­nal Court with place­ments in Frank­furt and London
  • Docto­rate at the Univer­sity of Hamburg in the field of Law & Economics
  • Law studies, Bucerius Law School Hamburg and Cambridge University

Experi­ence:

Most recently, Hildrun Siepmann advised on the follo­wing cases, among others (some of them in the previous firm):

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+49 40 537 97 68-65
stefan.frick@capstone-legal.com

Dr. Stefan Frick
Partner

Stefan advises his natio­nal and inter­na­tio­nal clients on real estate transac­tions (asset and share deals) as well as on asset manage­ment issues (in parti­cu­lar commer­cial leases) and general real estate law.

His clients include insti­tu­tio­nal inves­tors, project develo­pers, asset managers, family offices and private individuals.

Educa­tion and career:

  • Partner at Capst­one Legal since 2022
  • Counsel at GÖRG Partner­schaft von Rechts­an­wäl­ten mbB
  • Princi­pal Associate at Fresh­fields Bruck­haus Derin­ger LLP
  • Legal clerk­ship at the Hansea­tic Higher Regio­nal Court with station in Frankfurt
  • Docto­rate at Bucerius Law School, Hamburg
  • Law studies and docto­rate at Bucerius Law School, Hamburg and Willa­mette Univer­sity (Salem, OR, USA)

Experi­ence:

Most recently, Stefan advised, inter alia, the follo­wing clients (at former law firms):

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+49 40 537 97 68-64
Stephanie.Loehrius@capstone-legal.com

Stepha­nie Löhrius
Managing Associate

Stepha­nie Löhrius focuses on real estate transac­tions in the context of share deals as well as asset deals. In addition to corpo­rate law issues, she advises on all aspects of real estate law.

Stepha­nie Löhrius was selec­ted by Handels­blatt in coope­ra­tion with Best Lawyers as „Ones to Watch“ in real estate and corpo­rate law for the third time in a row.

Educa­tion and career:

  • Lawyer at Capst­one Legal since 2022
  • Previously worked as a lawyer at GSK Stock­mann in the Corporate/M&A depart­ment for several years
  • Lawyer at PwC Legal in the area of Corporate/M&A
  • Lawyer in the real estate and construc­tion law depart­ment at KSB INTAX, Hanover
  • Admit­ted to practise law in Germany (2013)
  • Postgra­duate studies at the German Univer­sity „Hochschule für Verwal­tung“ in Speyer
  • Trainee lawyer with the Higher Regio­nal Court Celle
  • Law studies at the Leibniz Univer­sity of Hanover

Experi­ence:

Stepha­nie Löhrius last advised on the follo­wing cases, among others:

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+49 40 537 97 68-62
anna.menke@capstone-legal.com

Anna Menke
Manage­ment Assistant | Office Manager

Anna Menke has been Manage­ment Assistant | Office Manager at Capst­one Legal since July 2021.

Short résumé:

  • Manage­ment Assistant | Office Manager – Capst­one Legal
  • Office Manager - The Creative Club
  • Manage­ment Assistant | Office Manager – PIA Group
  • Office Manager – Whoohoo
  • Front Office Manager - Accor
  • Appren­ti­ce­ship in Hotel Manage­ment - Accor
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jamie.lee.fischer@capstone-legal.com

Jamie Lee Fischer
Team Assistant | Office Manager

Jamie Lee Fischer has been Team Assistant | Office Manager at Capst­one Legal since Decem­ber 2024.

Short résumé:

  • Team Assistant | Office Manager - Capst­one Legal
  • Backof­fice Manager - Endlich Freelan­cing GmbH
  • Head of POS Marke­ting - Der Medien­ver­trieb GmbH
  • Sales Manager Real Estate - Presse­ver­trieb Nord KG
  • Sales Assistant - Presse­ver­trieb Nord KG
  • Appren­ti­ce­ship as a whole­sale and foreign trade merchant - Presse­ver­trieb Nord KG
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+49 40 537 97 68-67
anne.krenz@capstone-legal.com

Dr. Anne Caroline Krenz
Counsel

Dr. Anne Caroline Krenz brings over two decades of exper­tise in real estate law, gained through her work at leading inter­na­tio­nal commer­cial law firms and in senior in-house roles at globally opera­ting corpo­ra­ti­ons. She specia­li­zes in advising on complex commer­cial lease agreements—particularly in the retail and hospi­ta­lity sectors—as well as support­ing real estate transac­tions and project developments.

Dr. Krenz combi­nes her deep legal exper­tise with exten­sive experi­ence in cross-border matters and a strong under­stan­ding of the client’s perspec­tive, shaped by her in-house background. This dual insight—bridging the roles of exter­nal advisor and inter­nal counsel—creates unique synergies.

Our clients benefit from this dual compe­tency through tailo­red, commer­ci­ally sound, and pragma­tic soluti­ons, delivered with speed, effici­ency, and strate­gic foresight. Her clients include natio­nal and inter­na­tio­nal retail compa­nies, family offices, project develo­pers, and insti­tu­tio­nal investors.

Short résumé:

  • 12 years as Legal Direc­tor Germany at Value Retail Manage­ment Germany GmbH, part of the inter­na­tio­nal group The Bices­ter Collection
  • In-house counsel at ECE Projekt­ma­nage­ment G.m.b.H. & Co. KG, oversee­ing shopping center develo­p­ments in Central and Eastern Europe
  • Senior Associate in the Real Estate practice at Latham & Watkins LLP, Hamburg
  • Associate in the Real Estate practice at Clifford Chance LLP, Düsseldorf
  • Docto­rate in European Environ­men­tal and Planning Law from the Univer­sity of Bremen
  • Law studies at Philipps Univer­sity Marburg, Rijks­uni­ver­si­teit Limburg, and Saarland University

Experi­ence:

  • Exten­sive exper­tise in commer­cial leasing law, both as exter­nal legal advisor and in-house counsel, with a nuanced under­stan­ding of both sides of the negotia­tion table
  • Compre­hen­sive legal respon­si­bi­lity for the design, strate­gic develo­p­ment, negotia­tion, and opera­tio­nal manage­ment of over 240 highly complex commer­cial lease agree­ments within the portfo­lio of a globally leading retail corporation
  • Legal leader­ship of inter­na­tio­nal develo­p­ment projects in CEE, inclu­ding planning, acqui­si­tion, finan­cing, and commercialization
  • Struc­tu­ring and execu­tion of complex real estate transac­tions (asset/share deals, portfo­lio deals)
  • Advisory services for real estate manda­tes in the hospi­ta­lity sector
  • Long-standing experi­ence in building and leading legal teams, as well as in the strate­gic develo­p­ment of legal depart­ments at both natio­nal and inter­na­tio­nal levels
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