History
Bielefeld
Our offices in Bielefeld were established in 1970 by Dr.
Manfred Streitbörger. Now counting 21 attorneys among its numbers,
it is one of the largest law firms in the eastern Westphalia/Lippe
region.
Walter Maaß has been with the firm since the very beginning.
Dr. Hartmut Stange and Dr. Hermann Gördes also joined during
the early years of the firm.
In 1985 and 1986, attorneys Friederike Streitbörger, Dr. Norbert
Westhoff, Dr. Bertram Schacker and Dr. Peter Meyer joined the offices.
Together with attorneys Dr. Jost Hinrich Streitbörger and Dr.
Matthias Rose, they constitute the team of younger partners which
has continued to grow over the past few years.
It has been and is important to us that virtually all of our attorneys
have pursued and completed law studies abroad. Based on knowledge
of the respective legal system, the firm is thus in a position to
negotiate, plead, and conduct correspondence in English, French,
Italian, Russian, and Spanish. Dr. Schacker is licensed to practice
law in New York and Dr. Yorck Tilman Steitbörger in Madrid.
The firm joined the international association DIRO in 1993 - DIRO is a European Lawyers' Association (EWIV).
The services offered Streitbörger 
Speckmann through its network of offices throughout Germany and
the rest of Europe extend beyond its offices in Bielefeld, Hamm,
Duesseldorf and Potsdam.
The office in Bielefeld is certified according to the EN ISO 9001:2008 standard.
Hamm
The Rinsche law offices were founded at the
seat of Germany's largest Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht
= OLG) in Hamm in 1965. It rapidly grew to a partnership. The original
senior partners were attorneys Prof. Dr. Gerhard Speckmann, Dr. Ulrich
Müller, Prof. Dr. Lutz Batereau and Dr. Martin Schlüter who
joined the firm between 1967 and 1977. They were followed in the
1980s by Dr. Michael Deppen, Dr. Rudolf Brocker, Dr. André
Wohlleben and Frau Dr. Edith Barbasch, among others. The group of
younger partners is headed by Dr. Martin Lange and Dr. Stephan Schmitz-Herscheidt.
The partnership's primary focus was seen as representing
clients before the Higher Regional Court (OLG Hamm). The erection
in 1981 of a new building to house the practice a stone's throw
away from the Higher Regional Court is symbolic of the firm's orientation.
Market requirements, particularly the elimination of separate registration
for appeals-court lawyers granting exclusive rights of audience
(Singularzulassung) mid 2002, made reorganization necessary and
demanded that the partnership extend its areas of activity. This
culminated in a concept that merged the firm with the Bielefeld
law offices of Streitbörger, Maaß, Stange and Gördes.
The high level of specialization of all partners
makes it possible to offer a broad spectrum of consulting services
to those seeking legal advice. Our specialties include all areas
of civil law (Zivilrecht) as well as public law (Öffentliches
Recht). Prof. Dr. Lutz Batereau, Dr. Martin Schlüter and Dr. Rudolf Brocker are also
notary publics.
Our credo is in line with the claims of our partners at the other
locations. Our primary goal is to serve our clients, to allow them
to get to know us and see what we do. Our offices also have excellent
contacts to numerous businesses, financial and public institutions.
We are thus able to offer our clients customized services that are
both unique and personal.
The office in Hamm is certified according to the EN ISO 9001:2008 standard.
Potsdam
On September 1, 1990, the law firm at the
time still called Dr. Rinsche & Partner opened a branch office
in Potsdam on the basis of the economic and monetary union in Germany
following Reunification of East and West Germany.
Office space was originally shared with an East German colleague.
Since 1992, the Potsdam office has been run by Dr. Purps. New and
more spacious offices were rented at the turn of the year 1992/1993.
Constant growth has led to a constant increase in personnel. Martin
Vogel joined the partnership in 1994 and Dr. Flinder in September
1996.
Business, education, politics and media are complex fields of activity
in respect to law. Our firm in Potsdam is the hub from which activities
in the East German states are launched for our associates in Bielefeld,
Berlin and Hamm.
