- 11/05/2026
Leaders League Rankings 2027: Esche climbs the M&A rankings and receives further recommendations
Esche Schümann Commichau is recommended in six practice areas in the latest rankings. In the M&A ranking (Mid-Cap Transactions), the firm moved up one place to reach the ‘Highly Recommended – Tier 2’ category. The firm has also received recommendations in tax law, wealth management, and insolvency law. The firm has also been ranked for the first time in the Internal Investigations & Compliance category.
Rise in the M&A ranking and new recommendation for compliance
In the Mergers & Acquisitions (Mid-cap Transactions) category, ESCHE has moved up one place to reach the ‘Highly Recommended – Tier 2’ category.
The firm is also featured for the first time in the Internal Investigations & Compliance category. Leaders League has included the firm in the “Recommended – Tier 2” category for the first time in the 2026 ranking.
The firm has also received recommendations in the areas of Tax Litigation, Corporate Tax, Wealth Management and Insolvency. The current rankings therefore cover a variety of legal and tax consultancy areas.
An overview of all recommendations
Leaders League recommends ESCHE in the following categories and names the respective consultants:
- Mergers & Acquisitions (Mid-cap Transactions) – Highly Recommended, Tier 2: Dr Stephan Bauer, Dr Lukas Eßers, Dr Sebastian Garbe and Dr Götz Triebel. An increase of one tier compared to the previous evaluation.
- Internal Investigations & Compliance – Recommended, Tier 2: Jan Christian Eggers and Dr Philipp Engelhoven. New entry in the 2026 ranking.
- Tax Litigation – Recommended: Tom Kemcke and Jakob Kleefass.
- Corporate Tax – Recommended: Dr Robert Kroschewski.
- Wealth Management – Recommended, Tier 1: Tom Kemcke.
- Insolvency – Recommended: Jan Kind.
The full results and evaluations can be found in the Leaders League Ranking 2027.