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Joachim Nikolaus Steinhöfel is among Germany’s most prominent attorneys, with recognized expertise in unfair competition law, media law, and the defense of free speech in the digital age. Over a career spanning more than three decades, he has achieved landmark courtroom victories, authored influential publications, and maintained a high-profile media presence—shaping public debate on constitutional rights and platform accountability. Founded in 1989, his firm litigates cases that create precedents rather than follow them.

Top lawyer and free speech activist Joachim Steinhöfel.

BILD, 06.10.2021

The renowned Hamburg attorney Joachim Steinhöfel … sees fundamental rights in danger.

BZ, 29.12.2021

According to the NZZ, Steinhöfel is one of the “central figures in the debate on freedom of expression on the internet.”

NZZ, 06.06.2018

A brilliant professional.

Alischer B. Usmanow

The lawyer who takes on Facebook over free speech.

BBC

For the first time, a court has prohibited Facebook from deleting a user’s post… The lawyer: Joachim Steinhöfel.

FAZ

Hardly any jurist in Germany has done as much to advance freedom of expression as Steinhöfel.

WELT

Steinhöfel is outstanding in the power of his language and his quick wit; he is superb in his expertise and overwhelming in the way he dismantles his opponents.

Henryk M. Broder

Joachim Nikolaus Steinhöfel is one of Germany’s most distinguished jurists.

BILD

Top attorney for competition and press law.

Wirtschaftswoche online, 29.07.2014

And always leading the charge: attorney Joachim Nikolaus Steinhöfel, whose law firm fires with every legal weapon the law provides.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, 05.11.2006

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Nicht alle mögen ihn. Fast jeder fürchtet ihn

Steinhöfel is outstanding in the power of his language and his quick wit; he is superb in his expertise and formidable in the way he dismantles his opponents. Not everyone likes him, but everyone fears him—and that is what matters in court. No lawyer wins every case. But even when he loses a proceeding, Steinhöfel leaves the courtroom looking like the winner. He rarely loses.

Henryk M. Broder

Berlin, September 2023

A brilliant professional

A brilliant professional, whose work it is a great pleasure to observe

Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov

September 2023

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Top lawyer and free speech activist Joachim Steinhöfel.

BILD, 06.10.2021

The renowned Hamburg attorney Joachim Steinhöfel … sees fundamental rights in danger.

BZ, 29.12.2021

According to the NZZ, Steinhöfel is one of the “central figures in the debate on freedom of expression on the internet.”

NZZ, 06.06.2018

A brilliant professional.

Alischer B. Usmanow

The lawyer who takes on Facebook over free speech.

BBC

For the first time, a court has prohibited Facebook from deleting a user’s post… The lawyer: Joachim Steinhöfel.

FAZ

Hardly any jurist in Germany has done as much to advance freedom of expression as Steinhöfel.

WELT

Steinhöfel is outstanding in the power of his language and his quick wit; he is superb in his expertise and overwhelming in the way he dismantles his opponents.

Henryk M. Broder

Joachim Nikolaus Steinhöfel is one of Germany’s most distinguished jurists.

BILD

Top attorney for competition and press law.

Wirtschaftswoche online, 29.07.2014

And always leading the charge: attorney Joachim Nikolaus Steinhöfel, whose law firm fires with every legal weapon the law provides.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, 05.11.2006