Ratajczak & Partner Rechtsanwälte

What Ratajczak & Partner Rechtsanwälte does

Ratajczak & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB is a German specialist law firm (Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB) founded in 1982 by Prof. Dr. Thomas Ratajczak, headquartered in Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, with eight offices across Germany (Berlin, Böblingen, Duisburg, Essen, Freiburg im Breisgau, Köln, Meißen, München) and a cooperation partner in Vienna, Austria. The firm is one of Germany's largest dedicated medical-law practices, employing roughly 23 attorneys including multiple law professors and Fachanwälte (specialist certified lawyers) across medical law, criminal law, social law, administrative law, and construction law.

The firm organizes its practice into six service lines: Medical Law (Medizinrecht), Medical Criminal Law (Medizinstrafrecht), Construction and Real Estate Law (Bau- und Immobilienrecht), Commercial and Corporate Law (Wirtschaftsrecht und Gesellschaftsrecht), Medical Data Protection Law (Medizindatenschutzrecht), and Administrative/Environmental and Environmental Criminal Law (Verwaltungs-, Umwelt- und Umweltstrafrecht). Its core clientele consists of German healthcare service providers — physicians, dentists, clinics, hospitals, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, pharmacists, and nursing/care facilities — together with their industry associations, insurers, and adjacent enterprises requiring commercial, construction, or environmental counsel. Several attorneys hold dual qualifications (notably Dr. med. Helge Hölzer, a Facharzt für Chirurgie and Rechtsanwalt) and faculty positions at German universities.

The business model is professional-services billing on a per-matter basis: fees for statutory matters are governed by the German Lawyers' Remuneration Act (Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz, RVG), and non-statutory matters follow private fee agreements. Client acquisition is sales-led, relying on academic reputation, professional publications, university affiliations, and referrals rather than inbound digital channels. Distribution is direct engagement through the eight physical offices, supplemented by remote advisory (phone, email, video conferencing). The firm is partner-owned, with no external investment, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no public financials disclosure.

Name

Ratajczak & Partner Rechtsanwälte

Legal name

Ratajczak & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB

Website

https://rpmed.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ratajczak & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB is a German specialist law firm headquartered in Böblingen, operating eight offices nationwide. It serves healthcare service providers — physicians, clinics, hospitals, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, pharmacists, and care facilities — with a core focus on medical law.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services (Medical Law)

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Health Law, Legal Counsel & Regulatory Affairs Offices (HLAJACAJ)

Keywords

• Medical law services
• Healthcare legal advisory
• Medical criminal defense
• Construction law services
• Corporate healthcare law

Headquarters

HQ city

Böblingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory and Representation Services: The firm generates revenue through professional legal services billed to clients in the healthcare and business law sectors. Fee structures are governed by the German Lawyers' Remuneration Act (Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz – RVG) for statutory matters, and by private fee agreements for non-statutory matters. Revenue is earned on a per-engagement basis, with ongoing retainer arrangements possible for recurring client relationships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ratajczak & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB is a German law firm providing comprehensive legal advisory and representation to healthcare service providers and commercial enterprises. The firm organizes its work into six practice areas: Medical Law (Medizinrecht), Medical Criminal Law (Medizinstrafrecht), Construction and Real Estate Law (Bau- und Immobilienrecht), Commercial and Corporate Law (Wirtschaftsrecht und Gesellschaftsrecht), Medical Data Protection Law (Medizindatenschutzrecht), and Administrative/Environmental Law (Verwaltungs-, Umwelt- und Umweltstrafrecht). Through 8 German offices and a network of partners holding Fachanwalt titles and university professorships, the firm delivers integrated legal counsel on licensing, liability, reimbursement, regulatory compliance, criminal defense, transactions, and commercial matters.

Product overview

Ratajczak & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB is a German law firm offering comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm operates as a single unified legal practice organized into six core service lines: Medical Law (Medizinrecht), Medical Criminal Law (Medizinstrafrecht), Construction and Real Estate Law (Bau- und Immobilienrecht), Commercial and Corporate Law (Wirtschaftsrecht und Gesellschaftsrecht), Medical Data Protection Law (Medizindatenschutzrecht), and Administrative/Environmental Law (Verwaltungs-, Umwelt- und Umweltstrafrecht). With eight offices across Germany, the firm primarily serves healthcare providers including physicians, clinics, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, pharmacists, and care facilities, as well as commercial enterprises and public clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medizinrecht (Medical Law) Comprehensive legal advice and representation for healthcare providers including physicians, clinics, hospitals, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, pharmacists, and care facilities, covering topics such as corporate formation, contract drafting, compensation law, medical liability, licensing, pharmaceutical law, clinic law, and risk management.
• Medizinstrafrecht (Medical Criminal Law) Criminal defense services for healthcare professionals, addressing the diverse criminal law risks of medical practice including medical criminal law, pharmaceutical criminal law, pharmacy criminal law, and corruption criminal law.
• Bau- und Immobilienrecht (Construction and Real Estate Law) Legal services covering private construction and construction contract law, architect and engineer law, construction consulting, real estate law including purchase and sale, and hospital construction and planning law.
• Wirtschaftsrecht und Gesellschaftsrecht (Commercial and Corporate Law) Legal advice for companies covering corporate law for commercial enterprises, mergers and acquisitions, corporate law for healthcare providers, physician and hospital cooperation, practice purchases and sales, labor law, and commercial property protection.
• Medizindatenschutzrecht (Medical Data Protection Law) Legal advice on protecting health data, implementing requirements for hospitals, medical centers, and medical practices, and helping medical device and software manufacturers implement privacy and security by design principles.
• Verwaltungs-, Umwelt- und Umweltstrafrecht (Administrative, Environmental and Environmental Criminal Law) Comprehensive legal advice on environmental law including immission control law, industrial facility approval, emissions trading, waste law, water law, chemicals law, radiation protection, environmental criminal defense, and public building and planning law.

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Rechtsanwälte Wien (cerhahempel.com)minorOthersRechtsanwälte Wien, located at Parkring 2, A-1010 Wien, Austria, is listed as a cooperation partner of Ratajczak & Partner on the firm's website. Contact details provided: Telephone +43 (0)15 1435131, email [email protected].

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Gleiss Lutz: Major German full-service firm with healthcare and corporate practices. Relevant as a competitor for larger healthcare M&A, hospital transactions, and regulatory matters where scale and cross-border reach matter.
• CMS Germany: Major international law firm with a German healthcare and life sciences practice. Competes for higher-end medical law mandates and offers cross-border capabilities that this specialist firm cannot match.
• Becker Büttner Held (BBH): Larger German law firm with a substantial healthcare and regulated industries practice, serving municipal utilities, healthcare providers, and public entities. Competes for similar healthcare clients but as part of a much broader full-service portfolio.

Direct peers

• Ulsenheimer & Friedrich Rechtsanwälte: Leading German medical criminal law firm with a similar national reputation and Professor Dr. Matthias Ulsenheimer as a counterpart to Prof. Dr. Ratajczak. Directly competes in medical criminal defense and medical law advisory, serving physicians, hospitals, and healthcare associations.
• FPS Fritze Wicke Seelig: Frankfurt-based German law firm with a recognised medical law and healthcare practice, advising physicians, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies. Directly comparable specialist competitor in the German medical law market.
• Brandt & Partner Rechtsanwälte: German medical law firm serving physicians, clinics, and hospitals with comparable practice breadth including medical criminal law and healthcare regulation. A comparable specialty boutique competing for similar German healthcare clients.
• Kümmerlein Rechtsanwälte & Notare: Essen-based German law firm with a strong medical and hospital law practice, alongside construction and corporate law. Comparable in multi-practice specialty structure and overlap with Ratajczak & Partner's Ruhr-region presence and practice mix.
• Kanzlei Dr. Thomas Walker: Specialized German medical law firm focused on contract physician law, physician liability, and criminal defense for healthcare professionals. Direct competitor in the same niche and customer base.
• M&P Dr. Matzen & Partner: Hamburg-based German medical law firm with a comparable specialist positioning in medical and medical criminal law. Comparable in practice depth, partner seniority, and healthcare-provider client base.

Regional players

• Rechtsanwälte Wien (cerhahempel): Vienna-based law firm cooperating with Ratajczak & Partner for cross-border Austrian matters. Operates in a comparable healthcare-and-commercial-law space but in Austria rather than Germany.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles23 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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