Martin Würfel is a criminal defense attorney and a specialist lawyer for criminal law. He joined the LEITNER&PARTNER team in 2018 and has been a partner of the firm since 2025.
He advises and defends clients across the entire spectrum of commercial and tax criminal law and also has extensive experience in foreign trade law. He also assists clients in selected proceedings in general criminal law, in particular in proceedings involving expert witnesses.
Martin Würfel studied law at Humboldt University Berlin. He received his doctorate with a dissertation on legal history („Das Reichsjustizprüfungsamt“, The Third Reich's Ministry for the Examination of Law Students)) dealing with legal education under the National Socialist regime. The work was widely reviewed and praised. He regularly contributes to professional publications on the subject of criminal law and criminal procedure.
Martin Würfel is a member of the Criminal Law Section of the German Bar Association (DAV) and the Bavarian Criminal Defence Lawyers’ Initiative.
Languages: German, French (second native language) and English.
„Martin Würfel is highly trustworthy, one of the best lawyers I have met and a real stellar strategist.“ (Legal500, 2026).
Dr. Martin Würfel is regularly recognized in the leading lawyer rankings. He is currently listed in the following rankings:
