The legal publisher Juve has awared Nörr Stiefenhofer Lutz the title "Law Firm of the Year" for antitrust law and eastern Germany. The announcement was made at the "JUVE Awards 2009" ceremony in Frankfurt am Main.

The citation states: "The law firm has been highly regard for years, but in 2009 Nörr's antitrust law practice made decisive progress" In the cement and hydrogen peroxid cartel proceedings, the law firm came to the notice of prominent clients. The step to preferred legal counsel of major companies was successfully taken, clients such as DFL, ProSiebenSat.1 and Autobahn Tank & Rast continuously consult the team. "In cross-border cases too" Nörr was present, for example advising Mitsubishi Rayon on the acquisition of Lucite together with friendly British and American law firms.

For the title "Law Firm of the Year East", no official citation is issued. It is, however, clear that the performance of the Berlin and Dresden offices was crucial. In the national capital, Nörr is one of the three largest law firms, in the capital of Saxony, by far the largest.

The head of the Berlin office, Hans Christian Kirchner, views the award as recognition for "sustained development towards a leading position in the market". Compared to the competition, its strengths are in the major corporate practice, the restructuring team, the media and banking law experts and the Berlin antitrust law team.

Kirchner's Dresden colleague, Otto Stolberg-Stolberg, adds: " Our office has for years been the leader in Dresden and Saxony.“ Thanks to a consistent quality orientation, Nörr has secured its position in project transactions, industrial locations, structuring and the high-tech industries. He welcomes the award as recognition of this.