Dr. Jörn-Ahrend Witt
Partner, Attorney-at-Law
Jörn-Ahrend Witt advises clients on corporate law matters as well as on M&A transactions and restructurings.
Jörn-Ahrend Witt advises entrepreneurs, family offices, investors, and medium-sized corporate groups (including corporations listed on the stock exchange) based in Germany and abroad on all corporate law matters (including dispute resolution) as well as on M&A transactions, joint ventures, and restructurings. He also advises on matters of corporate succession and on management participations.
Before joining honert Jörn-Ahrend Witt worked at the law firms Hengeler Mueller (Düsseldorf and Frankfurt) and Macfarlanes LLP (London) in the areas of corporate law, M&A and private equity.
Jörn-Ahrend Witt is married and has two children. He speaks English and French.
Career
| since 2011 | honert |
| 2009 – 2010 | Macfarlanes LLP, London |
| 2006 – 2011 | Hengeler Mueller, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt |
| 2007 | Doctor of Law (Dr. jur.), University of Hamburg |
| 2005 | Admission as attorney-at-law |
| 2004 | Second State Exam |
| 2001 – 2002 | Activities for a medium-sized corporate group from France |
| 2001 | First State Exam |
| 1994 – 2000 | Study of law at the Universities of Hamburg and Montesquieu Bordeaux IV. |
| 1992 – 1994 | Apprenticeship as foreign trade merchant at Wilhelm E. H. Biesterfeld, Hamburg |
Publications
- The Offering of Shares in a Cross-Border Takeover
WITT/LACKUM/MEYER, ECFR 2008, 101 et seq. - Obligations and Control of Flag States – Developments and Perspectives in International Law and EU Law
WITT, publishing house Lit-Verlag, Berlin, 2007 - WTO: Reform des Streitbeilegungsmechanismus
WITT, RIW 2000, 691 et seq.
Main areas of work
Deals / Announcements
- honert advises Gebr. Heinemann SE & Co. KG on the acquisition of a majority stake in the NOBILIS Group
- honert advises Move About on the acquisition of a strong majority in mobileeee
Languages
Location
Contact
| phone | +49 (40) 380 37 57 0 |
| fax | +49 (40) 380 37 57 60 |
| [email protected] |