News

Legal work thrives on the exchange of ideas, shared information, and staying up to date. Our “News” section keeps you informed about legal topics and changes in the law. Deal Announcments provide insights into selected projects where our expertise has made a difference. Our awards share the recognition that motivates and inspires our team.

Newsletter

Legal work thrives on the exchange of ideas, shared information, and staying up to date. Our “News” section keeps you informed about legal topics and changes in the law. Deal Announcments provide insights into selected projects where our expertise has made a difference. Our awards share the recognition that motivates and inspires our team.

Practice Areas

M&A Newsletter

We assist our clients with corporate acquisitions and sales, and investment and participation agreements, including for venture capital financing rounds. We structure employee participation plans of all kinds (MIP, VSOP) as well as other—direct or indirect—participation in companies, and provide legal advice on all aspects of the formation of joint ventures both in Germany and abroad.

For cross-border transactions and special legal matters that fall outside our area of expertise, we collaborate with renowned partner law firms. Our international network allows us to coordinate transactions seamlessly and provide comprehensive support from a single source.

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
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Corporate Law Newsletter

We offer business owners, companies, and their governing bodies comprehensive support in all matters related to corporate organization and management. Our focus is on corporate housekeeping, legally sound design of internal structures, and the preparation and implementation of shareholder meetings and organizational changes. In addition, we provide advice on capital markets law.

Corporate Law
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Tax Law Newsletter

Our tax attorneys advise on all issues related to corporate acquisitions and sales (transactions), corporate restructurings, succession planning for both businesses and private individuals, and employee participation plans of all kinds (MPP, MIP, VSOP, and other direct or indirect participation models). Finally, we handle special tax matters, such as amended tax returns, voluntary disclosures that exempt taxpayers from penalties, and cross-border tax issues.

Tax Law
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Commercial Law Newsletter

In labor and employment law matters, we advise clients in connection with transactions, restructurings, and reorganizations, as well as all aspect of labor and employment law.

In addition, we represent clients in litigation and dispute resolution matters before courts and arbitration tribunals in Germany and abroad. We are also regularly appointed to serve as arbitrators.

Our advisory services further cover national and international commercial law, including the drafting, negotiation, conclusion, modification, and termination of business contracts.

Commercial Law
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Deal Announcements

Deal Announcements

Our work is our calling card. We regularly report on selected, successfully closed transactions in which our legal expertise played a key role.

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Voices from our team
„As diverse as the company itself”
An M&A project is as diverse as the company itself, which is the subject of the transaction.
„No Tax Policy, No Business Decisions”
We value understanding the economic context and being able to offer our clients comprehensive advice. After all, many business and structural decisions cannot be made without considering the tax implications.
„Link to the economy”
Corporate law offers the opportunity to align recurring legal frameworks with individual corporate histories. At the intersection of economic and commercial considerations, legal counsel must find solutions tailored to each specific case.
„Crises are always opportunities”
The demand for tailored solutions and consultants who can address specific details has not waned. [In light of challenges such as trade conflicts and crises:] Crises are always opportunities - and we advise those who want to and are able to take advantage of these opportunities.
„M&A is teamwork - good communication is key”
A lawyer should enjoy communicating with people and be good at it. This initially applies to internal communication, because client work - especially project work in the area of M&A - is teamwork. In most cases, several lawyers work on a single project, and the better the communication, the smoother the project runs.
„Tax law is changing - and we’re keeping pace”
Tax law is constantly evolving. Changes in tax law require us to continually adapt our advice. Maintaining a clear understanding of the interrelationships within the tax system and identifying how other legal changes affect tax law: that is the most exciting challenge in providing tax advice.
„Sparring Partner”
Our clients appreciate that we not only provide them with legal advice, but also take into account the economic context relevant to them in our counsel. As a result, clients are happy to contact us as sparring partners for commercial or strategic issues as well.
„Communication is the key”
In addition to professional qualifications, it is essential that we enjoy communicating with people and are good at it. Often, it is not just about the legal content, but about explaining complex issues in a simple and understandable way and presenting the available options along with their opportunities and risks.
„The cornerstone of every transaction”
In an M&A transaction, the M&A attorney often serves as the transaction manager - that is, the linchpin around which many threads converge.
„Practical experience beats theory”
Looking beyond the legal horizon is essential to meeting the needs of our clients. We recommend that aspiring lawyers take every opportunity to gain hands-on experience - practical experience and working on real cases go far beyond purely theoretical knowledge.
„Specialized Consulting with a Broad Perspective”
While we offer specialized advice, we always take a generalist approach as well, because corporate law cannot be addressed in isolation - it is essential to consider the intersections with other areas of law, commercial aspects, and both current and foreseeable interests.
„Designing, not just reviewing”
We want to design solutions. Understanding the rules and limitations is only one step in our work - we design practical solutions for our clients.
„Pulling all the strings”
The consultants’ job is to keep everything under control and not overlook any details. In addition, they need tact in dealing with people and the willingness, as project leaders, to also take on a facilitating role and keep the project moving forward at all times.
„Contracts are meant for hard times”
We draft contractual solutions that provide legal certainty through clarity, help prevent disputes, and thus serve as a guide in times when the relationship between the contracting parties becomes strained.
„Thinking Outside the Box”
It takes resilience, but above all, it takes out-of-the-box thinking to find solutions for situations that don't seem feasible at first glance.

Awards

Regular awards reflect our commitment to excellence and dedication. We welcome this recognition and take it as an incentive to continue delivering outstanding work.

 

Germany’s
Best Lawyers 2026
Handelsblatt / Best Lawyers
Best Commercial
Law Firms 2025 (M&A)
Wirtschaftswoche
Germany’s
Best Lawyers 2025
Brandeins