Corporate

We are trusted advisors for companies, shareholders, investors, founders and members of corporate bodies on all corporate and partnership law matters. Our advice covers the entire life span of companies and the specific questions arising in connection with the specific stages – from the formation of the company to changes in the shareholder structure and acquisitions. We combine our know how on corporate law matters with our high expertise in the areas of corporate finance, tax law, litigation and capital markets.

Key areas of our corporate law practice involve the following:

• Advice on the choice of the legal form for enterprises, formation of companies, drafting of articles of association and shareholder agreements
• Advice and preparation of legal memoranda regarding questions of limited liability company and stock corporation law, European companies (SE) and the law of corporate groups
• Corporate structural transactions (capital increases, domination and profit and loss transfer agreements, squeeze-outs)
• Reorganizations and transformations in accordance with the German Transformation Act (domestic and cross-border mergers, spin-offs, hive-downs and changes of the corporate form)
• Management and employee participation schemes
• Advice for corporate bodies (management and supervisory board), corporate governance matters and the liability of management including representation in court and out-of-court settlements
• Compliance
• Company succession