Services and Support

We advise companies of various domestic and foreign legal forms and sizes, as well as their domestic and foreign shareholders and representatives, families and individuals. Our services range from purely entrepreneurial advice and negotiations to out-of-court and court representation, often in cross-border situations and sometimes also investment-oriented for a family office. In an international context, we distinguish ourselves by being able to respond individually to a wide variety of mentalities and frequently avoid legal disputes through negotiations.

In the case of company sales and other M&A transactions, we not only provide our clients with legal support, but can also assist in the search for a suitable or additional potential buyer through our cooperation partner m+a expert.

We specialise in the essential areas of civil, commercial and tax law. We place particular emphasis on the following areas of law:

• Commercial and corporate law, in particular M&A, restructuring, relocation of registered offices, directors’ and officers’ liability, company agreements
• Drafting of contracts and international private law, in particular distribution contracts, purchase contracts, know-how licenses, general terms and conditions of business
• Tax law, in particular cross-border corporate tax law, DTA (Treaties under international law against double taxation)
• Inheritance law, in particular corporate succession and international inheritance law / inheritance tax law
• Labour law, in particular employment contracts, secondment contracts
• National and International real estate law, in particular including tax issues
• National and international private construction law, in particular VOB/B contracts, and FIDIC contracts, claims for compensation for work and services, claims for defects
• Litigation, in particular arbitration proceedings
• Customs legislation