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Kantenwein Zimmermann Spatscheck & Partner
THEATINERSTRASSE 8
80333 MUNICH
Germany

Email firm Visit website 49 89 899 686 0 49 89 899 686 86

Germany > Tax

Kantenwein Zimmermann Spatscheck & Partner regularly applies its tax expertise in transactional and compliance matters. Clients from the private equity, real estate, construction and catering industries often call upon the team and also benefit from its extensive advisory experience in criminal tax law as well as in corporate succession and tax disputes. Practice head Gerhard Widmayer is the key contact for corporate-related matters, while Rainer Spatscheck takes the lead in criminal tax issues. Annett Kuhli-Spatscheck primarily represents entrepreneurial families and medium-sized companies in contentious proceedings.

Practice head(s):

Rainer Spatscheck; Gerhard Widmayer

Other key lawyers:

Annett Kuhli-Spatscheck; Sven Ceranowski

Testimonials

‘Small, powerful team. Known for high quality in tax planning. Particularly well positioned in interdisciplinary matters.’

‘Gerhard Widmayer is a clever mind, very thorough and forward-looking.’

‘Gerhard Widmayer is top-notch professionally, calm and matter-of-fact, always extremely prepared.’

‘Rainer Spatscheck is very competent in criminal tax law, a reliable and committed advisor, very experienced.’

‘Very high quality with an understanding of medium-sized businesses.’

‘Gerhard Widmayer is particularly good at international tax law and the taxation of partnerships.’

‘Full service for medium-sized companies and private individuals from tax returns, bookkeeping and payroll to sophisticated advice in difficult situations, including criminal tax law. Very direct advice from the partners at highest level.’

‘Annett Kuhli-Spatscheck acts with great caution and care, is always available and helps quickly and reliably, and Rainer Spatscheck is an excellent criminal defense lawyer who handles unpleasant proceedings to the satisfaction of his clients.’

Dispute resolution > Financial services: litigation Tier 3

Kantenwein Zimmermann Spatscheck & Partner primarily assists with high-profile and high-volume disputes in connection with cum-ex, cum-cum and cum-fake transactions, but is also active in contentious insolvency cases; Marcus van Bevern, who leads the German team and acts as arbitrator and referee, is particularly visible here. Alexander Kröck and Carolin Sabel left the firm in September 2023 to found dispute resolution boutique Kröck Sabel Köppel Dispute Resolution.

Practice head(s):

Marcus van Bevern

Germany > Private clients and non-profits Tier 4

The firm:

Kantenwein (www.kantenwein.de/en/) is a multidisciplinary firm consisting of lawyers, tax consultants and auditors. The 18 partners are supported by a strong team and they all have many years’ experience, accumulated with major law firms. Our work is based on the principle of the independence of the partners and their responsibility for both content and outcome. We are always available to consult with our clients, whatever the assignment. We either resolve the problem ourselves or we will engage other specialists from our network of approved collaborators, as and when required. So on the one hand the client always has the necessary expertise available and on the other hand the task set is efficiently dealt with. We are regularly consulted by major law firms in case of a conflict of interest and on occasions when supplementary or specific expert advice is sought.

Key activities: In addition to multidisciplinary business law consultancy, the work of the firm focuses in particular on such areas as:

national and international tax law, including consolidated tax law (Kirsten Fox, Dr. Gerhard Widmayer, Dr. Annett Kuhli-Spatscheck, Sven Ceranowski);
criminal tax law, commercial criminal law and tax disputes (Dr. Rainer Spatscheck);
commercial dispute resolution (Dr. Thomas Kantenwein, Marcus van Bevern, Dr. Annett Kuhli-Spatscheck, Dr. Stefan Hackel);
banking (Marcus van Bevern);
auditing (Franz Zimmermann, Dr. Thomas Kantenwein) and
commercial and corporate law (Dr. Stefan Hackel).

Clients: The firm’s clients include national and international retail groups, banks, companies in the energy and automotive sectors, german SMEs and wealthy private individuals. We regularly act as a reliable contact for major corporations and their clients in cases of a conflict of interest. Our partners work as arbitrators and representatives of parties in national and international arbitration procedures.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Commercial dispute resolution, Succession, Audit, Corporate, Non-profit organisations	Dr Thomas Kantenwein
Commercial dispute resolution, Tax, Non-profit organisations	Dr Annett Kuhli-Spatscheck
Commercial dispute resolution, Corporate	Dr Stefan Hackel
Tax	Dr Gerhard Widmayer
Tax, Audit	Franz Zimmermann
Tax	Kirsten Fox
Tax	Sven Ceranowski
Banking and finance, Commercial dispute resolution	Marcus van Bevern
White collar crime, Tax criminal law, Tax litigation	Dr Rainer Spatscheck

Name	Position	Profile
Sven Ceranowski	Partner, Lawyer, Specialist lawyer for tax law Main practice areas: German and…	View Profile
Verena Fornalik	Salary partner, Tax consultant, Graduate in business studies Main practice areas: Preparation…	View Profile
Kirsten Fox	Partner, Tax consultant, Graduate in business studies Main practice areas: Preparation of…	View Profile
Dr Stefan Hackel	Partner, Lawyer, Tax consultant, Specialist lawyer for commercial and corporate law, Specialist…	View Profile
Anna Haszprunar	Salary partner, Tax consultant, Graduate in business studies, Tax assistant Main practice…	View Profile
Dr Thomas Kantenwein	Of Counsel, Lawyer, Tax consultant, Auditor Main areas of practice: Advising on…	View Profile
Dr Annett Kuhli-Spatscheck	Partner, Lawyer, Tax consultant, Specialist lawyer for tax law Main practice areas:…	View Profile
Antje Muskulus-Barthel	Salary partner, Auditor, Tax consultant, Master of Science Main practice areas: Preparation…	View Profile
Dr Rainer Spatscheck	Partner, Lawyer, Specialist lawyer for tax law, Specialist lawyer for criminal law…	View Profile
Dr Gerhard Widmayer	Partner, Tax consultant, Graduate in business studies Main practice areas: German and…	View Profile
Lea Wimmer	Salary partner, Lawyer, Specialist lawyer for tax law Main practice areas: Criminal…	View Profile
Franz Zimmermann	Partner, Tax consultant, Auditor, Graduate in business studies, Authorized to perform peer…	View Profile
Marcus van Bevern	Partner, Lawyer, Specialist lawyer for banking law and capital markets law Main…	View Profile