Dr Florian Schulz > Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH > Cologne, Germany > Lawyer Profile

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
ANNA-SCHNEIDER-STEIG 22
50678 COLOGNE
Germany

Work Department

Capital Markets, Banking & Finance
Complex Disputes
Corporate/M&A
Litigation

Position

Dr Florian Schulz advises on Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), corporate law, maritime business law and investment fund law. His M&A services especially include carrying out due diligence reviews, providing assistance during the transaction process, and drafting and negotiating contracts, including joint venture agreements. In the area of corporate law, he particularly advises on national and international restructurings and reorganisations. Dr Florian Schulz further advises on investment funds, including, inter alia, shipping, real estate, container and renewable energy funds. He has conducted over 200 lawsuits in his areas of expertise, in particular, post-M&A proceedings, proceedings regarding disputes among shareholders, and proceedings in relation to banking and capital markets law. He regularly lectures on commercial and corporate law issues. He is visiting lecturer at the University of Europe for Applied Sciences for Commercial and Corporate Law. His clients include investors, issuing houses, banks, shipping companies, investment companies, port operators and trading houses.

Career

Dr Florian Schulz studied law at the University of Hamburg, Germany. Afterwards he earned his MBA from NIMBAS Business School, where he specialised in Financial Management. He was admitted to the German Bar in 1998 and received his doctorate in 2001 for a thesis on an international issue. Dr Schulz joined Luther’s predecessor firm in 2002. He is a certified specialist in commercial and corporate law as well as banking and capital markets law. He is co-head of the German-wide Complex Disputes Team and head of the the Hamburg office.

Lawyer Rankings

Germany > Transport > Maritime and shipping

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH is experienced in transactions and related financing in the maritime industry and also covers interfacing environmental and tax law matters. The practice management is shared by a trio: Benjamin Hub acts at the interface between corporate and insolvency law, while Florian Schulz specialises in M&A and joint ventures,  and Daniel Fehling is well versed in M&A as well as matters pertaining to commercial and river cruise ships. Shipping companies, ship owners and ports also instruct the team on digitised contract drafting and other documents. Jette Gustafsson is the key contact for digitisation matters, she also advises on maritime trade law and cross-border disputes.