Dr Nikolas Zirngibl > Hogan Lovells International LLP > Munich, Germany > Lawyer Profile

Hogan Lovells International LLP‘s industry expertise spans automotive, consumer goods, energy, finance, life sciences, real estate and healthcare. The team comprehensively assists DAX40 companies as well as large national and international corporations with global restructuring projects, financing and corporate aspects of transactions; furthermore, the group has extensive experience in corporate disputes, including out-of-court dispute resolution and joint venture conflicts, in which litigation, arbitration and employment lawyers Olaf Gärtner and Kim Lars Mehrbrey are particularly active. Volker Geyrhalter and Nikolas Zirngibl lead the corporate and M&A practice and have longstanding experience in transactions and restructuring projects. Lutz Angerer advises companies on stock corporation issues, corporate governance and compliance, while Michael Rose advises on public takeovers, restructurings and joint ventures. Joachim Habetha (corporate structuring, corporate succession, M&A) joined Schalast Law | Tax in January 2024.

Hogan Lovells International LLP‘s broad sectoral coverage of the automotive, consumer goods, energy, financial, life sciences, healthcare and real estate industries is also reflected in the firm’s M&A practice, which particularly frequently advises DAX40 companies, financial institutions and investors on public takeovers as well as financing rounds and cross-border acquisitions. Volker Geyrhalter, who primarily assists US clients with cross-border transactions, and Nikolas Zirngibl, who supports transactions in the automotive and real estate industries, jointly lead the practice. Tim Oliver Brandi‘s mainstay are company acquisitions and restructuring in the financial services sector, while Matthias Hirschmann focuses on the energy sector and Birgit Reese acts for primary insurers and reinsurance companies as well as automotive industry players; Jörg Herwig is another experienced contact for private equity and M&A. In December 2022, Urszula Nartowska joined OBI Group Holding as Managing Director Legal, while Alexander Stefan Rieger left for Latham & Watkins LLP in May 2023.