Dr iur Michael Malterer > Dentons > Munich, Germany > Lawyer Profile

Dentons
JUNGFERNTURMSTRASSE 2
80333 MÜNCHEN
Germany

Work Department

Corporate

Position

Dr. Michael Malterer is a CorporateM&AGlobal Compliance and Investigations and Automotive partner in the Munich office of Dentons. Michael is a global automotive expert and car enthusiast, focusing on transactions, strategic and regulatory work in the automotive and related sectors in Europe, co-leading the Global Autonomous Vehicles Team of Dentons. Michael advises clients on connectivity, autonomous driving, sharing, and electrified driving. Michael frequently participates in all major automotive conferences. Michael has a deep technical understanding of producing cars and the interaction of the industry with new technologies. In his compliance practice he has advised on several internal investigations, compliance restructurings and pre-M&A ABC due diligence exercises. Michael qualified in 1999, provide advice to automotive companies for more than 20 years. Michael graduated from the University of Regensburg (law degree, 1996; Dr. jur. 1999) and was admitted as a lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) in Munich, Germany, in 1999.

Career

  • Partner, Dentons, 2016 to date
  • Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright, 2004-2016
  • Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright, 2001-2004
  • Associate, Schmidt-Sibeth Heisse Weisskopf, 1999-2001

Memberships

  • Member, Working Group Compliance at European Business School, Law School, Wiesbaden; including representing sponsor of EBS Law School in the advisory board for the center of compliance, Prof. Dr. Michael Nietsch
  • Member, German-Asia Pacific Business Association
  • Member, Munich Compliance Circle, 2011-2013

Education

Admitted to the bar, Germany, 1999

2002, Special examination in tax laws

University of Regensburg, 1998, Dr. iur.

Legal clerkship, 1997-1999, Regensburg

University of Regensburg, 1996, Legal studies

Lawyer Rankings

Germany > Transport > Advice to the transport sector

Dentons focuses on transaction support and regulatory advice to companies in the automotive sector, where topics such as e-mobility and autonomous driving, including related AI software, are covered. The co-head of the global autonomous vehicles team, Michael Malterer, regularly takes the lead here; he is also well versed in corporate law and transactions. Alexander von Bergwelt is the co-head of the corporate and M&A practice and focuses on transaction support, corporate law matters, M&A and private equity transactions as well as structuring measures; he frequently assists clients from the automotive and aviation sectors. Interfacing antitrust and merger control issues are handled across all practices; this offer is complemented by experience in advising airports and airlines on state aid and procurement law as well as project support.