‘Close integration of supervisory and tax law expertise.’

‘Marco Simonis is extremely competent and well connected.’

‘Holistic view and know-how in fund structuring as well as excellent knowledge of the interests of German investors.’

‘Marco Simonis and team: Unique knowledge of tax law, investment law and the regulations specific to German investors from a single source. Absolute planning security with regard to adherence to deadlines and billing transparency. Very strong in solution orientation and with regards to what is feasible.’

‘Fast, competent, pragmatic. That’s what you want from a firm.’

‘Excellent team structure and interaction between London, Germany and Luxembourg; pragmatic and quick solutions.’

‘Angelo Lercara is quick-witted.’

‘Always solution-oriented and pragmatic compared to the competition.’

‘I value Dechert as a leading firm with a truly global and integrated wealth management practice.’

‘I have been working with Mr. Angelo Lercara for more than five years in the funds sphere and wealth management  in general. He always combines an extremely high level of technical knowledge with strong business acumen. He is particularly responsive when it comes to day-to-day business and visionary when it comes to more strategic issues. He also demonstrates a strong ability to effectively assess risk.’

‘We experience the cooperation with King & Spalding LLP as very competent and efficient. Requests are fulfilled within the promised timeframe and are of high quality. Suggestions and comments are solution- and practice-oriented. That’s why we like to be “repeat offenders”.’

‘The cooperation is very goal-oriented, good solutions are worked out that constantly improve the quality of our contracts and legal sales documents. In the course of the projects, we have developed many common themes. It is a very pleasant cooperation, both professionally and personally.’

‘Team with a very clear profile in the investment fund space. Incredibly deep industry knowledge with a high level of practical relevance. Very creative when it comes to meeting demanding regulatory requirements.’

‘Mario Leißner, Alexandra Weis: Both have been in the industry for a long time with a wealth of experience, are willing to look for unusual solutions and implement them in a resilient way.’

‘Above-average knowledge of investment, banking, finance and regulatory law. Focused, efficient and solution-oriented way of working in the interests of the customer.’

‘Alexandra Weis has many years of experience and excellent professional competence. Quality at the highest level.’

‘The team has enormous technical expertise and a very good market overview in practice. The advice is always pragmatic, bespoke and tailored to the individual needs of the client in a specific situation.’

‘Excellent understanding of industry issues and problems and the ability to solve them in a practical way. In addition, very good interaction between tax, supervisory and corporate law as well as real estate law. Furthermore, very pleasant contact and a deal and goal-oriented way of working.’

‘ Mr. Zentis is an excellent all-purpose weapon in the field of RE & AIFM.’

‘You can always rely on the firm and its team, even with very time-critical projects. Things are always implemented quickly, with reasonable effort and with very good quality. The expertise of the team is unique. In addition, the team is characterized by a very pleasant interaction – the contact with them is always a great pleasure. All in all we are extremely satisfied.’

‘The individuals are characterized by excellent expertise, which is always effective. Things are enforced efficiently and not with unnecessary additional effort. The people are on top of their tasks and always have a very good overall view of the projects. ‘

‘Very client-oriented, high commitment, even complex issues solved; hot topics and situations well managed.’

‘Jens Kretzschmann is a great sparring partner and demonstrates a high degree of professionalism.’

‘Lennart Lorenz is very solution-oriented, quick and professional; a high willingness to deliver.’

‘Very dedicated and tax knowledgeable; very well networked, also with tax authorities; very fast turnaround of binding information.’

‘ Quick to respond and responsive over holidays/weekends during critical periods; creative tax structuring with individual risk assessment.’

‘The clear head of the team is Helder Schnittker. He is very competent in terms of content, experienced and creative as well as a very good contact for all complicated topics, in which he always finds very good and clever solutions. Stephan Bank is also worth mentioning as a partner. Very thorough, thoughtful and always available.’

‘The combination of Debevoise’s extremely strong practice in Frankfurt and access to a broader network of private equity fund lawyers in London, Hong Kong and New York makes Debevoise unique. Debevoise is able to deliver commercially oriented advice based on the experience of working for so many other clients. ‘

‘Patricia Volhard is one of the pre-eminent private investment fund lawyers in Germany (if not Europe). Patricia knows how to apply the law, contemplate tricky situations and offers commercial, pragmatic advice.’

‘Jin-Hyuk Jang is very user-friendly and always available. ‘

‘Patricia’s practice is one of the few in the private equity market that can address global regulatory issues with a partner-led, solution-oriented approach .’

‘Patricia Volhard and Jin Hyuk-Jang are the key contacts for regulatory advice for private investment funds. They are pragmatic and smart and serve on all industry bodies, keeping them up to date in the private equity sector. ‘

‘As a large international law firm, Debevoise naturally has a great network, but the relationship with the local contact person always feels personal and like in a boutique. That’s very pleasant and not always the case with large law firms.’

‘Patricia Volhard and her team have been among the top teams in financial regulatory issues in Germany and Europe for many years. In my opinion, the combination of technical expertise, the relationships and the sovereign handling of stakeholders (supervision, etc.) and the extremely pleasant, unpretentious human contact are unique.’

‘The team is characterized by extensive expertise in real estate, structuring and taxation.’

‘Outstanding expertise in regulatory and investment law issues both in the national and international environment. Particular expertise also in the Luxembourg market. High practical relevance with easily applicable legal assessments.’

‘Martin Hüwel is characterized by a high level of expertise, commitment and flexibility in advising on complex investment products (Luxembourg/Germany) and regulatory issues. Mr. Hüwel is always looking for practical solutions in the interest of the client and does not raise any unnecessary problems.’

‘The team is uncomplicated and creates solutions quickly!’

‘Martin Hüwel has excellent specialist knowledge and consistently delivers very good work results.’

‘We really appreciate the cooperation with Mr. Martin Hüwel. In addition to a high level of professional competence, he is particularly characterized by a pragmatic, solution-oriented and efficient way of working. This regularly leads to a very good exchange and successful results.’

‘Proactive and customer-oriented action. Assertive and opinionated legal advisor in the field of private equity funds.’

‘Dr Wilbert and Dr Pütz are proven partners in asserting their own commercial and regulatory interests. Above all, the interests of German pension funds and insurance companies in relation to target fund managers/GPs is the major asset of these two partners.’

‘For us, the Luther team is a guarantee of quality in the investment fund area when it comes to fund audits in real estate and alternative asset classes. The team has good technical expertise and is very solution-oriented.’