Corporate in Germany

‘A very competent but also very pleasant team. Reliability and competence together with joy and fun working together make a very good overall package.’

‘Thomas Krecek is a competent corporate lawyer with extensive M&A experience. In addition to the professional competence, his appearance is to be emphasized. His numerous foreign language skills in addition to English sometimes help to loosen up situations with negotiating partners. In addition, Thomas Krecek always hits the right note, doesn’t push himself to the fore, but makes an appropriate contribution depending on the situation.’

‘Excellent team with very good commercial and legal knowledge. All result-oriented.’

‘Eckart Gottschalk is an excellent lawyer with proven business and communication skills.’

‘Short response times, friendly and technically competent advice in the area of capital market and corporate law as well as compliance. We have felt that we have been well represented for more than 20 years.’

‘Karsten Heider: Always personally approachable and technically very competent. Structurally well positioned. Good management skills in managing the mandate. Fast assignment of the topics to the internal departments.’

‘Very competent, fast-reacting contacts.’

‘Advantage of CMS: There is always someone who can answer our questions – no matter what the topic.’

‘Richard Mayer-Uellner: Always available – 365 days a year if necessary. Always fast. Always reliable. Always precise. Can’t think of a better corporate, capital markets and M&A lawyer. ‘

‘Broad expertise, so almost all areas can be covered.’

‘The contact persons are easy to reach, can also answer critical questions quickly and comprehensively and support the decision-making process.’

‘In every deal, DLA ensures a balanced team that always advises and implements competently, promptly and in the interests of the client. It is the combination of competence, “limitation to the necessary” and excellent cooperation that makes me and my company fall back on DLA again and again.’

‘Benjamin Parameswaran has great broad knowledge, formulation and negotiation skills. With him at your side, a negotiation in a professional and at the same time friendly manner is guaranteed. His remuneration is reasonable, he never puts it above our trusting cooperation. He is and remains my best partner in M&A deals.’

‘Dr. Cornelius Frie: Brilliant in law, very responsive, extremely pleasant to work with, perfect knowledge of English.’

‘Dr. Benjamin Parameswaran: Always available, very reliable, very good processing and very quick feedback on all of the topics; In addition to the very good legal expertise, he is also characterized by a very good understanding of economics, which is very helpful in transactions and is an essential point.’

‘We mainly work with Nils Krause and Cornelius Frie, both of whom take on their tasks very enthusiastically. Nils was happy to work weekends to finalize the deal and Cornelius was willing to understand another jurisdiction’s legal system to better serve his clients.’

‘Great expertise, lots of experience, very accurate and hands-on.’

‘The Gleiss Lutz team advises us efficiently, reliably and pragmatically. The highest level of legal competence.’

‘Vera Rothenburg is pleasant to deal with, resilient, quick and easy to reach. She works reliably and well coordinated in the team.’

‘We work with Martin Schockenhoff and his respective team have been working together in this field for decades. We appreciate the high level of competence, effectiveness and reliability in the consulting topics.’

‘Dirk Wasmann is one of the experts in company law (and in particular arbitration proceedings), at the same time pragmatic with very good judgment and very efficient.’

‘Gleiss Lutz is very experienced in shareholder disputes, including the laborious confrontation with “predatory’ shareholder lawsuits that attack resolutions due to the inconvenience value.’

‘Outstanding quality performance combined with a pragmatic approach. Well staffed teams representing the skills required for the tasks at hand. Responsive and committed to every process.’

‘Thanks to the high level of competence and qualifications, all issues (corporate, labour, tax law, etc.) can be dealt with perfectly and we customers receive excellent advice.’

‘Dr. Eike Bicker impresses with calm, level-headed and clear advice on unprecedented challenges. Most notably from a corporate law perspective, he clearly distinguished between the roles of management, non-executive directors (supervisory board) and the responsibilities of elected officials to various group companies (to an extent far beyond what other legal counsel could clarify).’

‘At Hogan Lovells, in addition to the extremely high quality of legal advice, we consistently deal with highly specialized experts who appear without great ego and who solve even complex disputes and problems in an extremely affable and friendly manner.’

‘Mr Geyrhalter looks after us in all major corporate matters. He is a very experienced, approachable lawyer, always responsive and with extremely workable solutions. Together with his team, Mr Geyrhalter cover all aspects of corporate law that are important to us.’

‘Extremely service-oriented, available 24/7, excellent cross-border team; very experienced and creative when it comes to structuring deals and well connected.’

‘Michael Schlitt & Lutz Angerer: Available 24/7, extremely experienced and very creative; think “outside the box” and thus find solutions and enable deals that others would not find.’

‘Above average! Clear business language with clear and practical recommendations; Business understanding and focus on what really matters commercially; Identification with the customers and their company; high-quality advice and an eye for detail at all levels.’

‘Hanns Jörg Herwig, Nikolas Zirngibl and Volker Geyrhalter are all excellent professionals dedicated to the needs of their clients.’

‘Michael Brellochs: Very competent, hands-on, practice-oriented, pleasant working atmosphere.’

‘As a large international law firm, Noerr covers all important legal areas with a high level of expertise.’

‘Mr Reger is always easy to reach as a central contact for us. He has extensive knowledge of corporate law and related areas of law. With a high level of personal competence, difficult negotiation hurdles could also be overcome and a good result achieved.’

‘High commitment, great technical precision even under time pressure, very good knowledge of English and good negotiating skills.’

‘High level of commitment; Experts for each area of law are involved early and appropriately; Combination of legal excellence and business management point of view; very fast response times; Development of practical and innovative solutions; showing alternative routes; Support in all phases of the transaction.’

‘Fast and very competent advice, trusting cooperation and broad expertise from great colleagues within the law firm.’

‘Creative and pragmatic solutions that have helped us again and again due to the well-founded experience of the Noerr partners. Even in cases where other law firms couldn’t see a way, Noerr was able to offer a quick and targeted solution.’

‘An extremely high level of service, an extremely high level of expertise combined with the “size” to admit when a question first has to be clarified internally. This combined with an extremely pleasant way of working together – across the entire Noerr team.’

‘Excellent, forward-looking project and cost planning, even if different departments and offices (also internationally) are involved.’

‘Economic, comprehensive approach; Look beyond the legal horizon. Understanding of company or group-internal processes.’

‘The team has a very broad range of expertise and works in a very solution-oriented and economically viable manner. Every issue could be clarified and different solutions were always shown, in order to then go together with the most feasible way for the client. In addition, the team always reacted adequately and satisfactorily to short-term problems.’

‘All contacts were always available and very committed, even after the project was completed. All goals were met to our complete satisfaction, which is why we are happy to recommend the law firm.’

‘With the help of the good cooperation, the organization and the professional advice, the general meeting was very successful and took place to the satisfaction of everyone involved. Even for short-term problems, solutions could always be found. The human and professional cooperation with the partners was consistently pleasant, friendly and professionally unobjectionable.’

‘Very strong M&A team that not only understands and manages the legal aspects, but above all the commercial side. Very high experience and at the same time pragmatic and solution-oriented.’

‘Super corporate lawyer with a view of the big picture.’

‘Martin Imhof is a great corporate lawyer, just like Helge-Thorsten Wöhlert, even with complex projects such as cross-border mergers; good cooperation with the firm’s internal tax lawyers.’

‘Boris Dürr: High professional competence, commitment, availability, solution orientation.’

‘Boris Dürr: Competent and timely response to questions .’

‘Partner engagement, depth of knowledge and resources, focus on client needs and tailored advice and solutions are at the highest level.’

‘Helge Wöhlert: Very broad knowledge, articulate.’

‘Extremely quick integration and networking of the various specialist areas.’

‘Quick response, immediate forwarding, efficient callback and impeccable file management.’

‘Christoph Rothenfusser: Detailed knowledge and extensive experience in arbitration proceedings – on both sides. Proven competence in all questions of corporate law. Flexible, always within the legal framework, but creative in the teleological application of the law.’

‘Milbank always fields a team with diverse expertise. All implications of the actions of the Supervisory Board and Management Board were presented in easy-to-understand, balanced presentations.’

‘The depth of understanding and the careful examination of all options for action with BaFin, the tax authorities and courts in advance are exceptional. Overall, the preparation and handling of the Annual General Meeting have led to the satisfaction of a difficult shareholder environment.’

‘Especially Mrs. Friese-Dormann is an exceptional lawyer. Without ever bragging about her outstanding knowledge and her excellent preparation, she has managed to gently but firmly convince lawyers of very different quality levels.’

‘Good listening, clear explanations, quick reactions.’

‘Very quick response times.’

‘Ms Sitter handled a cross-border transformation of a company very efficiently and in a friendly manner.’

‘Ms Sitter: It was extremely advantageous that she is also a notary public.’

‘We see Luther as a strong, well-established and reliable team that offers legal advice at the highest level.’

‘Jörgen Tielmann combines excellent specialist knowledge with excellent practical relevance. He is a guarantor in finding legally secure, practical and timely solutions, even for highly complicated issues. Dr. Tielmann has been a reliable partner to our company for twenty years.’

‘The Luther team mainly approached us through a contact person, which was felt to be very pleasant. Of course, if the main contact person was absent, an adequate replacement was provided. In addition to the expected professional competence, the team has distinguished itself in particular through the ability to adapt to the special features of an owner-managed company, where not all documents are available in the legally secure form. In this respect, pragmatic solutions could be found in such cases.’

‘The colleagues in the law firm are available and reliable at all times. They are practical and support the client as needed. One-stop advice; Competence teams can be set up internally. Cross-legal questions are processed by appropriate teams of experts.’

‘Interdisciplinary input and advice; very pleasant handling and advice at eye level. Competent and practical cooperation.’

‘Clear language, deep understanding of the commercial context (not just the legal one). And always aiming for a pragmatic, quick and good solution for the client. At the same time solid and pleasant to deal with.’

‘Our contact person at Luther is Björn Simon, whom we know very well from previous professional positions. The advice is professional at the highest level, effective, fast and practice-oriented. Simon works extremely reliably and is very client-oriented.’

‘We have the impression that the teamwork at Luther works very well. The lawyers supporting us work very closely hand in hand, so that we always feel well taken care of and any absences in the team are not noticed during the collaboration, since the lawyers work together on all details of the project.’

‘Both on the level of the partners as well as on the level of the employees of MWE always excellent technical and timely support for all questions on national and international corporate law issues.’

‘Philipp Grenzebach: Always very fast, targeted and tailor-made support; excellent international network; very good integration of other lawyers from other areas of law, also internationally.’

‘Mr Just has a very pleasant and no-nonsense approach to legal issues.’

‘Very good international networking and globally efficient collaboration across different areas of law, short distances, excellent communication.’

‘Ms Stieß can draw on a close-knit international network and manage it excellently. It enables very fast response times and impresses with its high availability. She can immediately understand, structure and unravel very complex interdependencies. In doing so, she does not lose sight of the most urgent concerns. ‘

‘Very good internal coordination; Involving the various content partners and associates; quick vote. Proven and tested approach. Strong organization of administrative processes (implementation of shareholder resolutions, coordination of notaries and other external partners). The content is excellent and up-to-date. This enables a strong and well-founded representation of our positions to the contractual partners .’

‘Ferdinand Kruis is an excellent lawyer in both German and English corporate law. Very experienced.’

‘Excellent expertise in banking supervisory law and D&O liability issues.’

‘Schäfer: Super in supervisory law.’

‘Client requests are always partner responsibility. You will receive competent and solution-oriented advice. I appreciate that the answers are always practical, with risks identified and assessed.’

‘Christian Berger, a highly competent, emphatic and always level-headed advisor who shows the way. Particularly in M&A advice, which is always carried out under time pressure, Mr Berger never lost sight of the essential.’

‘Good availability, pragmatic recommendations and high level of competence.’

‘The team has developed a deep understanding of our business and decision-making processes. They are flexible, commercially interested and fun to work with. They are our point of contact for corporate M&A work in Germany.’

‘The interlocking with other areas (tax, consulting) and the use of synergies from this should be emphasized, as this offers considerable added value in the overall care of the client.’

‘The practice is characterized by the fact that it contributes a high degree of flexibility, accessibility and extensive technical know-how in corporate law issues. We are a medium-sized company and as such we need a partner who acts at a high level of legal certainty without writing pages of papers that internal departments need for filing. In other words, practical and yet high-quality legal advice. Questions bordering on other areas of law are identified at an early stage and experts from other specialist areas are consulted. We see a lot of commitment.’

‘Fast ability to react thanks to the involvement of local colleagues with specialist knowledge of all aspects of commercial law. Conscientious but pragmatic approach, both in onboarding and in the processing of mandates; In certain cases, the connection to the notary’s office offers noticeable added value.’

‘We were extremely satisfied with both the speed and the quality of the work.’

‘Michael Schneider: Expertise with excellent service orientation and the gift of being able to present complex issues in a clear and action-oriented manner.’

‘Mix of objectivity, high professional know-how and good personal level.’

‘Good teamwork, communication and allocation of roles in terms of an efficient process. Good technical tools. Solution-oriented action.’

‘Deep understanding of digital issues.’

‘The Greenberg Traurig team is excellently positioned in all necessary legal areas and is characterized by its outstanding interdisciplinary and exclusively client-oriented work.’

‘Henrik Armah is characterized by excellent specialist knowledge, a professional yet pragmatic approach and an above-average service philosophy.’

‘Peter Schorling leads a real team that processes mandates efficiently and without friction. We are particularly impressed by the skills of the still young stock corporation and capital market law practice – represented by Josef Hofschroer and Oliver Markmann – who has always provided us with extremely satisfactory advice on critical general meetings and group law structuring.’

‘ We have known the corporate law practice and Greenberg Traurig for over ten years and are delighted at how the skills within the practice group have continued to develop.’

‘Josef Hofschroer manages to sum up his impressive specialist knowledge quickly and unpretentiously.’

‘Mr Markmann is a hard worker who is always available for us and always seeks pragmatic solutions without losing sight of the client’s interests.’

‘Top young associates and a good and broad knowledge. The orders are implemented quickly and cost-consciously, without sacrificing competence.’

‘Peter Schorling and Josef Hofschroer have become indispensable for us. You are excellent lawyers. Both of them are good because they are able to understand their customers commercially. Too many lawyers are too academic for their clients or just want to win. It is a very special rarity when lawyers actually understand their clients commercially and then adapt their working methods accordingly.’

‘We have worked closely with GT as our go-to consultants on complex projects for years. What always inspires and impresses us is the high quality of the work across all seniority levels, the expertise in all areas relevant to us and the result-oriented, pragmatic and efficient approach paired with a deep commercial understanding. It’s not just the result that’s right – the collaboration is also simply a lot of fun.‘

‘Competent advice, pleasant personalities, availability at all times and quick response, advice very goal-oriented and responsive to the needs of the client.’

‘Martina Ortner: Extremely competent and intelligent, while being very pleasant, uncomplicated and hard-working in her personal dealings. Very pleasant legal personality!’

‘Easy access to fast and precisely described solutions; knowledge of our group structures; solution-oriented negotiation style in M&A transactions.’

‘Thomas Lappe: Very pragmatic, in-depth knowledge of corporate law, quick and clear answers.’

‘They are always willing to help, even when you need solutions outside the box. Good balance between helping and positive critical attitude.’

‘Extremely fast and highly competent provision of solutions, including equally fast, high-quality implementation! Seamless integration into internal processes and problem-free “teamwork” between external and internal.’

‘Professionalism, commitment & reliability, expertise, problem-solving skills.’