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Olaf Kranz

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Work Department

Disputes & Investigations, Corporate

Position

Partner 

Olaf Kranz advises on legal disputes and represents his clients both before ordinary courts and before national and international arbitration tribunals. He is particularly active in the field of corporate law, specializing in shareholders’ disputes, directors’ and officers’ liability cases, disputes arising from corporate transactions and antitrust damages litigation.

Olaf is Managing Partner of Taylor Wessing Germany.

Career

• Since 2003 Partner, Taylor Wessing
• 1999 – 2003 Associate, Taylor Wessing
• 1998 – 1999 Associate, international law firm

Languages

German, English

Memberships

• Ausschuss für Gesellschaftsrecht der Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer
• Vorstand der Rechtsanwaltskammer Düsseldorf
• Vorprüfungsausschuss “Fachanwalt für Internationales Wirtschaftsrecht” der Rechtsanwaltskammer Düsseldorf

Education

• 1998 Admitted as a lawyer, Düsseldorf
• 1998 Second state examination, NRW
• 1996 – 1998 Legal clerkship, Düsseldorf with a posting in New York
• 1990 – 1995 Degree studies in law, University of Cologne