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Florian Käestle

Work Department
Mergers & Acquisitions
Position
Dr. Florian Kästle practices in the area of M&A, private equity, restructuring, corporate law and post-M&A disputes. He joined Baker McKenzie as a partner in 2000. He is regularly cited by top legal directories in Germany as one of Germany’s leading M&A lawyers. In addition to regularly giving presentations on M&A topics, Dr. Kästle authored the first legal commentary in German language on an English-language share purchase agreement.
Dr. Kästle has broad experience in all kinds of M&A transactions, including acquisitions, sales, public takeovers, joint ventures, post-merger integrations and post-M&A disputes. Throughout his 20 years of practice, he has represented numerous strategic and financial investors, corporate sellers and other corporations in various industries.
Languages
English, French, German
Memberships
- German American Lawyers Association (DAJV) – Member
Education
- Bavaria State (Assessor Exam) (1994)
- University of Munich (Teaching Assistant) (1994)
- University of Munich (Dr. jur.) (1993)
- University of California at Berkeley (Visiting Scholar) (1992)
- University of Munich (Referendar Exam) (1990)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration (including international arbitration)
- Information technology > Data protection
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Information technology > IT transactions and outsourcing
- Public sector > Public procurement
- Trade and distribution > Trade, distribution and logistics
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Compliance > Compliance
- Trade and distribution > Foreign trade law
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Compliance > Internal investigations
- Industry focus > Telecoms
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Employment
- Industry focus > Energy
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Public sector > State aid
- Capital markets > Structured finance and securitisation
- Tax
- Intellectual property > Unfair competition
- Antitrust
- Corporate and M&A > M&A
- Public sector > Planning and environment
- Intellectual property > Trade marks
- Media > Entertainment
- Banking and finance > Lending and borrowing
- Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring