Squire Patton Boggs > Frankfurt, Germany > Firm Profile
Squire Patton Boggs Offices
TAUNUSANLAGE 17
60325 FRANKFURT
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Squire Patton Boggs > The Legal 500 Rankings
Real estate and construction > Real estate Tier 4
Squire Patton Boggs fields practice head Kai Mertens, who also leads the corporate practice, thus the team focuses on cross-border transactions, including related financing and (tax) due diligence. Another core competency is the enforcement of claims against tenants and service providers. The expertise in asset transactions and asset management was strengthened with the addition of Matthias Werner in January 2023 (previously at POELLATH ); He advises on property and tenancy law issues. Institutional investors, project developers, real estate funds and family offices request this service offering.Practice head(s):
Kai Mertens
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘The SPB law firm has outstanding expertise in complex real estate transactions and the design of real estate portfolios.’
Work highlights
- Advising Deutsche Wohnen on adjudication proceedings in connection with the valuation of listed and large real estate companies.
- Advising GSW Immobilien on a dispute with a third party regarding transaction fees.
- Advising an international investor on a dispute between Ukrainian investors over German and Austrian real estate.
Corporate and M&A > Corporate Tier 5
Squire Patton Boggs' expertise covers corporate disputes, restructurings and joint ventures and is primarily called upon by DAX40 companies, private equity and venture capital investors as well as private sector companies, with a particular focus on the real estate and technology industries. Practice head Kai Mertens has many years of experience in transactions and financing law, while Volker Heidbüchel further focuses on restructuring and joint ventures. Matthias Werner, previously at POELLATH, joined the corporate real estate practice in Berlin in January 2023.Practice head(s):
Kai Mertens
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘We have recommended Kai Mertens to our clients several times and have consistently received very positive feedback on both the quality of his legal advice and the professional handling of the overall case.’
‘Precise, fast, smart and extensive expertise and experience.’
Work highlights
- Advising Deutsche Wohnen in adjudication proceedings in connection with the valuation of listed and large real estate companies.
- Advising GSW Immobilien on a dispute with a third party regarding transaction fees.
- Advising the world’s largest tire manufacturer on a joint venture.
Squire Patton Boggs > Firm Profile
The firm: Squire Patton Boggs is one of the world’s strongest integrated law firms, providing insight at the point where law, business and government meet.
The firm gives clients a voice, supports their ambitions and is committed to working alongside them to achieve successful outcomes.
With a multidisciplinary team of more than 1,500 lawyers in 47 offices across 20 countries, Squire Patton Boggs provides unrivalled access to expertise, guidance and invaluable connections on the ground. The firm delivers a seamlessly connected service that operates on any scale – locally or globally – and encompasses virtually every matter, jurisdiction and market.
The firm offers solutions shaped by a clear, commercially-focused understanding of clients’ business. Its robust and open culture enables the firm to find the right answers quickly and effectively from committed teams who understand the geographic, sector or issue-specific challenges at hand. Recognising the impact of politics and regulation on businesses across the world today, the firm has a unique mix of world-renowned lobbying and political capabilities supporting clients across Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia Pacific.
Squire Patton Boggs advises a diverse mix of clients – from long-established leading corporations to emerging businesses, startup visionaries and sovereign nations – whom the firm places at the core of everything it does.
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