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Dr Robert Weber

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Work Department

Corporate

Position

Dr. Robert Weber is a partner in Dentons’ Frankfurt office and Co-Head of Dentons’ German Corporate/M&A Group. He focuses on stock corporation law and group law and related capital market law issues. His main practice areas include the preparation of ordinary and extraordinary general meetings of listed companies as well as structural measures under corporate law such as transformations, mergers, company agreements or squeeze-outs. Furthermore, he advises groups and companies on acquisitions and takeovers, joint ventures and reorganizations as well as board members, managing directors and supervisory board members on corporate governance, compliance and liability issues.

Career

  • Partner, Dentons, Frankfurt, 2020 to date
  • Partner, White & Case, 2009-2019
  • Local Partner, White & Case, 2001-2009
  • Associate, White & Case Feddersen, 1998-2001

Memberships

  • American Chamber of Commerce in Germany
  • Association for Corporate Law and Company Law
  • International Fiscal Association
  • Lawyers Association Frankfurt
  • Society of Investment Professionals in Germany (DVFA)

Education

Certified Tax Lawyer, Germany, 2003

Goethe University Frankfurt, 1999, Dr. iur., magna cum laude

Admitted to the bar, Germany, 1998

Goethe University Frankfurt, 1992, Legal studies

Dresdner Bank AG, 1987, Apprenticeship as bank clerk

Lawyer Rankings

Germany > Corporate and M&A > Corporate

Dentons places a particular focus on advising listed companies and large national corporations on SE conversions, squeeze-outs, corporate restructurings, general meetings and on corporate governance and compliance issues. The team is jointly led by Robert Weber, who is experienced in stock corporation and corporate law, Alexander von Bergwelt (corporate law, corporate restructuring and litigation) and Rebekka Hye-Knudsen, who is experienced in joint ventures, private equity and restructuring.

Germany > Corporate and M&A > M&A

Dentons focuses on the regulated sectors, including energy, healthcare, finance and pharmaceuticals, and is primarily instructed to advise on mid-cap national and cross-border M&A transactions. Rebekka Hye-Knudsen (focus on private equity and venture capital companies), Alexander von Bergwelt (cross-border transactions and restructuring of listed corporations, medium-sized German companies and financial institutions) and Robert Weber (stock corporation, corporate and capital markets law) jointly lead the practice . Michael Krömker, who focuses on cross-border transactions, joined Pinsent Masons Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Solicitors Partnerschaft mbB in January 2024.

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