ADVANT Beiten advises family offices on succession planning and has particular expertise in the establishment and management of foundations, including the support in tax and non-profit law issues. The practice is jointly headed by Gerrit Ponath and Lucas van Randenborgh, who advise wealthy private individuals on national and international asset succession planning and tax optimisation. Ponath also advises on foundation and association law matters, while van Randenborgh handles corporate and tax law issues in connection with corporate succession planning. Georg Tolksdorf is the key contact for executing wills and inheritance law matters pertaining to estates, while Katharina Hanson primarily acts at the interface between foundation and inheritance law, including litigation. In October 2023, Esther Kindler (foundation law and asset succession) joined from ASG Asche Stein Glockemann Verstl Wiezoreck.
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Gerrit Ponath; Lucas van Randenborgh
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Georg Tolksdorf; Katharina Hanson