POELLATH
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With a particularly active private client and succession planning practice, POELLATH regularly advises UHNWIs, entrepreneurial families, and family-owned businesses on high-stakes inheritance and corporate governance matters. The team’s expertise also extends to the structuring and implementation of not-for-profit and charitable giving vehicles. The firm’s dispute resolution services encompass inheritance conflicts, family and marital agreement disputes, tax authority defences, and governance challenges within family offices and philanthropic entities. The practice is jointly led by Andreas Richter, noted for his insight into philanthropic and foundation structuring, and Stephan Viskorf, who has considerable experience in cross-border succession and tax planning. Katharina Gollan is also highly regarded for delivering end-to-end counsel to charitable organisations and providing succession planning support to entrepreneurial families. In January 2025, Erik Muscheites was promoted to partner.
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- 'The team is agile, creative, and understands the client's needs and environment, even when it comes to newer business areas such as crypto. The team collaborates seamlessly.'
- 'Andreas Richter leads the team with great vision and unique technical expertise. Marcus Nierman is an excellent and talented young partner who is very creative and solution-oriented.'
Work highlights
Provided ongoing advice to a family-owned company on individual and business succession matters, as well as on optimising its corporate governance frameworks.