Corporate Law

A major focus of our practice is in the area of corporate law. We provide comprehensive advice on all questions of corporate law, in particular on (capital market-oriented) stock corporation law including SE and KGaA and GmbH law, as well as on partnership law. Our clients include large stock corporations and groups of companies as well as medium-sized and family-run businesses, smaller companies and individuals.

Our field of advice includes in particular

• All corporate governance issues
• Drafting, revision and interpretation of corporate documents (in particular articles of association and bylaws, rules of procedure)
• Preparation and attendance of general meetings and shareholders’ meetings, including disputes regarding deficiencies of resolutions
• Dealing with activist shareholders
• Group law issues in the case of a contractual group or de facto group
• Establishment and administration of participation and holding structures
• Establishment of companies
• Advice for start-ups and their founders/partners (including financing rounds, investor investments and exit scenarios)