Legal advice for companies and private individuals

Medium-sized companies, founders and start-ups will find the right contact person with us when it comes to corporate law – for example, the right legal form, the review and drafting of necessary contracts and statutes or restructuring and reorganization.

Our topics and services for you in corporate law include:

• choice of legal form and establishment of companies of all types (e.g. BGB company, OHG, GmbH & Co. KG, GmbH, AG, foundations, associations, etc.),
• family companies (planning company succession and asset transfers),
• transparency register,
• drafting of partnership agreements and statutes,
• preparation and implementation of shareholders’ meetings including taking minutes,
• advice to shareholders, managing directors and other bodies, e.g. on questions of liability,
• out-of-court and judicial conflict resolution in shareholder disputes and
• restructuring and reorganization of companies.

Tax law violations can have consequences not only under civil law. In some cases, for example if taxes have been reduced or evaded, this can also have criminal consequences and bring law enforcement authorities into action. We are happy to support you in this case too.

Our topics and services in tax criminal law for you include:

• self-reporting,
• support in investigations (tax investigation),
• representation before the fines and criminal matters office and
• representation before the criminal court.

Holistic advice is particularly important in real estate law. When it comes to buying or selling real estate, transferring real estate during one’s lifetime, e.g. by way of anticipated inheritance, or encumbering real estate for financing purposes, we not only keep an eye on legal aspects, but always include tax and business management issues.

Our real estate law topics and services for you include:

• buying and selling real estate,
• transferring real estate during one’s lifetime,
• family companies,
• usufruct and other property rights as well as
• Hereditary Building Rights Act.

BEFORE the inheritance

Professionally structuring an estate is one of the most important tasks of lawyers in inheritance law. We are aware of the responsibility that this entails and are happy to support you as our clients in putting your last will into the right form.

Our topics and services in connection with the structuring of an estate, etc. include

• power of attorney for health care, care directives and living wills (“emergency kit”),
• wills for the disabled,
• preparation and review of wills,
• “gifts instead of bequeathing” – anticipated inheritance,
• company succession,
• power of attorney for entrepreneurs and
• digital estate.

AFTER the inheritance

After an inheritance, relatives find themselves in a completely new legal situation – whether as sole heir, community of heirs or beneficiary of a statutory share, etc. With a sense of proportion and sensitivity, we support you in such a situation to keep an overview of the legal situation and to get your rights.

Our topics and services after an inheritance include

• first steps after a death,
• rejection of an inheritance,
• opening of a will,
• certificate of inheritance procedure,
• inheritance tax,
• settlement of the community of heirs,
• bequests,
• compensation for care services after death,
• legal share,
• execution of a will,
• contestation of a will,
• inheritance disputes and
• duty to report after an inheritance, etc.

Employers are confronted with many labor law issues – from employment contracts to questions about termination and disputes before labor courts. So that your HR department or HR managers can be confident in their work, we support employers and HR managers in all labor law issues.

Our labor law topics and services for employers include:

• design and review of service and employment contracts,
• preparation of warnings,
• termination of employment relationships, e.g. regular or extraordinary terminations, termination agreements.
• design of certificates,
• representation before labor courts and
• social security law.

Compared to non-charitable institutions, special features apply to charitable organisations such as charitable foundations, associations or other corporate bodies, for example with regard to taxes, structures and administration. Similarly, special regulations apply to family foundations, which must be observed.

As experts in these topics, we are happy to support you with legal advice on choosing the right organisational form, setting it up, as well as with ongoing administration and management of your organisation.
Our topics (and services) in connection with foundations and non-profit organisations include:

• ongoing support in all legal matters concerning foundations and non-profit organisations,
• comprehensive advice on statutes, rules of procedure and guidelines, e.g. investment guidelines,
• support in setting up and establishing your organisation, including the design of all necessary legal transactions and
• taking over the management (leadership and governance).