Main fields of activity
- Corporate law (partnerships and corporations)
- Corporate transactions/M&A, national and international
- Joint ventures, cooperations, investments (financial and strategic), portfolio transfers
- Group structuring and (re)organization
- Management board and supervisory board consulting (including corporate co-determination and compliance)
Career
| 1995-2002 | Studied law at the University of Cologne and the University of Paris I (Paris I/Sorbonne) |
| 2002-2007 | Research assistant, University of Cologne |
| 2005-2007 | Legal clerkship in Cologne |
| 2007-2013 | Lawyer at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton in Cologne and Frankfurt |
| 2013-2021 | Lawyer at DLA Piper, Cologne (partner since 2015) |
| 2021-2023 | Lawyer and partner at Herbert Smith Freehills, Düsseldorf |
| 2023-2025 | Lawyer and partner at Advant Beiten, Düsseldorf |
| since 2025 | Lawyer and partner at Dr. Ganteführer, Marquardt & Partner |
Industries
- Insurance and finance sector
- Industry/manufacturing
- Healthcare sector
- Medium-sized and family-owned companies
- Defense
- Automotive
- Chemicals
Awards
- JUVE (2020 and 2021): Recommended lawyer
- Legal 500 Germany (2021): Recommended lawyer
- Handelsblatt Best Lawyers (2022, 2025): Recommended lawyer
Selected transactions
- International group of companies (healthcare): Advice on complex group structure and potential corporate reorganization (over 100 legal group entities, with particular consideration given to corporate, labor, tax, and regulatory aspects)*
- Medium-sized German entrepreneurs on several transactions relating to the sale of shareholdings and the unbundling of complex shareholding structures in the energy services sector*
- International group of companies (defense) on various issues relating to the structuring of the German group of companies and corporate law*
- International group of companies (chemicals, industrials) on numerous German and international corporate law issues and transactions*
- Gothaer Insurance Group: on various national and international shareholdings in companies and investments (equity and mezzanine), including in the field of renewable energies (onshore/offshore) and mobility services*
- TilT Group on minority shareholding in a German group for renewable energy *
- Steadfast Group: on the acquisition of a majority stake in the global unisonSteadfast network
- Verivox: on the acquisition of GetSafe’s brokerage business, including a web-based trading and customer service platform
- Baloise Group: on the sale of its stake in Deutscher Ring Bausparkasse AG to BAWAG and on the sale of the run-off portfolio and business operations of the German branch of Basler Leben AG to the Frankfurter Leben Group*
* Mandates prior to joining Ganteführer
