What we do

Corporate

Our main expertise lays in counseling for companies, shareholders, investors, founders and company bodies with questions concerning corporations and partnerships. Our range of services include all areas of a corporation – establishment and change of the corporate structure and acquisition. The emphasis of our corporate law related counseling work lies in:

  • Advice on selection of legal forms of enterprises, company formation and articles of association and shareholder agreements
  • Organizing shareholding structures
  • Ongoing advice for corporate housekeeping
  • Corporate structural transactions (capital increases, contract of domination and profit transfer agreements)
  • Reorganizations and transformations in accordance with the German Transformation Act  (Umwandlungsgesetz)
  • Management and employee participation schemes
  • Advice for corporate bodies (management and supervisory board)gesellschaftsrechtlichen Organen und Organmitgliedern
  • Corporate litigation
  • Company succession

Dr. Said W. Ashrafnia

LAWYER | Partner
  • Lawyer

  • Associated Partner at a leading German law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Corporate/M&A/Private Equity) until 04/2021

  • Senior Associate at a leading international law firm in Frankfurt am Main and Milan (Capital Markets / Banking & Finance) until 06/2017

  • Secondee at a leading German bank in the legal field (Capital Markets / M&A) and business field (Capital Markets and Treasury Solutions as well as Global Markets)

  • University of Gießen (Dr. jur.)

  • Legal clerkship at the higher regional court in Frankfurt am Main with stations at an international firm in Frankfurt am Main and the German Emirati Joint Council for Industry & Commerce in Dubai

  • University of Frankfurt am Main (Law Studies)

Dr. Martin Kienzler

Rechtsanwalt | Partner
  • Lawyer

  • Lawyer at a leading German law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Real Estate  / Corporate / Notary) until 04/2021

  • Lawyer at a German boutique law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Corporate Real Estate / Notary)

  • Lawyer at an international law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Real Estate)

  • Legal clerkship at the higher regional court in Frankfurt am Main with stations at an international firm in Frankfurt am Main

  • University of Saarland (Dr. jur.)

  • University of Warwick (UK) (Law Studies)

  • University of Saarland (Law Studies)

  • Professional training as an office clerk in Freiburg

Philipp Hoffmann

LAWYER | PARtner
  • Lawyer

  • Lawyer at an international law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Corporate/Corporate Governance) until 03/2024

  • Corporate Legal Counsel at a white label insurance company (Corporate / M&A / Venture Capital; Assistant to the Board of Directors) until 07/2021

  • Legal Counsel at one of the largest European fintech company builders (Corporate / M&A / Venture Capital) until 09/2019

  • Lawyer at a leading German law firm in Berlin (Corporate / M&A / Private Equity and Notary) until 10/2018

  • Legal clerkship at the higher regional court in Berlin with stations at the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and at a leading German law firm in Berlin

  • Humboldt University of Berlin (Law Studies)

Daniel S. Zakrzewski

Lawyer | Partner
  • Lawyer

  • Counsel at an international law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Corporate/M&A/Private Equity) until 09/2021

  • Lawyer at a German boutique law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Corporate Real Estate) until 12/2015

  • Associate at an international law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Corporate/M&A/Private Equity) until 09/2015

  • Legal clerkship at the higher regional court in Frankfurt am Main with stations at a.o. an international law firm in Frankfurt am Main

  • University of Mainz (Law Studies)