Corporate Law

Choosing the suitable legal structure plays a decisive role – whether as a start-up, medium-sized business, corporation, or internationally operating enterprise. Each structure comes with its own requirements and is influenced by legal, tax, and organizational considerations, as well as specific risks and opportunities.

It is essential to choose the structure that aligns with the individual needs and objectives of the company. Key aspects include liability, financing, organizational setup, tax planning, and flexibility for future growth. We advise both founders and established companies to plan a restructuring or expansion.

Contracts form a secure foundation for successful collaboration. We assist in drafting articles of association, pool agreements, and rules of procedure for the management board, advisory board, supervisory board, and other corporate bodies in a clear and legally sound manner. In doing so, we ensure that individual interests are properly balanced and legal risks are minimized.

In shareholder agreements, we focus on clearly defining the company’s structure and transparently setting out the rights and obligations of shareholders.

Pooling agreements regulate shareholdings and voting rights precisely to prevent conflicts. Rules of procedure ensure clear workflows and responsibilities within corporate management.

The entry or exit of shareholders can fundamentally change the dynamics of a company. We support our clients through every phase of this process, ensuring that all legal and economic aspects are clearly and fairly regulated.

When new shareholders are admitted, we ensure that ownership stakes, voting rights, and responsibilities are transparently defined. When a shareholder leaves, we provide legal support to structure compensation, share transfers, and liability issues in a secure and compliant manner. We ensure that contracts and agreements protect our clients’ interests and provide a solid foundation for continued collaboration.

Economic developments, strategic goals, and new markets require companies to continuously adapt. Transformations such as mergers, demergers, spin-offs, or changes of legal form can help streamline structures and secure competitive advantages.

We support our clients at every step of this process – from planning and legal review to implementation. In doing so, we ensure that all legal requirements are met and that economic risks are minimized. We develop tailored solutions that support your business goals and take the interests of all parties involved into account.

Restructuring corporate groups offers an opportunity to optimize processes, use resources more efficiently, and secure long-term competitiveness. Whether adjusting ownership structures, realigning subsidiaries, or consolidating business units – each measure requires careful planning and execution.

We support our clients every step of the way. We ensure compliance with legal requirements, economic efficiency, and the interests of all stakeholders. Our implementation is structured and transparent, aimed at minimizing risks and achieving clear results.

Capital measures such as increases and reductions play a central role in financing and the strategic alignment of companies. They provide opportunities to foster growth, secure investments, or adapt the corporate structure to new challenges.

We support our clients in the planning and execution of capital measures. We ensure legally compliant structuring, adherence to legal requirements, and economic efficiency – whether integrating new investors, involving existing shareholders, or optimizing equity.

Planning business succession early and carefully helps preserve the value and structure of a company that has often been built over years or decades. We support our clients in designing and implementing business succession plans – whether within the family, through external buyers, or through management buy-outs or buy-ins.

We take legal, tax, and economic aspects into account to develop a tailor-made solution that aligns with your specific goals.

Smooth operations and compliance with legal and internal corporate requirements require good preparation and management of shareholder meetings, annual general meetings, and other board meetings. This promotes efficiency and effectiveness and helps strengthen decision-making and ensure transparency and accountability within the company.

Responsible, transparent, and sustainable corporate governance lays the foundation for trust – with investors, business partners, employees, and the public alike.

We support companies in clear and efficiently designing governance structures. This includes clearly defining responsibilities, creating transparent decision-making processes, and establishing control and oversight mechanisms. We also ensure that legal obligations are met and that internal policies are consistently implemented.

Corporate housekeeping includes all administrative and legal measures required to ensure the proper organization of a company. It ensures that all legal and internal requirements are met and promotes transparency and legal certainty.

We assist companies in maintaining and managing their corporate structures. This includes preparing and documenting shareholder and general meetings, maintaining shareholder lists, filing notices with the transparency register, monitoring deadlines, and preparing and archiving relevant documents. We also advise on updating articles of association and other legal documents.

Compliance means consistently adhering to all legal requirements, internal policies, and ethical standards. It forms the foundation of responsible and sustainable corporate management and protects against legal, financial, and reputational risks.

Effective compliance structures include identifying relevant regulations, creating and implementing codes of conduct, and training employees. We also help establish internal control mechanisms, detect risks early, and respond appropriately to potential violations.