Best Lawyers in Germany for Tax Law
Practice Area Overview
Tax lawyers deal with all kinds of tax-related matters, mainly with transactions and other legal issues from a tax law perspective, e.g. mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, or fiscal disputes with the tax authorities in front of the fiscal courts. As the German tax system has become increasingly complex due to a steady growth in practical tax structuring, triggering frequent legislative amendments on a national level, many tax lawyers have over the years specialized in certain tax areas or industry sectors. This specialization normally pays off for the tax lawyer and for the client, as tax law is a rather error-prone area of the law where even minor details or adjustments to a structure can have a significant financial effect. At the same time it is important for a good tax lawyer to develop and maintain thorough basic knowledge in the various areas of national and international tax law to ensure that possible reciprocal tax effects that any given advice might have on the client have been considered.
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Born in 1969 Legal studies at Bielefeld University First Exam ("1. Staatsexamen") in 1995 Research associate under Prof. Dr. Gerhard Otte (Chair for Civil Law, Civil Procedure and Legal History) at Bielefeld University, 1995 - 1998 Legal clerkship ("Refrendariat") at the Bielefeld District Court Second (Bar) Exam ("2. Staatsexamen") in 1997 Judge at the Güstrow Local Court, 1998 - 1999 Bar admission in 1999 and with the firm since then Doctor of Laws (Dr. jur.) 2002 Appointment as notary...
Ronald Buge is a partner at POELLATH in the private funds team in Berlin. Ronald advises fund managers on legal and tax matters relating to the structuring of alternative investment funds. Further, he advises institutional investors such as insurance companies and pension funds as well as family offices in connection with investments in such funds. He focuses on German and international tax law, including investment tax law, procedural law and tax compliance issues (FATCA, CRS, DAC 6). Client...
Dr Peter Bujotzek is a partner at POELLATH in Frankfurt. He specializes in private funds, in particular the structuring of private equity funds, real estate funds, infrastructure funds, managed accounts, investment law and all related tax matters, including investment tax law, regulatory law and secondary transactions. His clients include many well-known German and international fund managers and investors. Peter offers creative, state-of-the-art and full-service expertise and independent jud...
Since 2018: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Spatscheck & Partner, partner 2015 – 2018: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, partner 2007 – 2015: Weil Gotshal & Manges, Munich office, Frankfurt office 2000 – 2007: Oppenhoff & Rädler, Linklaters, Berlin office, Frankfurt office 1996 – 2000: Lignitz, Berlin
Dr. Morten Dibbert is an attorney-at-law and tax advisor at Möhrle Happ Luther . His practice focuses on tax and corporate law. He advises nationally and internationally active companies, particularly in the areas of restructuring, M&A and corporate tax issues. Dr. Dibbert regularly publishes academic articles on tax law topics. Before joining Möhrle Happ Luther, he worked for many years in leading law firms in the field of tax law.
Born in 1934 Legal studies at the Universities of Marburg, Münster and Berlin First Exam ("1. Staatsexamen") in 1957 Doctor of both Laws (Dr. jur. ut.) 1960 Legal clerkship ("Refrendariat") in at the Detmold and Berlin District Courts Second (Bar) Exam ("2. Staatsexamen") in 1962 First bar admission in 1962 Managing director of an industrial company, 1964 - 1973 Renewed bar admission in 1973 Certified Specialized Attorney in Tax Law since 1973
Peter Fabry Attorney Tax advisor Certified specialist in tax law Certified consultant for criminal tax law (DAA) Partner Specialists area : Tax law, property succession Peter Fabry's advisory services focus on national and international tax structuring advice for larger medium-sized companies, asset and succession planning for family businesses and entrepreneurs as well as tax support for transactions. As a certified consultant for criminal tax law (DAA), he pays particular attention to the a...
Dr Hardy Fischer is a partner at POELLATH in Berlin. He advises on domestic and international tax law, corporate tax law, tax planning and tax structuring, refinancing. He is also well-known for his wide-ranging expertise in advising on cross-border structures and transactions, as well as for his tax advice on real estate transactions. Hardy regularly speaks and publishes on various tax law matters, inter alia as a lecturer at the University of Potsdam (Master Program Corporate and Tax Law) s...
Dr Nico Fischer is a partner at POELLATH in Munich. His core areas are national and international tax law, general tax planning and structuring with a focus on private equity and M&A. In addition, he advises national and international private equity houses as well as German carry holders on German tax issues. Nico regularly publishes articles on tax topics in relevant professional media and passes on his expertise as a lecturer at the University of Muenster in the Master’s program i...
Dr. Johannes Frey advises clients on all aspects of tax controversy and international tax planning. He represents many of the largest multinational companies through the full range of tax controversy proceedings, including audits, administrative appeals, multilateral controls and judicial proceedings. Dr. Frey’s tax practice focuses on complex tax controversy matters, as well as international tax planning and cross-border mergers. He has co-authored numerous articles on a wide range of ...
Dr Maximilian Haag, LL.M. is a partner at POELLATH in Munich. He primarily advises on national and international tax law, as well as on business successions and estate planning. His work includes the establishment, reorganization or dissolution of family-owned corporate structures, as well as matrimonial property law and advice on wills. Due to his great passion for international affairs and not least because of his own professional stays in the USA, Canada, and Israel, Maximilian often advis...
Dr Benedikt Hohaus is a partner at POELLATH in Munich. He is the clear number one in the market for management advice. Benedikt works in the areas of private equity, tax law and corporate law. Within these specialist areas, he focuses on advising private equity funds and managers on all legal and tax aspects of management investments, incentives for managers and employees and management buy-out / management buy-in. Domestic and international ranking publications, including JUVE, Chambers, The...
Jens Kleinert practises as a lawyer and a certified tax lawyer, advising clients on all issues dealing with national and international tax law, in particular on the development of tax-optimised structures and the implementation thereof. This also comprises the development and application of capital market products, especially by using investment funds. He has broad experience in advising on complex restructurings and cross-border transactions. His focus is particularly on business succession ...
Dr. Barbara Koch-Schulte is a partner at POELLATH in Munich. She specializes in legal and tax advisory on management participation (MBI/MBO), including ESOPs, phantom shares and other incentive programs. A main focus is the accompaniment of management participation in the taxation process, in tax audits and other disputes with the tax authorities. Her clients are managers and employees, as well as investors and employers. Her dual qualification as a lawyer and tax advisor also makes her a sou...
Dr Guido Krüger is Partner at the offices of BEITEN BURKHARDT in Dusseldorf and Hamburg and member of the Tax practice group. His area of activity comprises company restructuring, mergers and acquisitions as well as consulting on trusts, corporate succession and tax law. He advises his national and international clients on balance sheet restructuring, corporate and tax issues and on merger and acquisition processes.
Since 2018: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Spatscheck & Partner, partner 2015 – 2018: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, partner 2007 – 2014: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, salary partner 2003 – 2006: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, lawyer 1999 – 2001: University of Greifswald, research assistant
CV Since 2024 founder and partner of Lemaitre Professionals LP TAX, Munich 2011-2024 founder and partner of LW TAX Lemaitre Wittkowski, Munich 2005-2010 equity partner at RP Richter, Munich, merged with BakerTilly in 2011, head of international tax, M&A tax 2002-2004 senior associate at P+P Pöllath + Partners, Munich 1998-2002 associate at Peters Schönberger, Munich 1998 University of Cologne (MBA, taxation, audit, tax law)
Dr Martin Liebernickel is a partner at POELLATH. He heads the department of succession and wealth planning at the Frankfurt office and advises well-known German family businesses and their shareholders, as well as high-net-worth individuals. He is a seasoned practitioner and advises on domestic and international tax law, family-owned companies and family offices, asset structuring, cross-border estate structuring, including trusts, asset and company succession, voluntary self disclosures, inh...
Dr. Tobias Möhrle is partner at Möhrle Happ Luther . As attorney, certified specialist in tax law and tax advisor he particularly advises on tax and corporate matters. The main focus of his practice is on tax and corporate strategic structuring advice of companies and wealty individuals. Dr. Tobias Möhrle has a comprehensive expertise in advising and accompaniment of company acquisitions and sales as well as in conducting fiscal courts proceedings. A further emphasis involves s...
Jens Müller is Partner at BEITEN BURKHARDT in Frankfurt am Main and member of the Tax practice group with a material focus on tax, financial compliance and real estate in this competence area. He advises his national and international clients on institutional real estate investments, in this context rendering particular advice on tax matters, financial accounting and the preparation of annual financial statements.
Dr. Sandro Nücken is a partner at RSM Ebner Stolz in Munich. He advises clients on all national and international VAT matters and represents them in dealings with the tax authorities, as well as the tax courts. He has particular expertise in international issues, M&A transactions, advising foreign taxable persons, as well as offering support with VAT audits, appeals and legal proceedings. He also supports clients in submitting VAT-relevant returns in Germany and abroad. Another focus...
Ralph Obser is a founding partner of BIRKENMAIER & OBSER Rechtsanwälte , a boutique law firm in Munich (Germany) . He specializes in corporate law, commercial law and tax law with a focus on project work such as M&A, PE and VC transactions, reorganizations and business successions. Ralph provides advice not only in domestic but also in cross-border scenarios. Ralph advises businesses, entrepreneurs and private clients with regard to their economic and legal decisions. If necessar...
I was born in 1976 and studied law in Bonn (Germany) and Strasbourg (France). After my legal traineeship at the Bonn Regional Court and the 2nd state law examination, I was admitted to the bar in 2005. In 2011, the board of the Cologne Bar Association allowed me to use the title “Specialist Lawyer for Tax Law”. In 2016, I successfully took part in the “Certified Executor of Wills (AGT)” course, which was carried out in cooperation with the Working Group for Wills Execu...
Dr. Andreas Richter, LL.M. , is a partner and a former member of the management board at POELLATH. He has outstanding experience in business and wealth succession, estate planning, legal and tax structuring of private wealth and family offices, corporate governance for family-owned businesses, expatriation taxation and charities, as well as in trust and foundation law. More than twenty years ago, Andreas was the first lawyer at POELLATH to specialize exclusively in tax, legal and strategic ad...
Dr Adalbert Rödding advises national and international companies on all matters of taxation, particularly for M&A transactions, and on issues of restructuring, leveraged buy-outs, private equity transactions, real estate transactions and the acquisition and sale of distressed assets. He also assists companies in company audits and taxation disputes.
Rechtsanwalt (Attorney at Law), Defense Lawyer and Founder of Rübenstahl Rechtsanwälte in Frankfurt, Germany. Studied Law in Mainz and Rome (Italy), doctorate from the University in Freiburg i.Br. He advises and represents companies and individuals in the areas of white collar crimes, criminal law, criminal tax law and tax compliance for over fifteen years. He is also a lecturer at the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg i.Br., Co-Editor of the journal „wistra“, advisor o...
Since 2021: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Spatscheck & Partner, salary partner 2018 – 2021: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Spatscheck & Partner, tax consultant 2016 – 2018: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, tax consultant 2012 – 2016: International law firm, Munich office, paralegal tax 2007 – 2012: University of Augsburg, diploma degree program for law and business administration studies
Dr. Jens Steinmüller is a partner in the private funds team at POELLATH in Berlin and has many years of experience in advising institutional investors and fund managers. He offers comprehensive civil, regulatory and tax law advice in connection with investment funds, as well as advice on tailor-made investment solutions and supervision of fund investments. His focus is on the special regulatory and tax requirements of individual investor groups (insurance companies, pension funds, pensio...
Dr Stephan Viskorf is a partner at POELLATH in Munich. Together with Christoph Philipp , Stephan is head of the Munich Private Clients team. The team specializes in providing holistic advice to high-net-worth individuals, especially family entrepreneurs and their mostly complex international asset structures. “Our clients can expect advice that comprehensively considers not only all legal aspects but - as our experience shows - also all personal aspects that family life itself, and the ...
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