Christian Frank

Dr. Thomas M. Schmid Attorney Partner Specialists area : Mergers & acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, capital market law, corporate law I specialise in advising on M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions. My clients include national and international companies as well as private equity/venture capital funds and start-ups, which I advise on (cross-border) transactions. In addition, I advise on venture and growth capital/corporate venture investments, but also h...

Tom Petsch has long-standing experience in representing local and international clients in complex corporate and commercial litigation and arbitration proceedings. He also sits as an arbitrator. His main areas of practice include general commercial disputes, banking and finance disputes, professional liability disputes and post-M&A disputes. Together with Dr. Karl J.T. Wach, Tom co-authored an article in Dr. Walter Eberl´s book “Beweis in Schiedsverfahren”( Evidence in A...

Born in 1972, Law School University of Munich (first state examination 1998). Additional studies of business administration at the University Hagen. Doctorate in 2006, certified specialist lawyer for labour law since 2006, certified specialist lawyer for Corporate and Commercial Law since 2021.

Dr Otmar Bernhard is an experienced lawyer specialising in public construction and real estate law, as well as project development, with extensive expertise in environmental and nature conservation law. He served for many years as a member of the Bavarian State Parliament and held positions as State Secretary and State Minister for the Environment, Health and Consumer Protection. Before joining FPS, he was a partner at Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein for many years. Dr Bernhard is known for his in-...

Rainer Schaaf, LL.M., partner, is an expert for insolvency law specialized in legal support of distressed M&A deals. He has also special expertise in asserting and defending insolvency claims as well as supporting restructuring procedures. In addition, he has extensive experience in banking and finance law as well as in commercial law. He is a member of the steering committee of the work group Reorganisation, Restructuring and Insolvency of the Juristische Gesellschaft Mittelfranken zu N&...

Philipp Grzimek is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Corporate Law. Philipp practices law in Munich, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Philipp Grzimek since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Philipp Grzimek is held by other lawyers.

Certified Specialist Lawyer for Corporate and Commercial Law (Fachanwalt für Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht). Certified Specialist Lawyer for Banking and Capital Market Law (Fachanwalt für Bank- und Kapitalmarktrecht). Professional experience with lawfirms in Munich, Hamburg and New York. Doctorate (Dr. jur.) at University of Würzburg, Germany. Law School at University of Passau and Würzburg, Germany. Impressum: SLB Kloepper Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, HRB 173060, beim...

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Dr. Johann Pitz is a partner at Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB in Munich. He founded and developed the firm’s legal patent department and focuses his practice on Intellectual Property Law and Litigation . His work centers on patent litigation, invalidity actions, and opposition proceedings before German civil courts, the Federal Patent Court, the European Patent Office, and the Federal Supreme Court. Admitted as an attorney-at-law in 1991, Dr. Pitz repre...

Peter Johannes Klein has been admitted as a German attorney since 2014 and joined Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB in Munich in 2017. His practice focuses on trademark, design, competition , and Internet law, with recognized practice in Litigation. He advises companies on the protection, enforcement, and strategic management of intellectual property rights in Germany and across international markets. Mr. Klein represents clients in disputes involving trademark, ...