Flick Gocke Schaumburg Appoints Five New Partners as of January 2012

As of 1 January 2012 Flick Gocke Schaumburg has appointed new partners. Associated partners Dr Jens Eggenberger, Dr Torsten Engers, Dr Michael Hendricks, Dr Carsten Schlotter and Marc Schmidt have been promoted equity partners.  At the same time, six of the firm’s associates have joined the ranks of the associated partners. Two associates have been appointed new directors of FGS Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft.

“The appointments reflect our continued progress along the path of mainly organic growth by promoting extremely capable, entrepreneurially-minded and particularly dedicated lawyers and economists,” explains Professor Thomas Rödder, Managing Partner of Flick Gocke Schaumburg. “We are proud of the outstanding achievements of our young colleagues and are delighted that we have been able to offer our professionals better-than-average prospects of becoming partners for many years.“

In the past few years, Flick Gocke Schaumburg has regularly appointed three to four equity partners from its own ranks. From January 2012, the partners of the firm will number 79, including 41 partners within the meaning of the German Act on Professional Partnerships (PartGG). The firm also counts over 160 associates practicing in the areas of legal, tax and audit consultancy at its offices in Bonn, Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich.

The new equity partners as of 1 January 2012 are:

Dr Jens Eggenberger practices in Bonn. A lawyer since 1998 and an attorney-at-law since 2001, he specializes in national and international M&A transactions, joint ventures, private equity/venture capital, management participation and corporate reorganizations. Jens Eggenberger is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the German-American Lawyers’Association. He has been admitted to the US Federal Courts in the Eastern and Southern District of New York since 2002.

Dr Torsten Engers works at the Frankfurt office. He qualified as a lawyer in 2003, has been a certified tax consultant since 2006 and is an expert advisor on international tax law. His work mainly focuses on issues of international tax law, the structuring of foreign investments in Germany, M&A and corporate reorganizations as well as the taxation of real-estate investments. Torsten Engers is also a lecturer at the University of Frankfurt.

Dr Michael Hendricks is based in Bonn. A lawyer since 2001 and a certified tax consultant since 2006,  his areas of specialization include litigation and procedural law, European and international tax law, business taxation and the taxation of reorganizations. He is a member of the German Tax Law Society and the International Fiscal Association. He has been a lecturer in international and European tax law at the University of Passau since 2007.

Dr Carsten Schlotter works at the Bonn office. He has been a lawyer since 2004 and a certified tax consultant since 2009. He specializes in corporate reorganizations, accounting law, international tax law, the taxation of artists and athletes, constitutional aspects of tax law and tax litigation. Carsten Schlotter is a member of the German Tax Law Society.

Marc Schmidt is based in Bonn. He has been a certified tax consultant since 1998 and a public auditor since 2000.  His field of expertise comprises auditing, accounting law, tax audits and M&A transaction services. As well as working as an advisor, he lectures at the Federal Financial Academy in Brühl.

The following associates have been appointed associated partners:

Dr. Tanja Schienke-Ohletz, lawyer and certified tax consultant, Frankfurt.
Jeanette Witte, public auditor and certified tax consultant, Bonn.
Dr Markus Adick, lawyer, Bonn.
Dr Marc Alexander Göb, lawyer, Bonn.
Dr Carsten Lange, certified tax consultant, Bonn.
Dr Peter Möllmann, lawyer and certified tax consultant,  Berlin.

The following associates have become new directors of FGS Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft from 1 January 2012:

Johannes Kracke, public auditor and certified tax consultant, Bonn.
Christian Stürke, public auditor and certified tax consultant, Bonn.