

Family-owned businesses and high-net-worth individuals have placed their trust in us for many decades. We assist them in particular in ongoing income tax and international tax issues, in significant dispositions of assets, in planning their succession and gifts, and on marriage or divorce.
All contacts and experts
Dr. Johannes Baßler
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
Partner
+49 40 307085-0
Prof. Dr. Jan Bron LL.M.
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Kaufmann
Partner
+49 69 71703-118
Dr. Philipp Diffring LL.M. (Melbourne)
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
Partner
+49 228 9594-0
Dr. Michael Grimm
Lawyer
Partner
+49 228 9594-0
Dr. Nils Häck
Lawyer,
Certified Tax Lawyer
Partner
+49 228 9594-0
Prof. Dr. Frank Hannes
Lawyer,
Certified Tax Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
Partner
+49 228 9594-311
Prof. Dr. Michael Hendricks
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirt
Partner
+49 228 9594-637
Dr. Michael Holtz
Lawyer,
Certified Inheritance Lawyer,
Certified Tax Lawyer
Partner
+49 228 9594-311
Michael Jakobi
Diplom-Finanzwirt,
Tax Advisor,
Expert Advisor on International Tax Law
Partner
+49 228 9594-157
Prof. Dr. Christian Jehke LL.M.
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
Partner
+49 30 210020-0
Dr. Jochen Kotzenberg LL.M. (Vanderbilt)
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
Partner
+49 228 9594-311
Michal Fabian Kühn
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Volkswirt,
Expert Advisor on International Tax Law
Partner
+49 69 71703-0
Dr. Florian Kutt
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
Partner
+49 30 210020-0
Dr. Bernhard Liekenbrock
Diplom-Kaufmann,
Tax Advisor,
Director FGS Digital GmbH
Partner
+49 228 9594-363
Judith Mehren
Lawyer,
Certified Tax Lawyer,
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirtin
Partner
+49 228 9594-238
Christoph Oenings
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirt
Partner
+49 40 307085-0
Dr. Manfred Reich
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor,
Certified Inheritance Lawyer
Partner
+49 69 71703-0
Prof. Dr. Stephan Schauhoff
Lawyer,
Certified Tax Lawyer
Partner
+49 228 9594-238
Dr. Tanja Schienke-Ohletz
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
Partner
+49 69 71703-0
Prof. Dr. Jens Schönfeld
Lawyer,
Certified Tax Lawyer,
Diplom-Kaufmann
Partner
+49 228 9594-305 /-636
Prof. Dr. Andreas Söffing
Diplom-Kaufmann,
Tax Advisor
Partner
+49 69 71703-0
Dr. Jörg Stalleiken
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirt
Partner
+49 228 9594-311
Dr. Daniel Ternes
Public Auditor,
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Volkswirt
Partner
+49 228 9594-183
Dr. Christian von Oertzen
Lawyer,
Certified Tax Lawyer
Partner
+49 69 71703-0
Dr. Wolf Wassermeyer
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
Partner
+49 89 800016-821
Philipp Claussen
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirt
Associated Partner
+49 211 61822-286
Dr. Yorck Frese
Lawyer,
Certified Commercial and Corporate Lawyer
Associated Partner
+49 40 307085-0
Lisa Frühwacht M.A.
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirtin
Associated Partner
+49 69 71703-119
Dr. Matthias Heusel
Lawyer
Associated Partner
+49 711 69946-195
Dr. Christina Hildebrand
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor,
Certified Tax Lawyer
Associated Partner
+49 211 61822-0
Dr. Marc Jülicher
Lawyer,
Certified Tax Lawyer
Associated Partner
+49 211 61822-0
Dr. Christian Kahlenberg LL.M.
Tax Advisor
Associated Partner
+49 228 9594-0
Dr. Leonid Korezkij
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Kaufmann
Associated Partner
+49 211 61822-0
Dr. Eva-Maria Kraus
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
Associated Partner
+49 228 9594-0
Volker Küpper
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Volkswirt,
Expert Advisor on International Tax Law
Associated Partner
+49 228 9594-0
Dr. Karsten Lorenz LL.M.
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor,
Certified Tax Lawyer,
Diplom-Volkswirt
Associated Partner
+49 228 9594-0
Alexander Löschhorn
Lawyer
Associated Partner
+49 228 9594-0
Dr. Jörg W. Lüttge
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
Associated Partner
+49 228 9594-311
Dr. Bernd Noll
Lawyer,
Certified Tax Lawyer
Associated Partner
+49 228 9594-311
Nadine Oberherr
Diplom-Finanzwirtin,
Tax Advisor
Associated Partner
+49 228 9594-0
Andreas Richter
Public Auditor,
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Volkswirt
Associated Partner
+49 228 9594-157
Henning Stümpfig
Diplom-Finanzwirt,
Tax Advisor,
Expert Advisor on International Tax Law
Associated Partner
+49 228 9594-0
Dr. Christian Süß
Lawyer,
Certified Tax Lawyer,
Diplom-Finanzwirt
Associated Partner
+49 89 800016-851
Martin Werneburg LL.M.
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
Associated Partner
+49 30 210020-0
Dr. Philipp Windeknecht
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor,
Maître en droit
Associated Partner
+49 69 71703-0
Jonas Barthel
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
+49 69 71703-0
Carolin Becker
Lawyer,
Diplom-Rechtspflegerin
+49 40 307085-0
Moritz Bellgardt
Tax Advisor,
Master of Science
+49 69 71703-0
Frederik Bendt LL.M.
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)
+49 211 61822-0
Henry Bergmann B.A.
Tax and Audit Assistant,
Bachelor of Arts
+49 211 61822-108
André Boer LL.M.
Tax Advisor
+49 211 61822-0
Thomas Botz
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Kaufmann
+49 228 9594-0
Christoph Cornelius
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Kaufmann
+49 211 61822-0
Vanessa da Silva Goncalves
Qualified Tax Clerk
+49 89 800016-147
Ilona Demers
Lawyer,
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)
+49 69 71703-0
Fabian Dreßler
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirt
+49 228 9594-0
Tim Elpers
Tax and Audit Assistant
+49 211 61822-134
Tobias Fischer
Tax Advisor
+49 228 9594-0
Dr. Martin Fochmann
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Kaufmann
+49 30 210020-104
Franziska Freitag
Tax Advisor,
Public Auditor
+49 69 71703-0
Heidi Gerken
Tax Advisor
+49 40 307085-0
Thomas Gladbach
Tax Assistant,
Master of Science
+49 228 9594-0
Nina Grün
Tax Advisor
+49 40 307085-0
Michael Guglhör
Tax Advisor
+49 89 800016-0
Simone Hanspach
Public Auditor,
Tax Advisor
+49 40 307085-0
Thomas Henders
Tax Advisor,
Public Auditor,
Diplom-Kaufmann
+49 69 71703-0
Britta Heydecke
Lawyer,
Fachanwältin für Familienrecht
+49 211 61822-0
Klaus Himmer M.Sc.
Tax Advisor
+49 89 800016-818
Henri Maximilian Hock
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)
+49 228 9594-684
Nadja Huber
Qualified Tax Clerk
+49 89 800016-0
Sandra Irmer-Asdonk
Diplom-Kauffrau,
Tax Advisor
+49 89 800016-0
Tobias Jung LL.M.
Tax Advisor,
Master of Arts
+49 89 800016-0
Florian Kaiser
Lawyer,
Bachelor of Science
+49 89 800016-873
Milena Kaufmann
Tax Advisor,
Bachelor of Laws
+49 711 69946-0
Tobias A. Keeve LL.M.
Tax Advisor
+49 69 71703-0
Dr. Patrick Kompolsek
Tax Advisor,
Master of Science
+49 711 69946-230
Fabian Kuhlen M.Sc.
Tax Advisor
+49 69 71703-0
Julia Kühn
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Kauffrau
+49 228 9594-0
Kimberly Kutac
Tax Advisor,
Master of Science
+49 228 9594-0
Lara Landau LL.M.
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)
+49 211 61822-125
Ulrike Leyh
Lawyer,
Certified Tax Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
+49 228 9594-0
Dr. Florian Lindermann
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
+49 69 71703-232
Kerstin Lühring
Lawyer,
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)
+49 228/95 94-442
Dr. Tim Maciejewski
Lawyer,
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)
+49 40 307085-0
Alessia Marino
Consultant
+49 89 800016-872
Fabiano Massimo Mattioli
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)
+49 30 210020-0
Saskia Menges
Diplom-Finanzwirtin
+49 228 9594-622
Christoph Merks
Lawyer,
Diplom-Jurist
+49 228 9594-0
Amalia Olbrich
Tax Advisor,
Accountant
+49 228 9594-0
Dr. Delia Palenker
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
+49 30 210020-0
Michael Pospischil LL.B.
Tax Advisor,
Bachelor of Laws
+49 228 9594-0
Mario Puqja LL.M.
Tax Advisor
+49 89 800016-0
Lisa Roggermaier
Tax Assistant
+49 89 800016-131
Elias Rohdenburg
Qualified Tax Clerk
+49 228 9594-256
Katharina Roters
Tax Advisor
+49 211 61822-155
Leon Sander LL.M.
Tax Advisor
+49 30 210020-0
Dr. Stefanie Schild
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
+49 69 71703-0
Lukas Schnurr
Tax Assistant
+49 228 9594-0
Dr. Frederik Schumacher
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
+49 40 307085-0
Kristina Schwind
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirtin,
Diplom-Kauffrau
+49 228 9594-0
Matthias Steer
Tax Advisor
+49 40 307085-0
Dr. Noemi Strotkemper
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
+49 211 61822-0
Christian Stürke
Public Auditor,
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Kaufmann
+49 228 9594-0
Annika Thimm
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Wirtschaftsjuristin
+49 228 9594-311
Dr. Michael Tischendorf
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor,
Maître en droit
+49 89 800016-125
Tom Trost
Tax Assistant
+49 711/6 99 46-0
David Ventulett
Tax Advisor
+49 69 71703-0
Stefan Walter
Tax Assistant
+49 711 69946-0
Lisa Wäschenbach
Tax Advisor
+49 228 9594-0
Juliana Wehbe
Qualified Tax Clerk,
Accountant
+49 228 9594-0
Laura Witt
Qualified Tax Clerk
+49 211 61822-263
We focus in particular on:
Structuring Advice for Family-Owned Businesses and Private Clients
- Legal and tax structuring advice for family-owned businesses including international tax planning
- Legal and tax wealth planning for private individuals in a national and international context
- Advice on setting up family foundation structures
More about Structuring Advice for Family-Owned Businesses and Private Clients
Succession and Assets
- Domestic and cross-border corporate and asset succession planning, including gift and inheritance tax structuring advice
- Wills, contracts of inheritance, waivers of compulsory portions, health care proxies and living wills
- Domestic and cross-border estate settlement, inheritance settlements, execution of wills, probate proceedings, inheritance litigation
- Domestic and cross-border prenuptial agreements, divorce settlement agreements, cohabitation agreements
National and International Tax Law, Tax Compliance
- International tax law, double taxation treaties, add-back taxation
- Entry and exit of family entrepreneurs and private individuals
- Assistance with tax audits and external audits
- Preparing tax returns and annual financial statements for companies, high-net-worth individuals and non-profit organizations
More about National and International Tax Law, Tax Compliance
Purchases, Sales and Other Transactions of Family-Owned Businesses
- Corporate reorganizations and conversions
- Mergers and acquisitions and other transactions including financing
- Private equity and venture capital transactions
More about Purchases, Sales and Other Transactions of Family-owned Businesses
Foundation Law and Association Law
- Ongoing tax and legal advice for charitable organizations
- Advice for patrons (companies, individuals and the public sector) of non-profit organizations
- Foreign family foundations and trusts
- Mutual agreement and arbitration procedures, cross-border sharing of information