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.
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Dr. Johannes Baßler
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
Partner
+49 40 307085-0
Prof. Dr. Jan Bron LL.M. oec.
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Kaufmann
Partner
+49 69 71703-0
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 Specialist Lawyer in Tax Law
Partner
+49 228 9594-0
Prof. Dr. Frank Hannes
Lawyer,
Certified Specialist Lawyer in Tax Law,
Tax Advisor
Partner
+49 228 9594-0
Prof. Dr. Michael Hendricks
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirt
Partner
+49 228 9594-637
Dr. Matthias Heusel
Lawyer
Partner
+49 711 69946-195
Dr. Christina Hildebrand
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor,
Certified Specialist Lawyer in Tax Law
Partner
+49 211 61822-250
Dr. Michael Holtz
Lawyer,
Certified Specialist Lawyer in Inheritance Law,
Certified Specialist Lawyer in Tax Law
Partner
+49 228 9594-311
Michael Jakobi
Diplom-Finanzwirt,
Tax Advisor,
Certified Specialist in International Tax Law
Partner
+49 228 9594-440
Prof. Dr. Christian Jehke LL.M. (Cambridge)
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
Partner
+49 30 210020-0
Dr. Christian Kahlenberg M.Sc./LL.M.
Tax Advisor,
Certified Specialist in International Tax Law
Partner
+49 30 210020-0
Dr. Jochen Kotzenberg LL.M.
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
Partner
+49 228 9594-311
Dr. Eva-Maria Kraus
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
Partner
+49 228 9594-0
Michal Fabian Kühn
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Volkswirt,
Certified Specialist in 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
Partner
+49 228 9594-363
Dr. Karsten Lorenz LL.M.
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor,
Certified Specialist Lawyer in Tax Law,
Diplom-Volkswirt
Partner
+49 228 9594-311
Judith Mehren
Lawyer,
Certified Specialist Lawyer in Tax Law,
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirtin
Partner
+49 228 9594-0
Christoph Oenings
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirt
Partner
+49 40 307085-0
Dr. Carsten Quilitzsch LL.M.
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Kaufmann
Partner
+49 228 9594-226
Dr. Manfred Reich
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor,
Certified Specialist Lawyer in Inheritance Law
Partner
+49 69 71703-0
Dr. Tanja Schienke-Ohletz
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
Partner
+49 69 71703-0
Prof. Dr. Jens Schönfeld
Lawyer,
Certified Specialist Lawyer in Tax Law,
Diplom-Kaufmann
Partner
+49 228 9594-305
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
+49 211 61822-0
Dr. Christian von Oertzen
Lawyer,
Certified Specialist Lawyer in Tax Law
Partner
+49 69 71703-0
Dr. Wolf Wassermeyer
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
Partner
+49 89 800016-111
Martin Werneburg LL.M.
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
Partner
+49 30 210020-0
Dr. Philipp Windeknecht Maître en Droit
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor,
Maître en droit
Partner
+49 69 71703-0
Philipp Claussen
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirt
Associated Partner
+49 211 61822-286
Christoph Cornelius
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Kaufmann
Associated Partner
+49 211 61822-0
Dr. Denis Fehrmann
Lawyer
Associated Partner
+49 40 307085-0
Dr. Lisa Frühwacht M.A.
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirtin
Associated Partner
+49 69 71703-119
Corina Hackbarth
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Kauffrau
Associated Partner
+49 89 800016-0
Dr. David Heckerodt
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH),
Master of Arts
Associated Partner
+49 30 210020-179
Dr. Klaus Himmer
Tax Advisor
Associated Partner
+49 89 800016-818
Dr. Marc Jülicher
Lawyer,
Certified Specialist Lawyer in Tax Law
Associated Partner
+49 211 61822-0
Dr. Tobias Jung LL.M., M.A.
Tax Advisor,
Master of Arts
Associated Partner
+49 89 800016-0
Dr. Ruth Junius-Morawe
Lawyer,
Certified Specialist Lawyer in Tax Law
Associated Partner
+49 30 210020-0
Dr. Leonid Korezkij
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Kaufmann
Associated Partner
+49 211 61822-0
Dr. Caroline Krezer
Lawyer,
Certified Specialist Lawyer in Tax Law
Associated Partner
+49 40 307085-0
Dr. Gustav Liedgens
Tax Advisor,
Master of Science
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
Susanne Mederer
Tax Advisor,
Certified Specialist in International Tax Law
Associated Partner
+49 89 800016-0
Dr. Bernd Noll
Lawyer,
Certified Specialist Lawyer in Tax Law
Associated Partner
+49 228 9594-311
Dr. Delia Palenker
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
Associated Partner
+49 30 210020-0
Andreas Richter
Public Auditor,
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Volkswirt
Associated Partner
+49 228 9594-0
Prof. Dr. Stephan Schauhoff
Lawyer,
Certified Specialist Lawyer in Tax Law
Associated Partner
+49 228 9594-0
Dr. Stefanie Schild
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
Associated Partner
+49 69 71703-0
Dr. Paul Schirrmacher
Lawyer
Associated Partner
+49 40 307085-129
Dr. Johan Schrader
Lawyer
Associated Partner
+49 30 210020-0
Dr. Frederik Schumacher
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
Associated Partner
+49 40 307085-0
Dr. Noemi Strotkemper
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
Associated Partner
+49 211 61822-0
Henning Stümpfig
Diplom-Finanzwirt,
Tax Advisor,
Certified Specialist in International Tax Law
Associated Partner
+49 228 9594-0
Dr. Christian Süß
Lawyer,
Certified Specialist Lawyer in Tax Law,
Diplom-Finanzwirt
Associated Partner
+49 89 800016-0
Dr. Michael Tischendorf
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor,
Maître en droit
Associated Partner
+49 89 800016-125
Dr. Dominik Wedel
Lawyer,
Certified Specialist Lawyer in Tax Law,
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)
Associated Partner
+49 211 61822-455
Rashid Abdo LL.M.
Tax Assistant
+49 228 9594-576
Pavo Barac
Tax and Audit Assistant,
Diplom-Finanzwirt
+49 30 210020-0
Christoph Barme
Lawyer,
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)
+49 69 71703-278
Jonas Barthel
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
+49 69 71703-0
Frederik Bendt LL.M.
Public Auditor,
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)
+49 211 61822-0
Thomas Botz
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Kaufmann
+49 228 9594-0
Katharina Bub
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH),
Master of Arts
+49 69 71703-293
Lukas Büttgen
Tax Advisor
+49 211 61822-171
Vanessa da Silva Goncalves B.A.
Qualified Tax Clerk
+49 89 800016-147
Ilona Demers
Lawyer,
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)
+49 69 71703-0
Max Dietrich
Tax Assistant,
Tax Technology Expert
+49 30 210020-189
Fabian Dreßler
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirt
+49 228 9594-0
Dr. Alexander Fassin
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
+49 211 61822-142
Justina Fischer
Tax Advisor
+49 228 9594-0
Dr. Martin Fochmann
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Kaufmann
+49 30 210020-104
Franziska Freitag M. Sc.
Director Tax Compliance,
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
Simone Hanspach M.Sc.
Public Auditor,
Tax Advisor
+49 211 61822-0
Thomas Henders
Tax Advisor,
Public Auditor,
Diplom-Kaufmann
+49 69 71703-0
Britta Heydecke
Lawyer,
Certified Specialist Lawyer in Family Law
+49 211 61822-0
Sandra Irmer-Asdonk
Diplom-Kauffrau,
Tax Advisor
+49 89 800016-0
Leonard Joost LL.M.
Tax Advisor
+49 211 61822-143
Florian Kaiser
Lawyer,
Bachelor of Science
+49 89 800016-873
Dr. Theresa Kalfhaus
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
+49 30 210020-0
Dr. Mathis Kampermann
Lawyer,
Certified Specialist Lawyer in Tax Law
+49 228 9594-0
Milena Kaufmann
Tax Advisor,
Bachelor of Laws
+49 711 69946-0
Johannes Klamet
Lawyer,
Bachelor of Science
+49 69 71703-292
Dr. Patrick Kompolsek
Tax Advisor,
Master of Science
+49 711 69946-230
Tobias Leng
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)
+49 40 307085-0
Elena Ley
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)
+49 211 61822-0
Ulrike Leyh
Lawyer,
Certified Specialist Lawyer in Tax Law,
Tax Advisor
+49 228 9594-0
Anna Limm
Qualified Tax Clerk
+49 89 800016-171
Antonia Linde
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)
+49 211 61822-121
Stephan Linseisen LL.M.
Tax Advisor,
Wirtschaftsjurist,
Certified Specialist in International Tax Law
+49 69 71703-197
Johanna Lüdeke
Tax Advisor
+49 40 307085-0
Dr. Tim Maciejewski
Lawyer,
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)
+49 40 307085-0
Fabiano Massimo Mattioli
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)
+49 30 210020-0
Thilo Menke
Lawyer,
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)
+49 211 61822-0
Christoph Merks
Lawyer,
Diplom-Jurist
+49 228 9594-0
David Mirow LL.M.
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirt
+49 228 9594-234
Christopher Müller LL.M.
Tax Assistant
+49 228 9594-0
Amalia Olbrich
Tax Advisor,
Accountant
+49 228 9594-0
Dr. Sebastian Plesdonat
Lawyer,
Diplom-Finanzwirt
+49 69 71703-0
Michael Pospischil
Director Compliance Department,
Tax Advisor,
Bachelor of Laws
+49 228 9594-0
Leonard Röder
Tax Advisor
+49 69 71703-223
Lisa Roggermaier
Tax Assistant
+49 89 800016-131
Kim Rohmann
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirtin
+49 69 71703-0
Dr. Katja Rosa-Schneiders
Lawyer,
Certified Specialist Lawyer in Inheritance Law,
Mediator
+49 211 61822-0
Marleen Rumpler M.Sc.
Tax Advisor,
Master of Science
+49 89 800016-0
Leon Sander LL.M.
Tax Advisor
+49 30 210020-0
Denys Schulte LL.M.
Qualified Tax Clerk
+49 40 307085-0
Dennis Schuppe
Tax Advisor
+49 69 71703-0
Daniel Schwarz LL.M.
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)
+49 69 71703-262
Kristina Schwind
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirtin,
Diplom-Kauffrau
+49 228 9594-0
Sara Siegert
Accountant
+49 228 9594-181
Veronika Staudacher
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)
+49 30 210020-157
Nina Steinecke
Tax Advisor
+49 40 307085-0
Christian Stürke
Public Auditor,
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Kaufmann
+49 228 9594-0
Sophie Thoß
Tax Advisor
+49 30 210020-0
Tom Trost LL.M.
Tax Advisor
+49 711 69946-0
Pascal Ufer
Lawyer,
Tax Advisor
+49 40 307085-0
Franziska Urban
Tax Advisor
+49 30 210020-108
Annika Wagner-Thimm
Tax Advisor,
Diplom-Wirtschaftsjuristin
+49 228 9594-269
Markus Waidhas
Tax Advisor
+49 228 9594-0
Luke Ziegle
Tax Assistant,
Diplom-Finanzwirt
+49 69 71703-0
Moritz Zieglmeier
Tax Advisor,
Public Auditor
+49 89 800016-141
Christoph Zydek
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)
+49 228 9594-0
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