Sectors

Private Clients & Foundations

Special legal and tax challenges compound the structure and management of assets. We work closely with you to provide comprehensive, holistic advice. We advise on the safeguarding and transfer of private and business assets. In addition to our extensive expertise in succession, tax and corporate law, we can provide comprehensive advice on foundation law and all other areas of law which play a role in asset planning and corporate succession.

We offer comprehensive, custom advice on all issues – whether of a legal, tax or business nature – from one source.

Private individuals

We provide private individuals with comprehensive advice on all asset and succession planning issues for private and corporate assets, including the related tax and corporate law aspects.

Foundations & charities

We advise tax-privileged organisations on non-profit law and foundations of all forms and types, especially dependent foundations, on all legal, tax and organisational issues. We consider all relevant legal areas to develop and implement holistic concepts and provide lasting support. Our lawyers, tax advisers, foundation managers, tax clerks and accountants share your enthusiasm for the work of foundations. We bring together specialist knowledge with many years of experience.

Family Offices

Family offices play a key role in our specialised practice. We support our clients in all aspects, from classical asset and succession planning to corporate and supervisory law issues, especially in relation to transactions. We strive to create strategic, tactical, and operative measures to help you obtain sustainable value-added benefits.

Family-owned companies

We have advised family-owned companies for many years and understand your needs and goals. Our sector expertise makes us an experienced contact partner for every issue you face. We can advise you on operative events and strategic and promising topics, helping you to implement your ideas and utilise opportunities.

Succession

We provide you with comprehensive legal and tax advice on asset structuring and succession planning options while preserving the core corporate assets, such as the transfer of private and corporate assets to foundations or the next generation of family members and intergenerational asset planning.

Art

We advise artists, collectors, foundations, galleries, auction houses, museums, and traders on the diverse topics of art law, collection management and bequests by artists. We work closely with colleagues from our Digital, Media & Technology team to provide you with holistic advice. You can find more information here: Digital, Media & Technology

Dispute Resolution

Our focus is safeguarding family assets. We can advise you on corporate and family agreements and are at your side with dispute settlement strategies, such as mediation or arbitration. Where necessary, we can also represent you in court proceedings.

Marital asset agreements, contracts of inheritance, last wills and testaments and inheritance tax law

We develop custom concepts for succession planning and support you in preparing testamentary dispositions, such as last wills and testaments or contracts of inheritance. We advise you on marital assets agreements and matrimonial property swing structures (Güterstandsschaukel), on anticipated inheritance or endowments, as well as on the use of the structuring options available under tax law in the case of succession.

Contacts

Dr Jan Barth Rechtsanwalt Partner Call E-Mail Corporate/M&A Energy Industrials Dispute Resolution Estate Planning & Law of Foundations Private Clients & Foundations	Freiburg T +49 761 150984-69 E Jan.Barth@advant-beiten.com	Corporate/M&A Energy Industrials Dispute Resolution Estate Planning & Law of Foundations Private Clients & Foundations
Dr Axel Goetz Rechtsanwalt, LL.M. Partner Call E-Mail Dispute Resolution Corporate/M&A Consumer Goods & Services/Retail Private Clients & Foundations Industrials US Desk Contract & Commercial Law	Munich T +49 89 35065-1303 E Axel.Goetz@advant-beiten.com	Dispute Resolution Corporate/M&A Consumer Goods & Services/Retail Private Clients & Foundations Industrials US Desk Contract & Commercial Law
Moritz Kopp Rechtsanwalt, LL.M. Partner Call E-Mail Corporate/M&A Consumer Goods & Services/Retail Dispute Resolution Healthcare Private Clients & Foundations Contract & Commercial Law	Munich T +49 89 35065-1317 E Moritz.Kopp@advant-beiten.com	Corporate/M&A Consumer Goods & Services/Retail Dispute Resolution Healthcare Private Clients & Foundations Contract & Commercial Law
Dr Guido Krüger Rechtsanwalt, Licensed Specialist for Tax Law Partner Call E-Mail Industrials Private Clients & Foundations Estate Planning & Law of Foundations Corporate/M&A Tax Law	Dusseldorf T +49 211 518989-180 Hamburg T +49 40 688745-0 E Guido.Krueger@advant-beiten.com	Industrials Private Clients & Foundations Estate Planning & Law of Foundations Corporate/M&A Tax Law
Dr Karl-Dieter Müller Rechtsanwalt, Steuerberater Partner Call E-Mail Corporate/M&A Estate Planning & Law of Foundations Healthcare Tax Law Private Clients & Foundations Real Estate	Berlin T +49 30 26471-262 E Karl-Dieter.Mueller@advant-beiten.com	Corporate/M&A Estate Planning & Law of Foundations Healthcare Tax Law Private Clients & Foundations Real Estate
Dr Gerrit Ponath Rechtsanwalt, Licensed Specialist for Law of Succession, Licensed Specialist for Tax Law, Certified Executor (AGT) Partner Call E-Mail Dispute Resolution Tax Law Private Clients & Foundations Estate Planning & Law of Foundations	Frankfurt/Main T +49 69 756095-111 E Gerrit.Ponath@advant-beiten.com	Dispute Resolution Tax Law Private Clients & Foundations Estate Planning & Law of Foundations
Dr Martin Rappert Rechtsanwalt, MBA Partner Call E-Mail Private Clients & Foundations China Desk Corporate/M&A Insolvency Law & Restructuring Industrials 中国业务部	Dusseldorf T +49 211 518989-185 E Martin.Rappert@advant-beiten.com	Private Clients & Foundations China Desk Corporate/M&A Insolvency Law & Restructuring Industrials 中国业务部
Dr Christoph Schmitt Rechtsanwalt Partner Call E-Mail Financial Services and Insurance Law Corporate Criminal Law & Compliance Corporate/M&A Banking & Finance Private Clients & Foundations Industrials ESG	Frankfurt/Main T +49 69 756095-434 E Christoph.Schmitt@advant-beiten.com	Financial Services and Insurance Law Corporate Criminal Law & Compliance Corporate/M&A Banking & Finance Private Clients & Foundations Industrials ESG
Roland Startz Rechtsanwalt Partner Call E-Mail Dispute Resolution Corporate/M&A Estate Planning & Law of Foundations Private Clients & Foundations Healthcare Real Estate	Munich T +49 89 35065-1394 E Roland.Startz@advant-beiten.com	Dispute Resolution Corporate/M&A Estate Planning & Law of Foundations Private Clients & Foundations Healthcare Real Estate
Dr Lucas van Randenborgh Rechtsanwalt, Licensed Specialist for Tax Law Partner Call E-Mail Private Clients & Foundations Corporate/M&A Tax Law Industrials Estate Planning & Law of Foundations	Dusseldorf T +49 211 518989-0 E Lucas.Randenborgh@advant-beiten.com	Private Clients & Foundations Corporate/M&A Tax Law Industrials Estate Planning & Law of Foundations
Prof. Dr Hans-Josef Vogel Rechtsanwalt Partner Call E-Mail Contract & Commercial Law Corporate/M&A Private Clients & Foundations Industrials Consumer Goods & Services/Retail US Desk	Dusseldorf T +49 211 518989-135 E Hans-Josef.Vogel@advant-beiten.com	Contract & Commercial Law Corporate/M&A Private Clients & Foundations Industrials Consumer Goods & Services/Retail US Desk