Corporate Law and Commercial Law
Maxi Conze | Fabian Ramser | Sofia Rudzevitchii | Ulrike Schmitt
“Articles of association are not just a form. They are the company’s operating system.”
Solutions for shareholders and management · Family businesses and SMEs · Founders and investors · Sales and trading companies · Corporations and holding companies
Companies are founded, grow, evolve, and are passed on. Our consulting services support these cycles at every turning point – and often play a key role in determining how smoothly the next phase proceeds.
Incorporation, equity investments, restructuring, sale, shareholder disputes, distribution agreements: These are the areas where structural decisions are made that can either sustain a company for years or bring it crashing down overnight. Power to act in corporate and commercial law means: we draft contracts that can withstand growth, change, and conflict. We manage transactions and disputes in a way that nothing gets stuck or creats roadblocks. This ensures that the company continues to operate smoothly, even as shareholder structures change.
In corporate law, our work often begins before a company is founded – and continues after it is handed over. We help shape the process wherever a company is being launched, acquired, restructured, or sold. We safeguard that structures, contracts, and ownership arrangements remain sound. And we defend clients where shareholder disputes, breaches of contract, or existential conflicts need to be resolved.
Our Services:
Setting up and developing businesses
Managing corporate restructuring
Conducting corporate transactions
Resolving disputes between shareholders
Drafting and enforcing distribution agreements
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Drafting and amending articles of association
Investment agreements and shareholder agreements
Employment contracts with managing directors and board members
Conducting shareholders' meetings and annual general meetings
Capital increases
Reorganizations
Corporate law disputes
Commercial law disputes
Distribution law (commercial agent law, authorized dealer law, franchise law)
Asserting and defending Cclaims for compensation and controlrights (e.g. statements of account, bank statements)