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Dr. Said W. Ashrafnia
Lawyer
Associated Partner at a leading German law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Corporate/M&A/Private Equity) until 04/2021
Senior Associate at a leading international law firm in Frankfurt am Main and Milan (Capital Markets / Banking & Finance) until 06/2017
Secondee at a leading German bank in the legal field (Capital Markets / M&A) and business field (Capital Markets and Treasury Solutions as well as Global Markets)
University of Gießen (Dr. jur.)
Legal clerkship at the higher regional court in Frankfurt am Main with stations at an international firm in Frankfurt am Main and the German Emirati Joint Council for Industry & Commerce in Dubai
University of Frankfurt am Main (Law Studies)
Nuri Al-Tabatabaie, LL.M.
Lawyer
Senior Legal Counsel at a leading development service provider (automotive) in Berlin (Corporate / M&A) until 12/2024
Lawyer in his own law firm in Berlin (Corporate / M&A) until 10/2022
Lawyer at a major international law firm in Berlin (Corporate / M&A) until 10/2022
Senior Legal Counsel at a major German corporation (railway/logistics) (Compliance) until 5/2018
Senior Legal Counsel at a major German corporation (railway/logistics) (Corporate / M&A) until 1/2010
Lawyer in a major international law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Corporate / M&A) until 9/2004
Lawyer in a leading German commercial law firm in Frankfurt am Main in the field of (Corporate / M&A) until 6/2002
Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick (UK)
Legal clerkship at the higher regional court of Bamberg
Master of Laws (LL.M.) at the Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, USA
University of Marburg and Würzburg (Law Studies)
Rouven Baumann, LL.M.
Lawyer
Advising for nationwide personnel service providers and hire in the subjects of personnel demployment, outsourcing and strategic human resource until 2019
Partner at a medium-size law firm (Labor and Employment law) docusing on deployment of external personnel and outsourcing from 2004 to 2008
Master of Laws (LL.M.) with a minor in commercial agency law
Legal clerkship at the higher regional court in Stuttgart with labor and employment law as his main studies at University of Freiburg
University of Konstanz (Law Studies)
- Employment Law
Outsourcing
External staff deployment
- Corporate Law
Dr. Hans-Joachim Fritz
Certified Attorney for Commercial and Corporate Law Mediator
Partner at a leading German law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Labour Law / Governance & Compliance / Corporate / Criminal Law / White Collar Crime) until 2024
Partner at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (Labour Law / Governance & Compliance / Corporate / Criminal Law / White Collar Crime) until 2021
Lawyer a town law firm, then Salger Rechtsanwälte until 2006
Lawyer at a leading German law firm (Haarmann, Hemmelrath & Partner) until 2011
Worked in industry: Fiat S.p.A./Iveco Magirus AG, Turin, Ulm and IWKA AG, Karlsruhe(today: KUKA AG, Augsburg) until 1997
University of Mannheim (Dr.jur.)
University of Freiburg and London (UK) (LSE)
Lecturer at the University of Regensburg and ZHAW Winterthur, Switzerland in the field of corporate governance (Internal investigations)
Member of the Corporate Law and Europe Committees of the German Federal Bar Association, Berlin/Brussels, since 2009
- Corporate
Governance & Compliance
Labor Law
- Management liabilities
Claus Gerber, LL.M.
Attorney at law, n.y.
Equity Partner at a leading German law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Corporate / M&A / Private Equity / Venture Capital) until 2024
Equity Partner at a leading international US law firm (Latham & Watkins) (Corporate / Corporate Finance) until 2007
Equity Partner at a leading German law firm (Wessing Berenberg-Gossler) (Corporate) until 2002
Lawyer at a leading international US firm (Jones Day) (Corporate) until 1999
Bar Exam / Admission to the Bar, New York, USA
Fordham University, School of Law, New York: Master of International Business and Trade Law
Legal clerkshipin New York, Frankfurt am Main and Speyer
University of Dijon (France) and Mainz (Germany) (Law Studies)
Associated professor at the Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg on the issue “International Transactions and Financings” (2018 – 2021)
- Corporate
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity & Venture Capital
- Commercial and distribution law / general contract law
- Corporate Finance
Dr. Marcus Herrmann
Equity partner at two leading German law firms until 2024
Equity Partner at Latham & Watkins LLP and Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP until 2016
Lawyer/Equity Partner at Wessing Berenberg-Gossler until 2002
University of Münster (Dr. jur.)
Legal clerkship at the higher regional court Munich and Graham & James in New York, NY
University of Freiburg, Munich and Münster (Law Studies)
Philipp Hoffmann
Lawyer
Lawyer at an international law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Corporate/Corporate Governance) until 03/2024
Corporate Legal Counsel at a white label insurance company (Corporate / M&A / Venture Capital; Assistant to the Board of Directors) until 07/2021
Legal Counsel at one of the largest European fintech company builders (Corporate / M&A / Venture Capital) until 09/2019
Lawyer at a leading German law firm in Berlin (Corporate / M&A / Private Equity and Notary) until 10/2018
Legal clerkship at the higher regional court in Berlin with stations at the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and at a leading German law firm in Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin (Law Studies)
Dr. Martin Kienzler
Lawyer
Lawyer at a leading German law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Real Estate / Corporate / Notary) until 04/2021
Lawyer at a German boutique law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Corporate Real Estate / Notary)
Lawyer at an international law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Real Estate)
Legal clerkship at the higher regional court in Frankfurt am Main with stations at an international firm in Frankfurt am Main
University of Saarland (Dr. jur.)
University of Warwick (UK) (Law Studies)
University of Saarland (Law Studies)
Professional training as an office clerk in Freiburg
Daniel S. Zakrzewski
Lawyer
Counsel at an international law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Corporate/M&A/Private Equity) until 09/2021
Lawyer at a German boutique law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Corporate Real Estate) until 12/2015
Associate at an international law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Corporate/M&A/Private Equity) until 09/2015
Legal clerkship at the higher regional court in Frankfurt am Main with stations at a.o. an international law firm in Frankfurt am Main
University of Mainz (Law Studies)
Christoph Goerke
Lawyer
Since 05/2021 Associate at Corestone Legal
Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main with stations at a leading German law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Real Estate / Litigation / Corporate) as well as at the German Football League (DFL)
Trainee Lawyer in a leading German law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Real Estate) from 04/2017 to 12/2018
Ongoing PhD studies at the Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen in sports law (jurisdiction of associations and federations)
Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen (Law Studies)
Since 2019 member of the Sports Court of the West German Football Association. Previously, from 2011 to 2019, member of the Sports Court of the Mittelrhein Football Association
Since 2019 member of the Legal and Statutes Committee of the Mittelrhein Football Association
- Real Estate
Litigation
Sports Law
Association Law
Emily Legner, LL.M.
Associate at a leading German law firm until 2024
Legal clerkship at the higher regional court of Frankfurt am Main
Master of Laws at the University of Sydney, Australia
University of Heidelberg (Germany) and Lausanne (Switzerland) (Law Studies)
Ali Yalcinkaya
Lawyer
Lawyer at a leading German law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Real Estate and Litigation with focus on aviation law) until 08/2023
Trainee Lawyer at a leading German law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Real Estate) until 12/2019
Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main
Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main (Law Studies) with focus on Internationalization and Europeanization of law
German Scholarship Holder 2011 due to extraordinary performances
Member of the German-Turkish Lawyers Association
- Real Estate
Litigation
AviationLaw
Dr. Judith Erren, LL.M.
German Lawyer / Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand
Lawyer / Of Counsel at a boutique law firm in the Duesseldorf area (Labour Law)
Of Counsel at a leading German law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Labour Law / Governance & Compliance / Corporate / Criminal Law / White Collar Crime) until 2024
Regional Manager and In-house Lawyer/ Senior Legal Consultant at an international crew leasing business in Auckland, New Zealand until 2020
Lawyer and law clerk at major international law firms in Frankfurt am Main (Labour Law and Corporate)
Legal clerkship at the higher regional court of Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main (Dr. jur.)
University of Auckland, New Zealand (Graduate Law Studies)
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (Master of Laws)
Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main (Undergraduate Law Studies)
Marie Glander
Attorney at Law
In-house Counsel (Syndikusrechtsanwältin) at a project developer within the Zech Group, with comprehensive responsibility for all legal matters in the areas of project development and acquisition until 09/2024
Previously, In-house Counsel (Syndikusrechtsanwältin) at one of the leading project developer in Frankfurt
Previously, Attorney at a leading boutique law firm specializing in real estate law, focusing on the advice of project developments, commercial lease law, and real estate transactions
Legal clerkship (Referendariat) at the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main, with stations at two international law firms
Law studies at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
Member of the German Bar Association (DAV) and the Forum Young Lawyers
Voluntary mentor at JOBLINGE gAG FrankfurtRheinMain
Voluntary mentor at GROW@Goethe, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
Sven Kurzawe, LL.M.
Lawyer
Legal Counsel in the General Secretariat of KfW (since 2017)
Public Prosecutor at the public prosecutor's office in Darmstadt inter alia in charge of White Collar Crime until 2017
Lawyer at a leading international law firm in Frankfurt am Main (Capital Markets / Banking & Finance until 2015)
Master of Laws (LL.M.) at the University of Edinburgh (Most Distinguished Scholar - T.B. Smith Prize)
Legal clerkship at the higher regional court in Frankfurt am Main at an international firm in Frankfurt am Main and the European Central Bank (ECB)
University of Frankfurt am Main (Law Studies)
Commercial Law
Criminal Law / White Collar Crime
Liability of Board Members
Litigation / Interdisciplinary Strategy Consulting
Pro Bono Work
Dr. Julius Speth
Lawyer
Legal Counsel in a large German mobility and logistics corporation (since 01/2024)
General Counsel at a company in the IT and mobility industry until 12/2023
Lawyer at a leading German law firm in Frankfurt am Main until 03/2022 (Public Procurement law / Public Commercial law / Real Estate)
Review of court decisions on Public Procurement law on a regular basis as an author for the juris PraxisReport Vergaberecht (since 05/2022)
University of Würzburg (Dr. jur.)
Legal clerkship at the higher regional court in Frankfurt am Main with stations at the Embassies of the Federal Republic of Germany in Beijing, Peoples Republic of China and Canberra, Australia as well as an international law firm in Frankfurt am Main
University of Würzburg (Law Studies)
Public Procurement law
Public Commercial law
- Real Estate