Legal advice
Our approach
Our law firm offers you comprehensive legal advice with an interdisciplinary and solution-oriented approach. We are specifically geared to the needs of regulated and specialized industries and support our clients with comprehensive expertise in compliance issues. In addition, you benefit from our special focus on corporate law and M&A, where we develop individual and practical solutions for your business challenges. We also represent you in complex commercial law disputes and provide you with competent support in court disputes. With our in-depth expertise, we develop tailor-made solutions that optimally combine legal and commercial aspects.
Our experienced team works closely together to take a holistic approach to every issue. Whether regulatory requirements, challenging transactions or legal disputes – we provide you with reliable support and a clear focus on sustainable, economically sensible results.
Banking and capital market supervision
Our comprehensive expertise in banking and capital market regulatory law makes us a reliable partner for family offices, issuers/insurance companies, financial services companies, payment service providers and credit institutions. We help with project-related special issues or provide ongoing advice on operational matters
Your contact persons
Christian Hackenberg
christian.hackenberg@bbsz.de
+49 89 540 465 100
Thomas Elster
thomas.elster@bbsz.de
+49 89 540 465 180
Services
- Securities, credit and investment law
- Advice on regulatory requirements including data protection and money laundering regulations
- Support in the development and implementation of compliance strategies
- Support in registration and licensing procedures with BaFin
- Advice on questions of commercial and distribution law
- Advice and support for initiators in product development
- Representation in liability proceedings
Medical and healthcare industry
Your contact persons
Knuth Blumenstiel
knuth.blumenstiel@bbsz.de
+49 89 540 465 100
Services
- Advice and contract drafting for the establishment and termination of professional cooperation forms in hospitals and medical practices, for cooperation with other providers of medical services and other service providers
- Assistance with restructuring, mergers, outsourcing and insourcing of parts of companies or specialist departments
- Advice and contract drafting for the acquisition and sale of hospitals and medical practices
- Advice on and drafting of head physician, attending physician or fee-based physician contracts and other employment and utilization contracts
- Advice on social law issues, in particular when asserting claims against health insurance companies
Corporate law and M&A transactions
Your contact persons
Gudrun Moll
Gudrun.Moll@bbsz.de
+49 89 540 465 435
Martin Back
martin.back@bbsz.de
+49 89 540 465 275
Christian Hackenberg
christian.hackenberg@bbsz.de
+49 89 540 465 100
Knuth Blumenstiel
knuth.blumenstiel@bbsz.de
+49 89 540 465 100
Services
- Founding of companies or establishment of branches
- Advice on company acquisitions and sales (share and asset deals), including the preparation and review of company purchase agreements, due diligence reviews and support with post-merger integrations
- Structuring and support for joint ventures
- Support and implementation of financing measures including venture capital transactions
- Structural measures under transformation law, including changes of legal form, spin-offs and mergers
- Advice on corporate restructurings
- Advice on inter-company agreements, in particular control and profit transfer agreements
- Design and implementation of employee participation models
Challenging litigation proceedings
We represent your interests in complex and challenging litigation proceedings. Whether commercial law disputes, corporate law conflicts or regulatory proceedings: Our aim is to consistently assert your position – both out of court and in court.
Your contact persons
Christian Hackenberg
christian.hackenberg@bbsz.de
+49 89 540 465 100
Thomas Elster
thomas.elster@bbsz.de
+49 89 540 465 180
Services
- Strategic advice and litigation in commercial disputes
- Representation in disputes with supervisory authorities, in particular with BaFin
- Advice and representation in corporate law disputes, e.g. in shareholder conflicts and post-M&A litigation
- Advice and representation in actions for rescission and nullity under stock corporation law as well as in release or appraisal proceedings
- Support in the enforcement of and defense against claims for damages
- Advice and representation in arbitration proceedings
Stock corporation and capital market law
In view of the comprehensive national and European regulation, the capital market represents a major challenge for issuers. We support your company in going public and develop individual solutions with a view to structuring a company that is ready for the capital market. We are also at your side for all questions relating to being public, regardless of the stock market segment. Our expertise includes advising on all issues relating to stock corporation law, including the preparation and support of general meetings and the implementation of capital measures, as well as advising on aspects of capital market law, in particular the issue of securities and compliance with post-IPO obligations.
Your contact persons
Gudrun Moll
Gudrun.Moll@bbsz.de
+49 89 540 465 435
Martin Back
martin.back@bbsz.de
+49 89 540 465 275
Christian Hackenberg
christian.hackenberg@bbsz.de
+49 89 540 465 100
Thomas Elster
thomas.elster@bbsz.de
+49 89 540 465 180
Services
- Assistance with IPOs and listings, including the preparation of securities prospectuses
- Advice on financing measures via the stock exchange, in particular capital increases or the issue of convertible bonds and bonds
- Preparation and support for (virtual) general meetings
- Advice on all being-public obligations, including ad hoc publicity, directors’ dealings notifications, voting rights notifications and insider law issues, as well as corporate governance issues
- Advice and assistance with public takeover offers under the WpÜG (mandatory offers, takeover offers and voluntary acquisition offers) and in the context of a delisting (delisting acquisition offer)
- Conclusion and amendment of intercompany agreements, in particular control and/or profit and loss transfer agreements
General commercial and business law
Your contact persons
Martin Back
martin.back@bbsz.de
+49 89 540 465 275
Christian Hackenberg
christian.hackenberg@bbsz.de
+49 89 540 465 100
Knuth Blumenstiel
knuth.blumenstiel@bbsz.de
+49 89 540 465 100
Thomas Elster
thomas.elster@bbsz.de
+49 89 540 465 180
Services
- Preparation and review of general terms and conditions
- Advice on questions of distribution law including commercial agency law, consignment stock agreements as well as distribution and cooperation agreements