Partners

Fabian Buerk, LL.M.Salaried Partner

Arnold BuessemakerPartner

Stephan Degen, StB, Maitre en DroitPartner

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Boris DuerrPartner

Roland GeroldPartner

Marcel GreubelSalaried Partner

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Armin Freiherr von GriessenbeckPartner

Ulrike HelkenbergPartner

Ulrich JorkPartner

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Mathias Schroeder, LL.M.Partner

Reinhard SiegertPartner

Daniela Szczesny (nee Rinke)Salaried Partner

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Carsten WagnerPartner

Alexander Weber, LL.M. (Wellington)Salaried Partner

Steffen WilbergSalaried Partner

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Associates

David ReimannAssociates

Daniel SommerAssociates

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Other

Maximilian DenglerAssociate

Sarah Kraft, LL.B.Associate

Daniel LehmannSalaried Partner

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Ralf NobisAssociate

Martin Stroehmann, LL.M. (Chicago)Salaried Partner

Florian ArnoldSalaried Partner

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Fabian Becker, LL.M. (Univ. of Westminster)Senior Associate

Anita Bohn, LL.M. (Univ. of London)Senior Associate

Kai Uwe BuechlerSalaried Partner

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Walter EberlPartner

Roman Ettl-Steger, LL.M.Associate

Fabian Gerstner, LL.M.Salaried Partner

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Marian HeidingerSenior Associate

Britta Hinzpeter, LL.M.Salaried Partner

Ulrike JanotSenior Associate

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Thomas JansenPartner

Michael KuglerSenior Associate

Michael LauterbachPartner

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Nicole LazarAssociate

Tobias LechnerSenior Associate

Julia MattesSenior Associate

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Frank MetzPartner

Bettina NeheiderAssociate

Michael NusserPartner

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Linda OppermannAssociate

Markus Rabe, LL.M.Salaried Partner

Wolfgang G. Renner, LL.M.Partner

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Peter M. SchaefflerSalaried Partner

Christian SchildAssociate

Ruth SchneiderAssociate

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Carsten SchraderPartner

Thomas Lukas SikorskiSenior Associate

Christian StrasserPartner

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Georg StreitPartner

Wolfgang StuerzerPartner

Oliver TreptowSalaried Partner

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Astrid Wellhoener, LL.M. Eur.Partner

Helge-Torsten WoehlertPartner

Stephanie WurmAssociate

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Following the European Court of Justice Judgement Regarding the Privacy Shield - Data Protection Authority Publishes Recommended Actions for Practice
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, September 2020

In July 2020, the European Court of Justice (C-311/18, "Schrems II") declared the EU-US Privacy Shield as invalid as the legal basis for the transfer of personal data to the USA and increased the requirements on the EU standard contractual clauses. This article provides an overview of the reaction of the supervisory authorities since then based on an orientation guide published on August 24, 2020 by the data protection authority in Baden-Württemberg 'Handlungsempfehlungen für Unternehmen' [recommended actions for companies]...

The Term Company in the Context of Collective Redundancies
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, August 2020

BAG dated February 13, 2020 - 6 AZR 146/19 ("Air Berlin") In the context of collective redundancies, the term "company" is a legal term under European Union (EU) law and, with regard to the responsible employment agency, it focus particularly on the local effects of the intended dismissals. In the EU legal system, the term "company" is to be interpreted autonomously, uniformly and detached from the national understanding of the term. A recourse to the term “company” of the KSchG or the BetrVG is therefore prohibited...

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Sustainable Growth Strategy: VR Equitypartner Takes Out Interest in aku.automation
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, September 2020

A team led by Dr. Rainer Herschlein, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised VR Equitypartner GmbH on acquiring a significant minority interest in aku.automation, a specialist for industrial image processing. VR Equitypartner intends to pursue a sustainable growth strategy with this transaction that is expected to be closed by the beginning of September 2020. As part of the transaction, aku.automation’s two founders and managing partners will keep stakes in the company. Boris Gierszewski, current Sales Manager and future CEO, will join operational management and also hold a stake in the company in the future...

Heuking Advises 11880 Solutions AG on Capital Increase and Acquisition of Fairrank GmbH
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, September 2020

A team led by stock corporations law and capital markets law specialist Dr. Mirko Sickinger, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Cologne office, advised 11880 Solutions AG on a mixed capital increase from authorized capital against cash and non-cash contributions with issuance of up to 3,893,000 new shares with subscription rights as well as on the acquisition of Fairrank GmbH. united vertical media GmbH, 11880 Solutions AG’s main shareholder, is contributing Fairrank GmbH to 11880 Solutions AG as a contribution in kind as part of the capital increase and will receive 2,707,200 new shares...

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