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August 2, 2016
Press release
Legal Advice for Fidor Group on Being Taken Over by Major French Bank BPCE
Fidor Group takeover: Both the Fidor Bank Fidor Bank ), founded in 2009, and Fidor AG, an innovative fintech pioneer and winner of multiple awards in its field, are facing takeover by BPCE, France’s second largest banking group. The corporate takeover is currently pending approval by anti-trust authorities and other relevant regulatory authorities.
Further information as PDFJuly 13, 2016
BREXIT – what´s next?
To foresee the (possible) consequences of a (possible) BREXIT today is difficult, if not downright impossible. Indeed, to many of us here on the Continent, the whole issue may seem remote right now. Undeterred by this, many consultants are already filling their clients’ heads with ideas like "Fit for the BREXIT" and other advice. Sorry, our idea of effective legal counselling generally doesn’t include fitness training for budget warriors or any leaps of faith. However, we do agree that now is a good time to start thinking about what legal form a limited company based in Germany may take on in the future or what the legal protection of your own brand might look like in the UK in the future.
April 12, 2016
Press release
Partner Pool in Frankfurt Extended by Public Procurement and Anti-Trust Law Expert
With the addition of Heinz-Peter Zirbes , the HEUSSEN law firm further expands public procurement law practice at its Frankfurt office. Mr. Zirbes, who has more than 16 years of experience in offering legal advice on all aspects of public procurement law, began his work as Partner there on April 1, 2016. Before that, he was an attorney and partner working for the law firm of Buse Heberer Fromm at their Frankfurt office.
April 4, 2016
Press release
Expansion Continues as Stuttgart Office Welcomes New Partner
With the addition of Volker Mattausch as their new partner, HEUSSEN continues its strategic expansion at their Stuttgart office. A specialized attorney for employment law as well as tenancy & residential property law, Volker Mattausch joined the HEUSSEN law firm on April 1st as partner. Although he mainly practices employment law, he also works in real estate law, especially in land and tenancy law.
March 8, 2016
Press release
Legal Advice for BlueRock Fund on Acquiring Headquarters of DuMont Media Group
BlueRock Fund, a real estate investment fund, has acquired the headquarters of DuMont Media Group located in Amsterdamer Straße, Cologne. The sale was closed at 60 million euros.
When acquiring the object, BlueRock Fund received full legal advice from an expert team at the international corporate law firm HEUSSEN. Heading the team was Dr. Jan Dittmann, a real estate law expert and law firm partner. Team members included experts Carsten Richter (tenant law), Bernhard Schex (public law), Rupert Klar (tax law) and Franziska Reuber (tax law).
January 7, 2016
Press release
Major Expansion of IP Law Practice as Two New Partners Join Stuttgart Branch
By adding new partners in the form of two distinguished IP specialists, both well-known in Germany’s legal community, HEUSSEN continues its strategic expansion at its Stuttgart office. One of them is Dr. Wolfgang Heisrath, former name partner of Stuttgart-based law firm Haggeney Heisrath, joined HEUSSEN as partner on January 1, 2016. The other one is Dr. Thomas Beck, former partner of multidisciplinary law firm KMZ Kullen Müller Zinser based in Sindelfingen/Stuttgart, who also joins as partner. Both partners are specialized attorneys in the field of industrial property rights, and they are both well-known for their vast expertise in IP law.
Oktober 28, 2015
Press release
HEUSSEN and aureal: Legal Advice for Real I.S. on the Sale of Real Estate Portfolios
As part of its BGV II portfolio management for institutional investors, German real estate company Real I.S. AG. recently sold its Pan-European multi-sector CLOVER portfolio. It was acquired by the real estate investment trusts of Blackstone, a globally leading investment company. Throughout the process of selling the portfolio, Real I.S. relied on the real estate and corporate law advice offered by a team of attorneys from the international corporate law firm HEUSSEN.
Oktober 13, 2015
Press release
Legal Consulting for Hamburg-based reconcept Involving Bond Issue
Headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, investment company reconcept has issued a bond for its latest wind energy project (“reconcept 07 Anleihe der Zukunftsenergie Wind Deutschland GmbH & Co KG”). At a volume of 7.75 million Euros, the bond comes with a 5-year maturity and a fixed interest rate at 5% p.a.
October 7, 2015
Press release
Legal Consulting for Orchestra Service GmbH Involving Sale of Business
Avnet, a publically listed US tech company headquartered in Phoenix/AZ, is slated to take over Orchestra Service GmbH (Orchestra), a special IT distributor for innovative storage solutions and services for EMC products headquartered in Munich, Germany. Both parties already signed the takeover agreement on Sept. 30, 2015. Pending approval by anti-trust authorities, the deal is expected to conclude in October 2015 at a total transaction volume worth almost 100 million euros.
August 3, 2015
Press release
Tax Advice for Krauss-Maffei Wegmann During Merger
Corporate groups Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Nexter Systems are planning to merge. In fact, both parties sealed the deal by signing an agreement on July 29, 2015 in Paris. Throughout the preparatory stages of the merger and the merger itself, KMW relied on a legal expert team from the corporate law firm HEUSSEN and their comprehensive tax consultancy covering international tax law, among others. Included in the legal expert team were Martin Grasser (Partner, tax law), Rupert Klar (Partner, tax law) and Anna Schneider (Associate, tax law).
July 22, 2015
Press release
HEUSSEN Helps KIRKBI A/S and ehret + klein Joint Venture Acquire Major Commercial Complex
Danish holding and investment company KIRKBI A/S, the Family Office of Lego, as main investor, along with German real estate company ehret + klein have acquired a major commercial complex in Munich, known locally as Ridlerstraße 37, from seller SSRP-Fonds. The ensemble boasts a total of approx. 17,528 m² (862.986 sq. ft.) The complex comprises a main building, which houses a noteworthy mix of tenants since undergoing an interior makeover in 2013, and an unrefurbished older structure.
May 5, 2015
Press release
Enthusiastic Koningsdag 2015 in Munich
Casual networking the Dutch way characterized the festivities for this year‘s Koningsdag in the great audi-torium of the Sofitel Munich Bayerpost, one of the city‘s finest hotels. Following longstanding tradition, Koningsdag, or King’s Day, is a national holiday in the Netherlands celebrating the King’s birthday. For the Dutch, it marks a day of celebration outside their native country too.
May 5, 2015
Press release
Four Law Practice Groups Awarded in Chambers Europe 2015
The current edition of Chambers Europe 2015 marks the first time that HEUSSEN has made the list in no less than four of its categories, namely Construction Law, Projects, Public Procurement Law and Real Estate Law. Also, Uwe-Carsten Völlink, HEUSSEN partner at the firm’s Munich office, is mentioned in the handbook as one the best attorneys in Public Procurement Law. So is fellow partner Dr. Jan Dittmann as one the top attorneys in the handbook’s category for projects in construction law.
May 5, 2015
Press release
1st Auction for Open Space Photovoltaic Plant – HEUSSEN Represents Four Successful Bidders
Two weeks after the submission deadline for the first tender for open space photovoltaic plants, the German Federal Network Agency, or Bundesnetzagentur, has announced the winners. The successful bidders include four market players represented by HEUSSEN. Thus, all bidders represented by HEUSSEN were awarded contracts.
April 27, 2015
Press release
Consultancy Services for Industria Wohnen During Real Estate Acquisition
German real estate investor Industria Wohnen has acquired three new construction projects including 349 residential units and 360 underground parking units in Frankfurt for its two open-ended real estate funds Wohnen Deutschland II and Industria Wohnen Deutschland IV.
April 1, 2015
Press release
Berlin Office Grows by Merging with Feitsch und Feitsch Attorney Team
On April 1, 2015, the Berlin-based law firm Feitsch und Feitsch, headed by renowned inheritance and foundations law expert Dr. Frank Grischa Feitsch will merge with HEUSSEN Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft at the latter’s Berlin office.
March 19, 2015
Press release
Support for Renewable Energies Start-up
One of the focal points the international corporate law firm HEUSSEN has long been known for is its corporate consulting and representation services in the legal field of renewable energies. Now the law firm is taking things a step further by direct supporting a start-up with a highly promising product. Based in the town of Korbach in northern Hesse in Germany, APT-GmbH is a recently formed company active in the storage of electricity from renewable energy sources – specifically, the generation of compressed air as a storage medium.
February 26, 2015
Press release
Partner for Labor/Employment Law Brings More Legal Talent to Stuttgart Office
Axel J. Klasen, an attorney specializing in labor/employment law, began contributing his legal talent as a partner to the HEUSSEN’s Employment & Human Resources Team at the firm’s Stuttgart office in February 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Klasen, 51, worked for the Melchers law firm in Heidelberg. Further career stops include his position as Head of Personnel at the DGH Group and his legal work at the Kübler and Nörr law firms.
October 13, 2014
Press release
HEUSSEN: New Talent Added to IT Law Practice in Stuttgart
Attorney Mark Münch, LL.M., just made law partner at HEUSSEN, bringing his legal talent to the firm’s IT law practice at its Stuttgart office. A specialized attorney for information technology law, Mr. Münch previously worked as a lawyer at a Munich-based law office that specializes in IT law. Notably, the 47-year-old Münch is expected to bring his extensive know-how in information technology law, software copyright, data protection law and IT procurement law to HEUSSEN and, specifically, to bring exponential growth of the firm’s IT law practice.
June 11, 2014
Press release
Seven Lawyers Among the Best in Handbook “Germany’s Best Lawyers 2014”
In an exclusive for the German business publication Handelsblatt, the US publication “Best Lawyers” ranks German attorneys from all law fields for the year 2014, based on latest recommendations by peers. As part of the ranking, lawyers were asked to mention any fellow lawyers they would refer clients to outside of their own law offices due to lack of time or conflicts of interest in representing these clients. Following completion of the selection processes, the current issue “Germany’s Best Lawyers 2014” lists seven lawyers from the HEUSSEN, adding three more of the law firm’s lawyers to debut among the best.
June 3, 2014
Press release
HEUSSEN: One of the Top 25 Law Firms in Public Procurement Law, According to Wirtschaftswoche
Business magazine Wirtschaftswoche (WiWo) has chosen Germany’s top law firms in public procurement law. Its jury panel based its choice on law firms “boasting demonstrable success and longstanding experience“ while equally considering team performance and special expertise in the individual law firms. Listed among Germany’s top law firms is the public procurement law practice of HEUSSEN as well as Uwe-Carsten Völlink, one of the firm’s partners.
May 19, 2014
Press release
Public Procurement Law Partner Völlink and Real Estate Lawyer Dr. Jan Dittmann Mentioned in Chambers Europe 2014
Uwe-Carsten Völlink, Partner at HEUSSEN’s Munich office, is mentioned in the latest edition of the internationally recognized guide Chambers Europe 2014 as one of the best lawyers for public procurement law. Mr. Völlink is one of a total of 20 German lawyers listed for this sector. Also mentioned in the guide is his fellow law partner Dr. Jan Dittmann as one of the 31 top lawyers in the sector of construction law projects.
March 13, 2014
Press release
HEUSSEN: Dr. Martin Feyock Adds Talent to Media Law Practice
Renowned media law expert Dr. Martin Feyock is expected to join HEUSSEN on April 1, 2014 as Of Counsel at the law firm’s Munich office. Dr. Feyock is a former partner of Straßer Feyock Ventroni Deubzer, the media firm he co-founded. The 52-year-old Feyock is also Managing Director of the recently established German Advertising Film Academy and Advertising Director of the German Producers Alliance - Film & Television, in addition to being the legal consultant of the German TV station RTL 2 since 1994. He furthermore renders his services for film and television projects and remains involved in the operative business of the licensing and collecting society TWF, which he co-founded too.
January 13, 2014
Press release
HEUSSEN: Expanding Banking & Real Estate Law Practice in Frankfurt
HEUSSEN is set to expand its international law practice in its Frankfurt office. With the New Year 2014, the firm welcomes attorney and notary public Dr. Stefan Bauer (53), formerly of the law firm Zirngibl Langwieser, along with attorney and advocate Karl Woschnagg (52), formerly of the law firm of Buse Heberer Fromm, to its team of legal experts
January 7, 2014
Press release
HEUSSEN: Benedikt Murken, Uwe-Carsten Völlink and Dr. Dendorfer-Ditges mentioned in Who’s Who Legal
The HEUSSEN partners Benedikt Murken (Real Estate & Construction Law), Uwe-Carsten Völlink (Public procurement law) and Dr. Renate Dendorfer-Ditges (Dispute Resolution) were appointed as best lawyers in their respective fields in the international handbook “The International Who´s Who Legal Germany 2014“.
October 22, 2013
Press release
HEUSSEN: Construction Team Adds New Talent
The HEUSSEN law group keeps adding new talent to its construction & real estate practice, recently bringing aboard Dr. Marc Diekmann, LL.M., an experienced construction lawyer. Specializing in construction as well as architectural law, Dr. Diekmann joins the law firm’s Munich office as Senior Lawyer. Having begun his career at the law firm of Kapellmann & Partner in 2004, he most recently worked for MEK Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, a construction law firm.
January 31, 2012
Press release
Stuttgart: HEUSSEN joins forces with Wahlert
On March 1st 2012 HEUSSEN joins forces with Wahlert, a Stuttgart law firm. With a total of 23 professionals HEUSSEN now ranks among the ten biggest law firms in Stuttgart.
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October 18, 2011
Press release
HEUSSEN Frankfurt: two partners appointed as notary public
Norbert Pahl and Wolfgang Trautner, both partners at HEUSSEN Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH in the Frankfurt office were appointed as notary public by the higher regional court Frankfurt am Main.
October 18 2011
Press release
HEUSSEN wins Acquisition International Award „German Property Law Firm of the Year“
HEUSSEN Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH is pleased about the receipt of the „German Property Law Firm of the Year 2011 award“, which is awarded by the British business magazine Acquisition International in the context of their annual “Legal Awards“.
August 17, 2011
Press release
Prof. Dr. Renate Dendorfer appointed as ABA Vice Chair
Prof. Dr. Renate Dendorfer was appointed Vice Chair of the Section of International Law of the American Bar Association (ABA) for at least one year with assignment to the Private International Law Committee.
July 18, 2011
Press release
HEUSSEN expands Berlin office
On July 1st 2011 lawyer and notary Dr. Thomas Miller joined HEUSSEN Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH. Until recently he was partner at KROHN in Hamburg and Berlin. Dr. Miller will work at HEUSSEN’s Berlin office, which just moved to larger office premises in Joachimstaler Straße/ Ecke Kurfürstendamm.
April 13, 2011
Press release
HEUSSEN among the TOP 100 European law firms according to the rank-ing of “The Lawyer“
For the first time, the leading British law-magazine „the Lawyer“ included HEUSSEN in its annual ranking „European 100 – The Continental Elite“, which identifies the top high profit law firms in continental Europe. HEUSSEN is listed in this ranking together with only 15 other law firms from Germany.
April 26, 2011
Press release
HEUSSEN extends its copyright and media law practice group in Berlin
On 1 May 2011 Marcus M. Hotze joined the Berlin office of HEUSSEN Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH. Mr. Hotze (38) is qualified as lawyer in Germany and is a specialist for copyright and media law. He previously worked for Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft in Berlin where he was co-head of the nationwide practice group „Media & Advertising“.
November 4, 2010
HEUSSEN Frankfurt office takes over SNP office
The HEUSSEN Frankfurt office will start invigorated into the new year 2011. The SNP Schlawien Naab Partnership, consisting of ten lawyers, will join the HEUSSEN office, situated at the Platz der Einheit, as a whole in the coming weeks.
November 3, 2010
HEUSSEN strengthens its Stuttgart office
The Stuttgart office of HEUSSEN Rechtsanwaltsgesellschafts mbH was able to win over two partners of the law firm Kleiner Rechtsanwälte, also situated in Stuttgart. With these two experienced lawyers joining HEUSSEN, the law firm will gather strength in the Stuttgart region and its Corporate Law practice group will be able to focus on new sectors.
October 27 2010
Endowed chair for the law of renewable energies – HEUSSEN actively engaged in EBS Law School
The newly founded EBS Law School in Wiesbaden is pleased to announce its first endowed professorship: together with HEUSSEN Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH the EBS Law School has taken the initiative to build up a chair with focus on the law of renewable energies. This chair will contribute to the academic foundation of this young field of law in Germany.
September 30, 2010
Press release
HEUSSEN welcomes new partner to the practice group Public Law / Public Procurement Law
SIBETH co-founder Dr. Norbert Huber joined HEUSSEN’s Munich office and will from now on strengthen the practice group Public Law/ Public Procurement Law.
40 years old Dr. Huber was partner at SIBETH since 2005 in the field of “Public Sector“. He began his career at Nörr Stiefenhöfer Lutz and then moved on to ARCON Schmitdt-Sibeth Heisse Weisskopf Kursawe.
April 13, 2010
Press release
HEUSSEN Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft and HEUSSEN Italia sponsor charity concert in Rome for the victims of the earthquake in Onna
On 7 April 2010 a charity concert took place in Rome for the victims of the violent earthquake in Onna in the Abruzzi under the protectorate of Germany’s and Italy’s presidents Giorgio Napoletano and Horst Köhler.
April 12, 2010
Press release
Dr. Reiner Ponschab was elected one of the best German lawyers for arbitration and mediation
Best Lawyers elects HEUSSEN lawyer Dr. Reiner Ponschab to the “Germany list of best lawyers” for the areas arbitration and mediation.
November 2009
Press release
„Stadtwerke München“ introduced the first solar power plant in collaboration with „Gehrlicher Solar AG“ In Lauingen an der Donau
October 5, 2009
Press release
“WirtschaftsWoche“ chooses best labor lawyers Dr. Ralf Busch among the top 25 of lawyers for labor law
During times of economic crisis many companies are forced to lay off employees. According to „WirtschaftsWoche“ the labor courts report an increase of its caseload of up to 40 % since the beginning of the year. In a multistage process ....
May 25, 2009
Press release
Babcock & Brown in-house team in Munich goes into business for itself as fks Feuerstein Kirfel Spieth.
Close cooperation with "best friend"- law firm HEUSSEN
Munich, 25 June 2009 – Former Babcock & Brown in-house lawyers Andreas Feuer-stein, Oliver Kirfel and Dr. Bernd Spieth open their own transactions law firm in Mu-nich on 1 July 2009 under the name of fks Feurstein Kirfel Spieth.
April 2009
Topic of the week in „Der Betrieb“
Short time work: Boom due to the support of the „Konjunkturpaket II“
Short time work, a possibility to reduce labor costs, which has not been used fre-quently in the past, experiences a boom at present. Particularly, since this measure, which intends temporary relief of companies in times of economic crisis, is strongly supported by the federal government’s „Konjunkturpaket II“, more and more companies try to avoid precipitant layoffs by means of short time work.
In „Der Betrieb“, issue 17 p. 902 et seqq. Prof. Dr. Renate Dendorfer and Thomas Krebs give an overview over the tax-based, labor law and social law related require-ments for short time work and short time compensation. The federal government’s latest measures as well as the particularities of the temporary employment sector are taken into consideration.
April 2009
Implementation of the „Konjunkturpaket II“ (economic stimulus package) for Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects for school renovations
HEUSSEN, in cooperation with the UTAG Ingenieurgesellschaft, developed a prod-uct for the swift and efficient implementation of PPP projects for school renovations/ infrastructure measures, which takes advantage of the “Konjungturpaket II”. This product enables the swift implementation of award procedures while taking into con-sideration a middle class friendly model.
Amsterdam, March 23, 2009
HEUSSEN B.V. Amsterdam elected the most successful new Dutch law firm
An independent jury has elected HEUSSEN B.V. Amsterdam as most successful new Dutch law firm. On 20 March 2009 HEUSSEN B.V. received the so-called “Golden Hourglass” award from Cisca Dresselhuys. The jury granted HEUSSEN B.V. this prestigious, biannual award due to its successful start, strong international focus and client base.
HEUSSEN B.V. is very proud to have won the Golden Hourglass and considers this prize to be an honourable recognition of its work.
The independent jury consisted of Mr. Floris Croon, founder of Boer & Croon, Mr. Willem Stevens, former senior partner of Baker & McKenzie the Netherlands, Ms. Christ'l Dullaert, CEO of Le Tableau and Mr. Pablo van Klinken, CEO of KSU Uitgeverij.
November 2008
Press release
HEUSSEN opens office in Brussels
On 13 November 2008 HEUSSEN Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH opened its first office in Brussels. The new office constitutes the fifth business location besides Munich, Berlin, Frankfurt and Stuttgart.
The Brussels office is run by Reinhold Kopp, specialist solicitor for labor law, who is also active in our Berlin office.
HEUSSEN is establishing a new practice group for Public Affairs and Regulations in Belgium’s capital.
November 1, 2008
Press release
Foundation of the first business company
On the same day of the introduction of the new company form JKV Media became the first business company in Germany. From a legal point of view the formation was overseen by HEUSSEN Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH.
October 2008
Modernization of the limited liability company law
On 23 October Germany’s Federal President signed the Act to Modernize the Limited Liability Company Law and to Combat Abuse (MoMiG).
In accordance with Art 25 MoMiG the law will come into force on 1 November 2008.
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August 2008
Press release
Sibeth founding partner joins Heussen
Corporate Lawyer Dr. Georg Anders recently joined our Munich office. Mr. Anders was among the founding partners of the law firm Sibeth after the breakup of the law office Arcon and now joined HEUSSEN, also as partner.
Mr. Anders started to work for Schidt-Sibeth Heisse Weisskopf Kursaw in 1995, which later became Arcon, and made partner five years later. At Sibeth Mr. Anders together with Dr. Andreas Kloyer and Cornelia Weber, made up the corporate team of the law firm. Among his clients was Aufwind Schmack when receiving financial support.
Along with Mr. Anders HEUSSEN welcomes two further additions to its Corporate team, thereby increasing its size to 22 lawyers.
July 1, 2008
Press Release
Interview about the new German "Unternehmergesellschaft"
By the latest amendments to the German limited liability company law (GmbH-Gesetz) the legislater introduced the "Unternehmergesellschaft (haftungsbeschränkt)" as a modification of the limited liability company (GmbH). In an interview for the website förderland Dr. Thomas Griebel answers several questions regarding this new legal form