Contracts
In the field of contract law, we focus our legal work on the preparation and review of contracts in all areas of commercial law, in particular commercial and corporate law. Our special understanding of economic relationships and knowledge of potential fiscal pitfalls empower our clients by offering them an economic advantage due to tax optimization thinking in legally enforceable contract design.
In addition to company contracts for company foundation of any legal form, the preparation and examination of executive employment contracts, loan agreements, purchase, rental and leasing contracts as well as donation and inheritance contracts, are part of our repertoire.
Corporate Transactions
A corporate transaction, whether it is buying or selling a business, involves a variety of issues in the areas of civil, corporate and tax law. At this point, one-stop consultation is particularly important.
In this area, we offer you optimized tax and contractual aspects at preparing company purchase contracts without friction losses from a single source. Beyond the mere drafting of the contract, contract preparation activities, the accompaniment of contract negotiations and the execution of due diligences and company valuations are also part of our range of services.
Special topics arising in connection with corporate transactions, such as the treatment of pension commitments, the preservation and utilization of tax loss carry forwards, as well as the creation of additional depreciation allowances, are handled equally competently by us.
Change of Corporate Form
Connected to various legal and economic requirements, for tax optimization purposes or together with an intended transfer of a company -complete or a part of it- to a succesor, the requirement to change the hitherto chosen legal form of a company may arise. The Umwandlungsgesetz and the Umwandlungssteuergesetz provide in many cases instruments to merge, split or change legal form, also introducing many suitable, often also tax-neutral instruments.
Here we plan and design together with you a company structure that corresponds to your new requirements. The preparation of agreements for this structure between the participating legal entities, reporting obligations towards employees and shareholders of the different parties, as well as any necessary conversion tests (Umwandlungsprüfungen) are also part of our range of services.
Due to the existing multiple qualifications of our advisory team, you will benefit from a consistent implementation of your ideas within a single House.
Corporate and asset succession
With regard to business succession and asset succession, we offer comprehensive interdisciplinary design advice – tailored to your personal situation and optimized from a tax perspective.
The review of already existing wills; Inheritance and marriage documents, as well as company contracts, in context of legal and tax analysis; The submission of recommendations based on this analysis, as well as their desired implementation, are in our range of services in the same way as the tax optimal planning and implementation of corporate and any asset succession.
Inheritance Law
For the optimal succession design according to your ideas, by using tax structuring possibilities, an early involvement in the succession process is compelling.
We support you in the preparation of testamentary dispositions, precautionary powers and living wills. Further fields of activity in the field of inheritance law are the assumption of executions of wills, the compilation of inheritance tax declarations, the escort in the procedure of inheritance, the dispute between heirs and the consultation in forced heirship.