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Corporate Law

As a founder and entrepreneur, you know: legal questions rarely come alone. Tax, corporate law, and contract design are interconnected. I advise you as a single point of contact who has the entire company in view – 360° and without blind spots.

Rechtsanwalt Unternehmensrecht Mannheim

Founding: Legal form, partnership agreement, and tax – all from one source

Choosing the right legal form is not just a legal decision – it has immediate tax consequences. GmbH, UG (limited liability), GbR, sole proprietorship, or a more complex holding structure: I will work with you to determine which legal form fits your personal situation, your willingness to take risks, and your long-term business strategy.

The consultation includes:

  • Tax form comparison (corporate tax vs. income tax, retention advantage of the GmbH)
  • Drafting the partnership agreement, tailored to your shareholder structure
  • Commercial register registration and support until entry
  • Establishing holding and investment structures for tax-optimized profit distribution

Founding advice that works does not end at the notary. It begins with the right structure – carefully considered from a tax, corporate, and commercial law perspective.

Change of legal form and restructuring: tax-optimized and legally clean

Companies are changing. What started as a sole proprietorship is growing into a limited liability company (GmbH). A GmbH is converted into a GmbH & Co. KG to take advantage of tax benefits. A corporate group is streamlined through mergers or divided through splits.

In transformations of legal forms, corporate law (Transformation Act – UmwG), commercial law, and tax law come into play simultaneously. Those who only know one of these areas do not see the whole picture. I advise and design:

  • Change of form:e.g. sole proprietorship or partnership → GmbH or UG
  • Merger:Combining companies for operational and tax simplification
  • Split:Dismantling, spin-off, and outsourcing of individual business areas
  • Contribution:Transfer of business assets into a corporation according to § 20 UmwStG

I have accompanied restructurings at Linklaters and bring this experience to the law firm – without the fee structure of a large law firm.

Contract law: From NDAs to business acquisitions

Good contracts are not a bureaucratic burden – they are the foundation of every business. Poor contracts, on the other hand, create risks that only become visible when it is too late.

Share purchases and business transactions (M&A)

Share Purchase Agreements, due diligence support, warranty catalogs, liability clauses – I represent buyers and sellers in business transactions. The price and structure of a deal are determined in the contract, not in the letter of intent.

Non-disclosure agreements (NDA)

An NDA is only as good as its enforceability. I draft confidentiality agreements that are specific enough to be effective in case of an emergency – and I check whether third-party NDAs impose risks on you that you should not bear.

General Terms and Conditions (GTC)

GTC with ineffective clauses do not provide protection – they create liability traps. I create and review GTC for B2B and B2C relationships, tailored to your industry and market.

Managing Director Employment Contracts

Compensation structure, non-compete clauses, dismissal clauses, bonus regulations: A managing director contract governs the relationship between the company and management. I negotiate and draft these contracts – both for the company and for the managing director personally.

Managing Director Liability: When You Personally Take Risks

§ 43 GmbHG and § 93 AktG make it clear: Managing directors and board members are personally liable if due diligence obligations are violated. This liability is not limited to the company's assets – it extends to personal assets.

I advise managing directors who want to understand where their personal liability risks lie, and I help establish compliance structures that provide real protection – no paper compliance, but lived processes.

Further reading: § 93 AktG – When Managing Directors Are Really Liable for Compliance →

360° Consulting: A single point of contact for your entire company

Specialization has its limits. Those who only know corporate law overlook the tax implications. Those who only know tax law underestimate the options for corporate structuring. I advise at this intersection – with an integrated overview of tax, commercial, and corporate law dimensions.

This means for you: less coordination effort, fewer friction losses between different advisors, and advice that keeps the entire company in view.

My clients are founders, owner-managed SMEs, and international companies operating in Germany. I advise in German, English, Polish, and Russian.

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Häufige Fragen zum Gesellschaftsrecht (FAQ)

Die Wahl der Rechtsform (GmbH, UG, GmbH & Co. KG oder Einzelunternehmen) hängt von Faktoren wie Haftungsrisiko, Kapitalbedarf und steuerlicher Strategie ab. Wir analysieren Ihr Geschäftsmodell und empfehlen die sicherste und steueroptimierte Struktur.

Ja. Von unserem Kanzleistandort in Mannheim aus beraten wir Unternehmen, Start-ups und Freiberufler in Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Ludwigshafen sowie der gesamten Region. Internationale Mandanten betreuen wir zudem auf Englisch, Polnisch und Russisch.

Eine Holding lohnt sich in der Regel, wenn Sie Gewinne nicht für den privaten Konsum ausschütten, sondern steueroptimiert (mit ca. 1,5 % Steuerlast nach § 8b KStG) in neue Projekte, Immobilien oder andere Firmen reinvestieren möchten.

Wir legen Wert auf Kostentransparenz. Für Standard-GmbH-Gründungen vereinbaren wir Festpreise. Diese decken die Erstellung des Gesellschaftsvertrags, die Abstimmung mit dem Notar und die Vorbereitung der Geschäftsführerbestellung ab.

Ja. Durch unsere internationale Ausrichtung (DE/EN/PL/RU) und Erfahrung begleiten wir Cross-Border M&A Transaktionen, führen die Legal Due Diligence durch und entwerfen die mehrsprachigen Kaufverträge (SPA).

Ja, wir beraten Sie umfassend dazu, wie eine Wyoming LLC in Deutschland steuerlich und rechtlich behandelt wird (insbesondere hinsichtlich des Orts der Geschäftsleitung, § 138 AO und Außensteuergesetz). Zum US-amerikanischen Recht selbst dürfen wir jedoch nicht beraten.