Experienced and competent advice
The lawyers at Gehring & Partner are highly specialised in corporate law issues and have exceptional and nationally recognised expertise in their fields. Thanks to our close and interdisciplinary co-operation, we are able to provide comprehensive advice on your case, taking all legal aspects into account. For us, quality legal advice is characterised by being neither superficial nor unnecessarily complicated. Our philosophy is to always tailor the legal solution to your specific needs. Your success is important to us.
We are happy to advise you personally in our areas of expertise and represent your interests out of court, in court or before the relevant authorities. With our full-service approach, we support you in structuring your legal relationships and prepare customised contracts. Our lawyers work in German, English and Dutch.
- Start-up advice, in particular on choosing the right company form (GbR, OHG, KG, GmbH, GmbH & Co. KG, AG) for your company
- Drafting partnership agreements, shareholder resolutions and agreements as well as rules of procedure for management boards, supervisory boards or advisory boards in line with your interests
- Reorganisations in accordance with reorganisation law (mergers, demergers, changes of legal form)
- Buying and selling companies (Mergers & Acquisitions)
- Representation in shareholder disputes, in particular regarding liability, profit distribution or compensation
- Tax-optimised structuring of companies (in particular in combination with corporate law advice) and matters for private clients
- Defence against unjustified claims by the tax authorities in objection proceedings and tax court proceedings (tax litigation)
- Reorganisation tax law for restructuring transactions
- (Cross-border) income and value added tax advice
- Real estate tax law
- Obtaining binding information from the tax authorities on your planned measure
- Non-profit law (foundations, associations and organisations) and public authorities
- Criminal tax law
- Transferring the (family) business to the next generation during their lifetime while ensuring retirement provision and safeguarding the interests of the successor
- Preparation of company wills or inheritance contracts
- Establishment of family companies for continued asset management
- Preparation of marriage contracts taking into account the protection of the company in the event of divorce or death
- Advice on setting up foundations (family foundation, charitable foundation)
- Advice on the tax optimisation of company and asset succession (inheritance tax and gift tax law)
- Contractual design of contractual relationships between entrepreneurs, in particular co-operation or framework agreements
- Review and drafting of general terms and conditions (GTC)
- Representation in contractual disputes
- Preparation of employment contracts (also for managing directors)
- Drafting and reviewing cancellation agreements from an entrepreneurial perspective
- Preparation of dismissals by the employer under individual labour law