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Michael-Florian Ranft
Work Department
Corporate / M&A; Projects
Position
Partner
Michael-Florian is a leading expert in Sino-foreign transaction business and the founder of the Shanghai and Beijing offices. Under his leadership of more than 30 years, the China practice has developed into one of the most prestigious international practice areas of our firm. Since the early 1990s, he has been advising on investments in and out of China – from project structuring (including IP), drafting and negotiating contracts to questions of subsequent business operations.
His portfolio includes both nationally and provincially approved projects in China. Florian’s clients include multinational corporations and medium-sized companies as well as individual start-ups, especially technology-driven companies in the automotive and life sciences and healthcare sectors.
In various functions he is committed to improving cooperation between East and West: Florian is Secretary General of the German-Chinese Lawyers’ Association and a member of the board of the German Asia Pacific Business Association.
Career
- Since 1996 Partner, Taylor Wessing
- 1994 Partner, international law firm
- 1993 Associate, international law firm
- 1991 Legal clerkship, international law firm
Languages
German, English
Memberships
- General secretary of the Deutsch–Chinesische Juristenvereinigung e.V.
- German Asia Pacific Business Association
- Chinaforum Bayern e.V.
Education
- 1993 Admitted as a lawyer, Munich
- 1993 State examination, Munich
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Information technology > Data protection
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Real estate and construction > Project development
- Trade and distribution > Trade, distribution and logistics
- Private equity > Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Media > Entertainment
- Trade and distribution > Foreign trade law
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Intellectual property > Patent litigation: solicitors
- Dispute resolution > Product liability
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Intellectual property > Trade marks
- Intellectual property > Unfair competition
- Transport > Advice to the transport sector
- Compliance > Compliance
- Real estate and construction > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Employment
- Industry focus > Energy
- Information technology > IT transactions and outsourcing
- Private clients and non-profits
- Public sector > Public procurement
- Banking and finance > Real estate finance
- Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring
- Public sector > State aid
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Insurance > Insurance litigation
- Banking and finance > Lending and borrowing
- Corporate and M&A > M&A
- Public sector > Planning and environment
- Antitrust
- Private equity > Transactions