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Mike Goldammer
Work Department
China Compliance, Investigations, China Corporate
Position
Partner
With over 20 years of experience as a lawyer in both Germany and China and as an internationally recognised expert in the fields of compliance and corporate/M&A, Mike heads the Shanghai office and primarily advises medium-sized companies and globally-operating groups in their activities in the People’s Republic of China.
He focuses his practice on advising subsidiaries or joint ventures on all phases of the development and localisation of compliance-management systems both in a preventive and investigative manner in the context of internal investigations, mainly concerning business activities between Germany/Europe and China. Mike combines legal expertise with extensive knowledge of the country with a broad intercultural understanding, which is essential in dealing with sensitive issues relating to compliance such as anti-corruption, conflicts of interest, fraud, or breach of trust.
Career
- Since 2009 Partner, Taylor Wessing
- 2007 – 2009 Associate Partner, Rödl & Partner, Beijing
- 2003 – 2007 Associate, Rödl & Partner, Nürnberg, Shanghai & Beijing
- 2001 – 2003 Legal clerkship, Bielefeld & Shanghai
Languages
English, German
Memberships
- Chinaforum Bayern e.V.
- Deutsch Chinesische Juristenvereinigung e.V.
Education
- 2003 Second state examination, Düsseldorf
- 2001 – 2003 Legal clerkship, Bielefeld
- 2000 First state examination, Dresden
- 1995 – 2000 Legal degree, University of Dresden
Lawyer Rankings
China > Corporate and M&A: foreign firms
Fielding an ‘extensive network of attorneys’,Taylor Wessing LLP Beijing Representative Office has a strong track record in managing cross-border M&A and joint ventures, with a primary focus on the manufacturing and automotive spheres. Christoph Hezel and Qun Huang co-head the team from Beijing, specialising in foreign direct investment and complex corporate restructurings. Johnny Zhao has experience of advising on merger control and trade issues, while in Shanghai, Mike Goldammer excels in China-related compliance matters.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Information technology > Data protection
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Real estate and construction > Project development
- Intellectual property > Trade marks
- Trade and distribution > Trade, distribution and logistics
- Private equity > Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Industry focus > Artificial Intelligence
- Media > Entertainment
- Trade and distribution > Foreign trade law
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Intellectual property > Patent litigation: solicitors
- Private clients and non-profits
- Dispute resolution > Product liability
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- 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
- 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
- Banking and finance > Fintech
- Insurance > Insurance litigation
- Banking and finance > Lending and borrowing
- Corporate and M&A > M&A
- Public sector > Planning and environment
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration (including international arbitration)
- Antitrust
- Private equity > Transactions