Baker McKenzie LLP

Dr. Oliver Socher is EMEA Banking & Finance Chair and member of Global Banking & Finance Steering Committee. His practice covers banking and finance and distressed debt matters. Prior to joining the Firm in January 2006, he worked as an associate for a "Magic Circle" law firm in Frankfurt and London. He also worked as an associate for a Wall Street law firm in New York. Dr. Socher studied law at the Justus-Liebig-University in Giessen, where he also earned his doctor’s degree in law, and at Fordham School of Law in New York. He was admitted to the German bar in 2001.

Dr. Socher advises banks and investors in all aspects of banking and financing transactions, including national and international syndicated financing transactions.