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Dr. Clemens Maschke is an emerging markets specialist, as such using an established network helping clients capitalize on evolving trends in the marketplace—whether on domestic markets or frontier markets such as Africa, China, India, the Middle East or elsewhere by making sure client’s perspective to a deal is adequately reflected, both in terms of legal implications always bearing cultural nuances in mind. Legal 500 recognizes such expertise at the “intersection with M&A transactions and joint ventures.”

Clemens is part of Dentons' Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity practices. He is also a member of Dentons’ global Venture Technology group and the Dentons Iran team.

Rendering advice in a pragmatic and collaborative manner Clemens is contributing to the venture technology ecosystems both in terms of pro bono work, e.g. when partnering with Sigma Squared Society and accelerators in support of founders tackling legal and commercial issues on their way building a successful start-up / scale-up, and as trusted advisor for VC funds and start-ups / scale-ups.

Clemens has advised on numerus domestic and cross-border transactions, the structuring of joint ventures, complex restructurings and venture technology deals, with a strong industry focus on automotive and TMT. Further, Clemens has extensive experience with international integration and compliance projects. He has worked across a wide range of industries, in particular, for global clients relating to their post-merger integration and subsidiary management, including, performing worldwide integrity checks followed by rectifications relating to the non-compliance matters / discrepancies observed and conducting business partners due diligences.

Before joining Dentons, Clemens worked at other leading global law firms where he led governance, risk and compliance practices and the Iran desk. He holds a doctorate from Heidelberg University.

Partner, Dentons, 2019 to date Counsel, Dentons, 2017-2019 Senior Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal, 2009–2017 Associate, Beiten Burkhardt, 2007–2008

Admitted to the bar, Germany, 2007

Specialist Lawyer for Tax Law, Germany, 2017

University of Heidelberg, 2010, Dr. iur.

Legal clerkship, 2004-2006, Mannheim, Heidelberg and Speyer

University of Konstanz, 2004, Legal studies