Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner regularly advises medium-sized companies as well as German and international corporations (primarily from the life sciences sector) on a wide range of corporate issues, including company formations, reorganisations of group structures, international joint ventures, general meetings and corporate governance. The practice is led across several locations: by Cologne-based transaction specialist Arnt Göppert, Annette Bödeker in Frankfurt, who regularly advises listed companies, the Berlin-based Alexander Hartmann, who mainly assists with venture capital and M&A with a particular focus on the technology industry, as well as by Albert Schröder and Hendrik Thies in Freiburg, who both focus on commercial, corporate and tax law. Christina Schröter (M&A in the healthcare sector) joined from VOELKER & Partner in September 2022.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Arnt Göppert: Very high level of legal competence, very good support on a wide range of different issues.'
- 'Arnt Göppert: Excellent knowledge of corporate law, very good and persistent negotiation skills in M&A transactions, comprehensive knowledge beyond the specialist area.'
Key clients
- CardioMech
- Zoetis (Deutschland GmbH)
Work highlights
- Ongoing corporate advice to Motherson Group on various joint ventures, domestic and foreign structural measures, internal organisation and general corporate issues.
- Advising Essilor Group on setting up a holding structure for the Germany-Austria-Switzerland area following various acquisitions and on the restructuring of group functions, reorganisation and merger of group companies.