In addition to advising on international reorganisations and conversions, McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP places a particular focus on joint ventures and is also well versed in corporate law, post-merger matters and structural measures; the team acts for large and medium-sized companies and family offices in the real estate, retail, healthcare, media, automotive and food industries. Practice head Philipp Grenzbach has experience in corporate reorganisations as well as in corporate governance and capital market compliance and is supported by Clemens Just, who is experienced in takeovers and reorganisation. The practice was further strengthened by the arrival of M&A, corporate governance and compliance specialists Rolf Hünermann and Philip Schmidt, who joined from Reed Smith in October and November 2022, while Holger Ebersberger (M&A and corporate governance for PE- and VC funds) came from Noerr in March 2023, Hanno Witt (M&A) in the same month from Latham & Watkins LLP and IPO specialist Felix Ganzer from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in April 2023; he is also experienced in corporate law and corporate governance. M&A lawyers Nikolaus von Jacobs and Christian von Sydow joined Reed Smith in May 2023.

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Key clients

  • Agilent Technologies
  • MEC METRO-ECE Centermanagement GmbH & Co
  • SIGNA Prime / SIGNA Retail (Selfridges)
  • Sport1 Medien AG
  • Volkswagen Financial Services AG

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Philipp Grenzebach

Other key lawyers

Clemens Just, Holger Ebersberger, Rolf Hünermann, Philip Schmidt, Hanno Witt, Felix Ganzer