White & Case LLP applies its corporate expertise in restructurings and capital measures among other matters and, due to its integration into the global network, regularly acts in a cross-border capacity. The team further uses its cross-practice cooperation for ongoing corporate, capital market, antitrust and regulatory assistance, which frequently form part of its advice to management and supervisory boards and on general meetings. The client base also includes listed and growth companies. Practice head Alexander Kiefner regularly handles award proceedings as well as public M&A and corporate structural measures. Thyl Haßler, who made partner in January 2024, is the key contact for clients from the energy, infrastructure and chemicals sectors.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Very practical, efficient, excellent service.'

  • 'Julia Sitter: Supported us in a professional manner even with smaller issues and kept the entire process under control.'
  • 'Excellent specialist knowledge paired with a great consulting spirit and a sense for practical, client-oriented solutions. Clear communication helps the client. The team is absolutely reliable and always up to date. The practice offers added value with various events and short handouts, even outside of the specific mandate.'

  • 'Excellent expertise.'

  • 'Alexander Kiefner: Stands out for his immense expertise and simultaneous client-oriented and practical consulting approach.'

  • 'Very good team.'

  • 'Sebastian Pitz: Very experienced and delivers excellent quality.'

Key clients

  • Adler Group
  • Bayrisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen und für Heimat
  • Deutsche Betriebsrenten Holding
  • Pollen Street Capital
  • Enpal
  • ParkView Partners
  • Peek & Cloppenburg
  • ENVIRIA
  • Land Baden-Württemberg

Work highlights

  • Corporate and capital market advice to Adler Group on a restructuring.
  • Successful representation of the state of Baden-Württemberg in proceedings against Deutsche Bahn concerning participation in additional costs for the Stuttgart 21 (S21) infrastructure project.
  • Advising the Free State of Bavaria on a change, requested by the European Central Bank, to the large-volume silent participation of the Free State in the Bayerische Landesbank Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts (BayernLB), which is based on the special purpose assets for public housing promotion transferred by the Free State of Bavaria to BayernLB.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Alexander Kiefner

Other key lawyers

Julia Sitter, Sebastian Pitz