A&O Shearman

Blue chip clients rely on A&O Shearman's expertise in complex corporate, stock corporation and capital market issues, with the team also assisting executive and supervisory boards with general meetings, crisis situations, complex structural measures, public takeovers as well as corporate governance and compliance issues. Practice head Nicolaus Ascherfeld primarily acts for clients from the infrastructure, energy and transport sectors with a focus on M&A and private equity transactions as well as joint ventures, while Christian Eichner mainly advises stock corporations and private capital investors on stock corporation, corporate and transactional matters and capital market expert Hans Diekmann assists DAX and MDAX companies with public takeovers and general meetings. Jonas Wittgens, who is experienced in stock corporation, conversion and capital markets law, and private equity transaction specialist Roman Kasten made partner in 2022, while Dorothée Kupiek (corporate and capital markets law, transactions) made counsel in November 2022 and counsel Hauke ​​Sattler, who has restructuring experience, joined from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer at the same time.