DLA Piper

DLA Piper's corporate practice is well equipped for cross-border corporate restructuring due to its global firm network and extensive expertise, but also assists its clients, consisting of DAX40 companies and multinational corporations, with corporate governance, compliance and board liability issues as well as with post-M&A disputes and general meetings. Experienced M&A lawyer Benjamin Parameswaran has been co-chair of the global corporate practice since November 2022 and also jointly heads the German team with PE and M&A lawyer Andreas Füchsel, who took over the role from Nils Krause (stock corporation and group law), who in turn was appointed International Co-Head of Corporate Legal Products and Innovation. The team further includes Kerstin Schnabel, who focuses on capital markets law and primarily advises listed companies, and Cornelius Frie, who is experienced in restructuring, joint ventures and transactions. Moritz von Hesberg (cross-border transactions and corporate governance) made partner in May 2023, while Lars Jessen (private equity and M&A) joined from Paul Hastings LLP in September 2022. In January 2024, corporate lawyer Andreas Meyer-Landrut left for Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH.