Europe - Germany

POELLATH

POELLATH is regularly instructed by wealthy private individuals, their family offices and foundations on succession and inheritance planning and related domestic and foreign tax law matters, as well as in the context of the establishment and restructuring of family foundations. The practice management is shared by Stephan Viskorf and Andreas Richter, who both focus on tax issues at the interface with succession and inheritance law, while Katharina Gollan is a key contact for the foundation and non-profit sector. Katharina Hemmen made partner in January 2023 and covers tax issues pertaining to marriage contracts as well as place of residence matters.

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  • 'Broad expertise, diverse team that complements each other very well and works seamlessly together; Ability to manage and supervise large projects and sensitive topics in a first-class manner.'
  • 'Andreas Richter: Excellent expertise and thought leader in the area of ​​family office/cross-border tax and estate planning, active promotion of young talent and gifted networker. Martin Liebernickel is very experienced in the area of ​​family business and business success.'

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Work highlights

  • Support in a group restructuring: reorganization of the management structures of two family branches under corporate law through the implementation of regulations regarding voting decisions and management responsibilities.
  • Advising a company in connection with the preparation of transfers of several shareholder bases.

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