POELLATH advises wealthy private individuals, their family offices and foundations on all aspects of succession and inheritance planning, including related domestic and foreign tax law matters, and offers support in the establishment and restructuring of family foundations. Interfacing tax law issues are a core strength if Stephan Viskorf, while Andreas Richter is experienced asset management as well as in foundation and shareholder disputes. Katharina Gollan is a key contact for foundation and non-profit law issues. In January 2024, Sebastian Löcherbach was appointed to associated partner; he acts at the interface between corporate and tax law and also handles inheritance tax issues.
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- 'POELLATH stands for market-leading advice on transactions and asset management. They offer coordinated legal and tax advice. The tax/private client teams are specialized in advising wealthy private individuals, especially family entrepreneurs, and their often complex international asset and corporate structures.'
- 'Andreas Richter is THE private clients lawyer in Germany.'
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Work highlights
- Advising a UHNWI on globally oriented asset structuring, including advice on related tax declaration (voluntary disclosure).
- Advising a HNWI on the establishment of a dependent non-profit foundation and on the transfer of assets subject to usufruct.
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