Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner recently expanded its real estate practice with the additions of Jessica Hanke (real estate transactions, project developments) from McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP in June 2024 and Elmar Bickert (related energy and environmental law issues) from Heussen Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH in July 2024. The practice, whose key contacts include Tom Erdt (transactions), Jörg Michael Siecke (retail transactions), Friederike Schäffler (private construction and architectural law), Uwe Steingröver (real estate and construction law) and Gregor Lamla (transactions, project developments), offers institutional investors and project developers advice on transactions across various asset classes, particularly in retail.
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Work highlights
- Tax advice to a Habona Invest real estate fund on the acquisition of seven food retail properties by way of an asset deal.
- Advising INBRIGHT Development GmbH on the purchase of a light industrial property in Bavaria with over 10,000m² of rental space.