Fabian Mühlen
DLA PiperDLA Piper's real estate practice experienced several recent team changes. The real estate financing experts Frank Schwem, Torsten Pokropp and Martin Wilmsen as well as Christian Lonquich (transactions and financing, asset management) joined Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner in autumn 2022. The expertise in financing matters was strengthened with the arrival of Michaela Sopp (previously at Simmons & Simmons) as well as with the appointment of Eike Neugebauer to partner in early 2023. The simultaneous appointment of Manuel Indlekofer to partner reinforced the construction law interface. Lars Reubekeul is the sole practice head since early 2023, the former co-head Fabian Mühlen remains a key contact in his role as strategic growth partner; at the same time, Florian Biesalski was appointed to sector leader real estate Germany. Reubekeul and Mühlen are particularly active in transaction support, which corresponds with the overall focus of the practice, while Reubekeul also covers technology-related matters and is a key contact for real estate blockchain, smart buildings and data center properties. Biesalski complements this with transaction-related financing expertise. The client roster includes real estate investors, managers and developers, which the team also advises on ESG matters as well as sustainability-related real estate.
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Testimonials
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- 'Like Fabian Mühlen, his team always goes the extra mile!'
- 'I am very satisfied with Fabian Mühlen's performance. His expertise and attention to detail ensured that every transaction was smooth and successful. I appreciate his prompt responses and thorough explanations, which gave me confidence throughout the entire process. I would highly recommend his services to anyone seeking a knowledgeable and reliable real estate attorney.'
- 'Very quick and goal-oriented processing of mandates as well as identification of individual solution options for various problems.'
- 'Martin Haller, Manuel Indlekofer and Catharina Voß are outstanding, as they are always available, have an excellent understanding of legal issues and have handled every mandate to our complete satisfaction.'
- 'Catharina Voß communicates complex topics well and easily, both to us as clients and to the opposing party. She negotiates well and also has the necessary feel for the situation and the person she is talking to and is very pleasant to work with.'
- 'Manuel Indlekofer is creative and has very broad knowledge, is very pleasant to work with, and delivers high quality.'
- 'DLA Piper is excellent at advising on how to reconcile different business requirements that may seem contradictory at first glance and how to design legal documents accordingly. Emphasis is always placed on good comprehensibility. The firm's expertise in the real estate sector is excellent, and any international requirements of a project are taken into consideration during implementation.'
- 'DLA Piper has extensive expertise in the real estate sector and has the ability to communicate problems as well as the associated solutions to client employees working outside the legal environment in an understandable manner and, above all, not in an arrogant manner. The collaboration is extremely goal-oriented and is characterized by empathy in the relationship with the client. The tone towards the client's business partners is matter-of-fact, one feels very well represented.'
Key clients
- AXA IM Alts
- DHL
- Hahn Gruppe
- Kiwoom Asset Management (Kiwoom) und KGAL GmbH & Co. KG (KGAL)
- Opel Automobile GmbH
- RFR
- UBS
- Art-Invest
- AXA Investment Managers
- Barings
- SavillsIM
- GLP
- Aurelis Real Estate
Work highlights
- Advising DHL on the sale of a real estate portfolio of climate-neutral warehouses in six core European markets.
- Advising the Hahn Group on the sale of a retail property portfolio, the so-called Oceans portfolio, previously held by the institutional real estate fund HAHN FCP-FIS – German Retail. The buyer of the portfolio with 13 retail parks is CEV Handelsimmobilien GmbH (Edeka).
- Advising UBS on the sale of eleven German logistics properties to Prologis, global owner, operator and developer of logistics properties.
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Lars Reubekeul