Gleiss Lutz covers the entire spectrum of national and international tax law and is regularly instructed by private equity investors, corporations and companies to advise on compliance issues as well as in the context of group structuring and transactions - particularly in the real estate sector. Other key areas of expertise include criminal tax law, including litigation, as well as tax audits and tax issues relating to company succession, which are complemented by interface competencies in restructuring and insolvency tax law. The practice is headed by Stefan Mayer, who is well versed in providing tax advice on transactions as well as restructuring. In February 2025, criminal tax lawyer Enrico Farinato joined Feigen · Graf Rechtsanwälte.

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  • 'Very well-coordinated team of top lawyers, extremely fast in processing, very careful and clear, super pleasant collaboration.'

  • 'Johann Wagner: Excellent lawyer and advisor who always has everything in view and the right solution ready. Really great! His experience and forward-looking advice are top class.'

  • 'Fantastic team in every respect!'

  • 'Johann Wagner: Excellent client focus, case focus, result focus, which achieves excellent results for the client. Uncomplicated communication. Great partner to work with.'

Work highlights

  • Tax advice to Telefónica on the public acquisition offer and the public delisting acquisition offer to all shareholders of Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG.
  • Tax advice to Infineon, Robert Bosch and NXP Semiconductors on a joint investment in joint venture European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company GmbH (ESMC) for semiconductor production in Dresden.
  • Tax advice to STEAG Group and municipal investment company KSBG on the group-wide transformation and the sales process of STEAG.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Stefan Mayer