LEGAL ADVICE IN MÜNSTER
Advice on commercial law is an essential part of our work. We develop solutions for your questions or issues regarding business and tax law. We realise your wishes trough creative and sustainable arrangements. At the same time, we closely monitor current developments in legislation, jurisdiction and administration.
Tax procedures/conflict resolution
- Obtaining binding information in accordance with § 89 AO (Fiscal Code)
- Conducting objection proceedings and fiscal court proceedings
- Assistance in criminal tax proceedings / assumption of the defence; in particular when opening proceedings in tax audits
- Expert opinion in court proceedings on tax, commercial law and economic issues
Company founding and tax planning
- Advice on Legal Form of companies
- Advice on company structure, in particular holding structures
- Drafting of Articles of Association
- Tax-neutral restructurings, changes of legal forms and transformations (in particular mergers, spin-offs, contributions)
- Asset Allocation
- Liquidation of companies
Company founding and tax planning for freelancers
- Support with founding or taking over a (medical) practice
- Preparation of articles of association for civil law companies and partnerships, including medical care centres ("MVZ"), supra-local professional practice associations ("ÜBAG"), etc.
- Valuation of practices
- Succession planning incl. testamentary implementation
- Advice on special issues, e.g. cost sharing communities
M&A transactions/ corporate tax law
- Support for company acquisitions / sales
- Support for legal due diligence
- Advice on special income tax constellations
- Avoidance of tax realizations in case of a lack of liquid funds
- Support of real estate transactions especially with regard to tax aspects
Inheritance law and succession planning
- Planning of inheritances with inheritance tax in mind as well as contractual implementations; particularly last wills, inheritance contracts, waiver of compulsory portions, usufructuary rights
- Legal assessments of gifts and gift taxes as well as contractual implementations
- Execution of wills
- Family Offices
- Legal emergency kits (patient decree, power of attorney for guardianship, healthcare proxy)
Financing and restructuring consulting
- Support in negotiations for refinancing and contractual implementation
- Support for restructuring transactions
- Preparation of restructuring/financing concepts in order to avoid insolvency
- Conducting negotiations on deferrals, (partial) waivers, payment in instalments plans
- Conducting settlement negotiations
Real Estate Transactions
- Support in real estate transactions incl. land property and real estate companies
- Negotiation and drafting of sale and transfer agreements
- Tax structuring, incl. real estate transfer tax and trade tax reductions
- Purchase price allocation
- VAT clause
General commercial law
- Commercial and corporate law
- Preparation / examination of contracts; e.g. rental contracts, employment contracts
- Employment as managing director
- Managing director and board liability (D&O)
- Shareholder dispute
