Companies
Companies receive a clear view of the available routes, material risks and decisions involved in formation & structuring.
Corporate lawyer in Germany · Berlin · advising across Germany
Corporate lawyer in Germany
Corporate law provides the framework for ownership, management and growth. I advise companies and decision-makers from structural questions through implementation.
Who it is for
Where responsibility, capital and influence meet.
Whether the company is being built, changed or facing conflict, its rules should preserve clarity and the ability to act.
Shareholders
Shareholders can align their commercial interests with the rights and obligations that shape shareholders & governance.
Management
Management gain a practical basis for taking responsibility and carrying management & liability through to completion.
Advice
Corporate law advice in one coherent workstream.
The engagement can combine structuring, ongoing board advice and transaction support around the company’s actual needs.
Formation & structuring
The advice starts with the commercial outcome and tests how formation & structuring can support it in practice.
- Establish the facts relevant to formation & structuring
- Test the available options and their commercial effect
- Turn the agreed route into clear documents and actions
Shareholders & governance
Shareholders & governance is reviewed alongside the people, documents and decisions it will affect.
- Establish the facts relevant to shareholders & governance
- Test the available options and their commercial effect
- Turn the agreed route into clear documents and actions
Management & liability
The legal work on management & liability is kept closely aligned with the transaction and its next milestones.
- Establish the facts relevant to management & liability
- Test the available options and their commercial effect
- Turn the agreed route into clear documents and actions
Contact
Need to resolve a corporate law question?
Briefly describe the company, stakeholders and objective. You will receive a personal response on a sensible next step.
How we work
From structural question to workable solution.
The starting point is the decision the business needs to make, rather than an abstract discussion of legal doctrine.
Request counselUnderstand the position
The objective, stakeholders, existing documents and timing are organised before work begins on formation & structuring.
Develop the right route
Options for shareholders & governance are assessed by legal effect, commercial consequence and practical workload.
Carry the decision through
The agreed approach to management & liability is taken through documents, approvals and completion.
Practical perspective
What matters in practice
The following points explain typical decisions and dependencies in this area of advice.
Coordinate constitutional and private arrangements
Articles, management rules and shareholders’ agreements serve different purposes. Majority requirements, reserved matters, information rights and transfer provisions should work together without creating conflicting obligations.
- Separate mandatory constitutional provisions from contractual arrangements
- Keep the framework workable when new shareholders join
- Design practical resolution and record-keeping procedures
Prepare corporate decisions properly
Directors and shareholders need a sound basis for exceptional measures. Preparation covers authority, the required form of resolution, decision materials and a traceable path to implementation.
- Distinguish external authority from internal approval requirements
- Identify conflicts of interest and voting restrictions early
- Align resolutions, supporting documents and completion steps
Plan for corporate change
Funding, new investors or a future sale alter the demands placed on a company’s structure. Thoughtful drafting creates flexibility without overcomplicating today’s decision-making.
- Consider ownership and dilution scenarios
- Prepare transfer and exit mechanics in advance
- Coordinate corporate and tax workstreams
Editorial responsibility: Dr. Philipp Lerch · Last reviewed: 29 August 2026
Dr. Philipp LerchAttorney · Berlin
Profile
Legal precision meets commercial understanding.
As an attorney with experience at an international business law firm and an additional background in computer science, I combine corporate law expertise with a clear understanding of business models, processes, and technology.
- Former attorney at Hogan Lovells International LLP
- Two German honours examinations with a focus on commercial and corporate law
- Dr. jur. and LL.M. Corporate and Commercial Law, University of Sheffield
- B.Sc. Computer Science, Free University of Berlin
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
When should a company seek corporate law advice?
Corporate law advice is particularly useful when forming a company, admitting or removing shareholders, raising finance, making significant management decisions or restructuring the business. An early review can clarify authority, majority requirements and liability exposure before time pressure or conflict limits the available options.
Which corporate documents need to be coordinated?
The articles of association, shareholders’ agreement, management rules, directors’ service agreements and investment or financing documents should operate as one consistent framework. Majority requirements, reserved matters, information rights, authority to represent the company and transfer provisions should not contradict one another.
How does advice on a specific corporate law issue usually proceed?
The first step is to clarify the ownership structure, existing documents, commercial objective and relevant deadlines. You then receive a clear assessment of the legal options and their practical consequences. Depending on the matter, further work can include drafting, reviewing or negotiating the required agreements and resolutions.
Contact
Need to resolve a corporate law question?
Briefly describe the company, stakeholders and objective. You will receive a personal response on a sensible next step.