About Me

I advise on national and cross-border M&A transactions as well as corporate law issues, restructuring and joint ventures with a particular focus on Japanese clients.

I advise on national and cross-border M&A transactions including private equity transactions and joint venture projects with comprehensive advisory experience in particular in the automotive sector. In addition, I specialise on the optimisation of group structures, corporate restructurings, entity management, corporate governance, and corporate and commercial matters. I also have extensive legal experience in advising foreign companies and investors, in particular Japanese clients, on legal matters regarding their entry into the German / EU market and the establishment and expansion of their German business.
Experience
  • Advised HomeServe, a global leading services advisor in the HVAC industry on the acquisition of multiple companies in Germany as well as on setting up the legal group structure of the German company group.
  • Advised A.T. Kearney on the acquisition of a global strategic design company with subsidiaries in the US and China, and OPTANO, a provider of AI solutions.
  • Advised several Japanese companies on purchasing, selling and cooperating with German and other European companies.
  • Advised an automotive parts company on the disposal of a global transmission assembly plant.
Education

Studied

  • Legal studies at the Trier University, Philipps-Universität Marburg and Sophia University (Tokyo)
  • Post-graduate legal studies at Chuo University in Tokyo, Japanese LL.M. (法学修士課程)
  • Doctoral thesis at Philipps-Universität Marburg
  • Legal clerkship at Higher Regional Court Frankfurt am Main

Admissions

  • Admitted to the German bar as Lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) in January 2014

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