Munich/Freiburg, 5 April 2022 – ADVANT Beiten is expected to open an office in Freiburg in the second half of 2022 and has won a team of 16 professionals for this purpose from Friedrich Graf von Westphalen.
Dr Barbara Mayer, awarded "Leading Consultant in Baden-Wuerttemberg" by the industry magazine JUVE, and Dr Jan Barth join ADVANT Beiten as Equity Partners. Gerhard Manz, also a "Leading Advisor in BadenWuerttemberg" comes as Of Counsel.
In total, the team setting up the Freiburg office consists of ten professionals of various seniority levels, the former Head of BD & Marketing of FGvW and Support Staff. The team has notable strength in the area of Corporate / M&A and is an excellent addition to ADVANT Beiten's existing practice group. In particular, their longstanding experience in cross-border transactions and in corporate law advice fit perfectly into the strategy of ADVANT.
In the medium term, the office is to be expanded into a full-service unit including labour law and IP.
"Our strength in Corporate / M&A represents a perfect strategic fit", explains Dr Barbara Mayer and adds: "On a national level, the Lake Constance region in particular offers considerable growth potential, which we would like to exploit together with ADVANT Beiten's Munich and Frankfurt offices. And we see a very interesting perspective in the joint expansion of the international ADVANT alliance."
Philipp Cotta, Managing Partner of ADVANT Beiten, comments: "Baden-Wuerttemberg has been part of our growth strategy for some time now. We are all the more pleased to have gained a team with excellent professional quality and outstanding reputation in Dr Barbara Mayer, Dr Jan Barth and Gerhard Manz. Thus, we are starting out with a leading market position in the highly attractive economic region in the southwest."
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About ADVANT Beiten
ADVANT Beiten is the German member firm of ADVANT, a distinctly European association of independent law firms focused on helping you navigate the complex and nuanced legal and commercial landscape of Europe.
Founded in 1990, ADVANT Beiten is an independent law firm with around 250 lawyers and is one of the leading commercial law firms in Germany.
It advises medium-sized companies, large corporations, banks, foundations, and public sector organisations on German and international commercial law from five offices across Germany, as well as Belgium, Russia, and China.
We work seamlessly with ADVANT member firms to advise, support, and represent our clients in all legal matters pertaining to their business activities, both in Germany and around the world. This includes working with other advisors from our worldwide network of top-tier firms.