Private Wealth Law - Germany
Band 4
What the Team is Known For
The CMS private client team is well known by market commentators for experience in dealing with succession planning matters. The team advises clients on inheritance tax, gift tax and restructuring of family businesses, both domestically and internationally.
Strengths
CMS has a broad service scope and the team is professional and international.
What truly distinguishes this department is its exceptional legal expertise, strategic insight and strong negotiation capability. The CMS team is organised, consistently timely and attentive to every detail, while also demonstrating a warmth and humanity that are rare in the industry.
They have the ability to explain complex topics in a way that clients can follow, and in general the individual is very much in the focus of their work. On top of this, the international network within CMS really works well.
Notable practitioners
Hans Christian Blum is a notable lawyer in private wealth, with expertise in succession planning and tax matters, both internationally and domestically.
Hans demonstrates legal expertise, keen insight and strategic acumen. Beyond his individual excellence, he has built and leads an outstanding team that achieves truly impressive results.
Hans Christian Blum is intelligent and strategic, empathic, understands client emotions well and is able to find solutions at the same time.
Hans Christian Blum is professional and well known in the market.
