About

Provided by POELLATH

POELLATH is one of Germany’s leading advisors to entrepreneurial families, (U)HNWIs, family offices and foundations. Our fully integrated team of more than 30 private client, corporate and tax specialists works seamlessly across Munich, Berlin and Frankfurt. We combine legal precision, tax excellence and discreet advice – translating complex issues of succession, international structuring and philanthropy into robust, generation-proof solutions.

Structures that endure:

• 360° advice from a single source: succession, asset structuring, governance, philanthropy and compliance

• Integrated legal and tax expertise across inheritance, corporate and tax law

• International reach through our best-friends network for cross-border residence, trust and foundation matters

• Strong private and philanthropic capital expertise: tax-efficient foundation, trust/fiduciary and impact structures

• Solutions aligned with entrepreneurial practice: governance, pool/holding structures, advisory boards, family office setups

• Close collaboration with POELLATH’s corporate, private equity, funds and real estate teams for holistic investment and asset structures

The range of services covers the following areas:

  • Family-owned Companies
  • High-Net-Worth Individuals
  • Asset Management
  • Family Office Structuring
  • Foundations and Trusts
  • Succession
  • Tax Planning / Structuring
  • Marriage and Divorce
  • Inheritance Tax Law
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Art Law
  • Family Governance
  • Departure and Residency Taxation

Chambers Review

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Private Wealth Law - Germany

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What the Team is Known For

POELLATH is a well-regarded team of private client experts. The team has a wide range of expertise which includes succession planning, tax planning and foundations.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Andreas Richter
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Andreas Richter
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Andreas Richter is highly regarded by market commentators in the German private wealth industry. He is vastly experienced in the area and advises on tax matters as well as foundations.

Andreas I really like. He is really impressive.

Andreas Richter is a great private client lawyer.

Andreas is the pre-eminent German adviser on international private client matters. He has the ability to express complex tax issues in a comprehensible way.

Stephan Viskorf
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Stephan Viskorf
Head of Private Wealth Law
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Band 1

Stephan Viskorf is a well-known private client lawyer among market commentators. He advises family businesses on succession planning, foundations and tax issues.

Stephan provides outstanding support.

Stephan Viskorf is a very good lawyer.

Maximilian Haag
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Maximilian Haag
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Band 2

Maximilian Haag advises clients on inheritance tax issues and gift tax structures. He is praised by sources for the depth of his knowledge on domestic and cross-border private client issues.

Maximilian is very good - switched-on, user-friendly, bright and responsive.

Ranked Individuals at
POELLATH

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Private Wealth Law

Andreas Richter
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Andreas Richter
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Band 1
Stephan Viskorf
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Stephan Viskorf
Head of Private Wealth Law
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Band 1
Maximilian Haag
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Maximilian Haag
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Band 2

Members

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Andreas Richter

Andreas Richter

Head of Department

Erik Muscheites

Jan-Eckhard Wegener

Katharina Gollan

Katharina Hemmen

Laurenz Lipp

Marcel Duplois

Marcus Niermann

Martin Liebernickel

Sebastian Löcherbach

Stephan Viskorf

Stephan Viskorf

Head of Department