Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

BCLP has more than 1,200 lawyers and offices in 31 locations across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. 40% of our clients have worked with us for over 20 years. Our clients say we are close listeners, solution builders and lateral thinkers. That’s what it means to be Client Intelligent.

• Great listeners. We are law personified – friendly, capable people who inspire confidence and build relationships that last decades. We care about client success and are invested for the long-term.
• Solution builders. We are solutions-focused – providing integrated, specialist advice across the world. We collaborate without ego to reach the best outcome for clients.
• Lateral thinkers. We go beyond the ordinary – connecting the dots between the law, sector and market dynamics and client goals to deliver quality, commercial advice.

Our German practice includes almost 60 lawyers who operate from key locations in Berlin the German capital, Frankfurt the financial centre of Germany and Hamburg the country’s largest shipping and transport hub. Our cross-office, multi-disciplinary teams offer our clients comprehensive advice for their local and global projects. Whether it is a national or cross-border transaction, we will always provide you with a team individually tailored to your needs. This ensures that you benefit not only from our local market and industry knowledge, but also from our international resources.

In Germany, we have a particularly strong reputation for providing excellent and comprehensive real estate consultation. Our lawyers have extensive experience advising national and international investors, banks, developers and companies on their real estate investments. We take pride in providing an integrated service that includes tax aspects as well as financing matters. We support you in your national and international real estate transactions and financings, as well as in your project developments. This includes assisting with joint ventures and real estate M&A, the structuring of REITs, ongoing asset management, public law issues and real estate restructuring.

Germany, Principal areas of work:

• Corporate/M&A
• Banking and Finance
• Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors’ Rights
• Financial Regulation, Asset Management & Funds
• Data Privacy
• Intellectual Property
• Labor and Employment
• Real Estate
• Tax