
CMS

About
Number of partners: 224
Number of lawyers: > 600
Languages: English, Chinese, German, French, Italian, Spanish
FIRM OVERVIEW:
CMS Germany is one of the country’s leading law firms. More than 600 lawyers, tax advisers and notaries public operate out of eight major German business locations and five international locations. Most recently, CMS opened an office in Hong Kong in 2016. At all its locations, CMS advises German and international companies and institutions from many different sectors on all aspects of national and international commercial law. CMS has long experience of working with corporate legal departments and in-house lawyers. In addition to the required specialist legal knowledge in all areas of commercial law, its lawyers understand the business needs and market-specific requirements of every industry and sector. CMS advises SMEs and major corporations on all aspects of national and international commercial law. Its strong teams comprise experienced specialists across a wide range of legal areas, making CMS a partner clients can rely on. CMS is one of the few law firms to possess expertise in all fields relevant to business enterprises, the public sector, high net worth individuals and entrepreneurs. Digital transformation has profound consequences for the global economy, with the impact already being felt in everyday corporate life and across almost every industry. As an innovative partner with strong digital expertise, CMS can assist clients with key issues around the digital economy and its legal implications. Its success is underpinned by the knowledge and experience of its more than 4,800 lawyers and tax advisers in over 70 offices worldwide. For more information about CMS, its lawyers and expertise, visit the website at cms.law.
MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE:
The Private Clients Teams have been advising private individuals for many decades. The CMS private client practice enjoys a high standing and reputation in the market. CMS strives to understand the needs of clients and their families and to tailor its advice accordingly. The individuals CMS represents include entrepreneurs, professionals, landowners, artists, and philanthropists of all ages. In some cases, CMS has been acting for families over a number of generations. CMS also assists private banks and asset managers in the various legal and tax challenges they face while managing the investments of HNW individuals. Its private client team advises on a wide range of legal and tax topics.
Its expertise includes national and international aspects in the following areas:
• Estate planning, estate administration and executorship
• Legal and tax assistance to executives and top employees in a context of international mobility
• Matrimonial property and inheritance agreements
• Wills and bequests
• Inbound and outbound relocation, residence, and nationality
• Foundations, endowments, and trusts
• Separation, divorce and maintenance
• Tax planning (wealth tax, income tax, capital gains tax, gift tax and inheritance tax planning)
• Compliance and structure audits
• Legal wealth planning and structuring
• Powers of attorney, living wills, patient’s directives, contingency planning
• Employment issues
• Charities and art
• Legal family office services
• Corporate matters for family-owned enterprises, M&A transactions
• Insurance issues
• Dispute resolution in the aforementioned areas, in particular domestic and cross-border trust and estate litigation and arbitration
PRACTICE AREAS:
Banking & Finance
Commercial Law
Competition & EU
Consumer Products
Corporate/M&A
Dispute Resolution
Employment & Pensions
Energy & Climate Change
Environment
Funds
Hotels & Leisure
Infrastructure & Projects
Insolvency & Restructuring
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Private Clients
Private Equity
Public Law
Public Procurement
Real Estate & Construction
Tax
TMC - Technology, Media & Communications
Key Clients:
The individuals CMS represents include private bankers, asset managers, entrepreneurs, professionals, landowners, artists, and philanthropists of all ages. In some cases, CMS has been acting for families over several generations.
Contact:
Hans Christian Blum, Partner
Tel: +49 711 9764 477
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Dirk Schauer Partner
Tel: +49 711 9764 479
Email: [email protected]
Ranked Offices
Provided by CMS
- Frankfurt am MainCMS Legal Services EEIG, Neue Mainzer Strasse 2-4, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany, 60311
- Web: cms.law
- Tel: +49 69 71 701 500
- Fax: +49 69 71 701 550
- View ranked office
- ParisCMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats, 2 rue Ancelle, Neuilly-sur-Seine Cedex, Paris, Paris, France, FR-92522View ranked office
- StuttgartCMS Hasche Sigle, Schöttlestraße 8, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, 70597View ranked office
- MonacoVilla des Cigognes, 17 rue Louis Aureglia, Monaco, Monaco-Ville, Monaco, 98000View ranked office
- ZurichCMS von Erlach Partners Ltd, Räffelstrasse 26, PO Box, Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 8022View ranked office
Contributions
8 Contributions provided by CMS
The general counsel's comprehensive guide | Slovenia
Product Liability & Safety 2023
In Italy, general product safety and product liability rules are contained in Legislative Decree No...
Product Liability & Safety 2023
The general counsel's comprehensive guide | Italy
The UK tax landscape underwent a period of considerable turbulence in 2022, with four fiscal events...
The general counsel's comprehensive guide | UK
The general counsel's comprehensive guide | Monaco
ESG concerns have emerged recently and are here to stay. The COVID-19 pandemic, far from slowing th...
The general counsel's comprehensive guide | Luxembourg
The general counsel's comprehensive guide | Slovenia
Product Liability & Safety 2023
In Italy, general product safety and product liability rules are contained in Legislative Decree No...
Product Liability & Safety 2023
The general counsel's comprehensive guide | Italy
The UK tax landscape underwent a period of considerable turbulence in 2022, with four fiscal events...
The general counsel's comprehensive guide | UK
The general counsel's comprehensive guide | Monaco
ESG concerns have emerged recently and are here to stay. The COVID-19 pandemic, far from slowing th...
The general counsel's comprehensive guide | Luxembourg
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CMS Portugal advises VINCI and CS'Associados advises Lineas (Mota-Engil group)
CMS Portugal advises VINCI and CS'Associados advises Lineas (Mota-Engil group) on the acquisition of Lusoponte
CMS and PLMJ advised Catella CER in first investment in Portugal
CMS Portugal and PLMJ advised the Catella European Residential Fund (CER) in their first venture into the emerging Portuguese institutional investment market for student housing, with the acquisition of an asset in the municipality of Cascais, for €15.5 million and with a 99-year leasehold.
CMS Portugal strengthens its presence in Angola
Silvino Domingos – Sociedade de Advogados becomes part of LBR, CMS' associated office in Angola
Posting of Workers Directive 2014/67/EU transposed into Bulgarian legislation
As of 30 December 2016, the Bulgarian legislator gave force to the Posting of Workers Directive 2014/67/EU with amendments to the Bulgarian Labour Code. The changes, which relate to the basic employment and working conditions for posted and temporary agency workers, can be summarised as follows: <br>• Improvement…
CMS Portugal advises VINCI and CS'Associados advises Lineas (Mota-Engil group)
CMS Portugal advises VINCI and CS'Associados advises Lineas (Mota-Engil group) on the acquisition of Lusoponte
CMS and PLMJ advised Catella CER in first investment in Portugal
CMS Portugal and PLMJ advised the Catella European Residential Fund (CER) in their first venture into the emerging Portuguese institutional investment market for student housing, with the acquisition of an asset in the municipality of Cascais, for €15.5 million and with a 99-year leasehold.
CMS Portugal strengthens its presence in Angola
Silvino Domingos – Sociedade de Advogados becomes part of LBR, CMS' associated office in Angola
Posting of Workers Directive 2014/67/EU transposed into Bulgarian legislation
As of 30 December 2016, the Bulgarian legislator gave force to the Posting of Workers Directive 2014/67/EU with amendments to the Bulgarian Labour Code. The changes, which relate to the basic employment and working conditions for posted and temporary agency workers, can be summarised as follows: <br>• Improvement…