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POELLATH is a leading German law firm with an international reach, specializing in business and tax law. With over 180 legal and tax professionals in Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich, we stand for excellent legal and tax advice with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, investment funds, real estate transactions, corporate and capital market law, tax law, as well as succession, assets and foundations. Our specialized practice groups don’t just know the law – together with our clients, we actively shape best practices in the market. National and international rankings regularly list us among the top law firms in our core areas of expertise.
Managing Partners: Eva Nase, Peter Peschke, Matthias Durst
Number of partners: 36
Number of lawyers: 180
Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt
POELLATH is widely regarded as one of Germany’s leading advisor to entrepreneurial families, (U)HNWIs, family offices and foundations. Our 30plus-strong, fully integrated team of private client, corporate and tax experts works seamlessly across Munich, Berlin and Frankfurt.
We combine legal precision, tax excellence, and discreet advice. We translate complex issues relating to asset and corporate succession, international structuring, and philanthropy into viable, generation-proof solutions that are predictable, practical, and economically sound.
Structures that endure
• through our 360° comprehensive advice – succession, asset structuring, governance, philanthropy, and ongoing compliance from a single source;
• thanks to the unique integration of law and tax – inheritance, corporate, and tax law are seamlessly integrated (relevant for inheritance/gift tax, exit/entry taxation, income tax, and real estate transfer tax, among other things);
• enabled by its independent international reach with our best friends’ law firm network for conflict-free access to top advisors for cross-border residence, trust, and foundation matters, with POELLATH acting as a single point of contact;
• based on deep expertise in private and philanthropic capital – we establish modern, tax-optimized foundations, trust/fiduciary and impact/social venture structures and support corporate and charitable foundations in Germany and abroad;
• informed by a close alignment with entrepreneurial realities, with best practice know-how in family governance, pool and holding structures, advisory boards, shareholder agreements, and management/family office setups as well as
• strengthened by its close interaction with POELLATH’s corporate, private equity, investment funds and real estate teams – delivering investments, real estate assets, co-investments and portfolio structures from a single source.
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
Contact: Stephan Viskorf, Andreas Richter
Tel: +49 89 24240 490, +49 30 253 53 131
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
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- MunichHofstatt 1 , Munich, Bavaria, Germany, 80331
- Web: www.pplaw.com
- Tel: +49 89 24 24 0228
- BerlinPotsdamer Platz 5, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 10785Frankfurt am MainAn der Welle 3 , Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany, 60322
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Update on the Fund Risk Limitation Act – Government draft introduces important changes
On 29 October 2025, the German government adopted the draft Fund Risk Limitation Act (FRiG) and forwarded it to the Bundesrat on 7 November 2025. The ministerial draft includes less national gold-plating than before and provides several welcome clarifications.
Good news for German Founders and Beneficiaries of foreign Foundations and Trusts
On 3 December 2024, the Federal Fiscal Court ruled that the escape clause to avoid attribution taxation also applies to foundations and trusts in third countries like Switzerland, strengthening capital freedom and legal certainty for cross-border asset and succession planning.
FATCA and CRS reporting deadline ending on 31 July 2025; Updates for the 2025 reporting period
The FATCA and CRS data for the 2024 reporting period must be transmitted to the Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt) by July 31, 2025. The ELSTER portal (“My BOP”) including the ELMA mass data interface is expected to be available for the last time for this purpose.
ESMA report on the Eligible Assets Directive
On June 26, 2025, ESMA submitted its long-awaited final report on the revision of Directive 2007/16/EC (Eligible Assets Directive, “EAR”) to the European Commission. The Commission had tasked ESMA in June 2023 with reviewing the EAR and proposing potential amendments.
Publication of draft bill on the Fund Risk Limitation Act
On August 8, 2025, the draft “Fund Risk Limitation Act” (FRiG) was published. It aims to implement AIFMD II into German law, mainly through amendments to the Capital Investment Act (KAGB), marking a renewed legislative effort to meet EU requirements.
Government draft of a Location Promotion Act passed
On September 10, 2025, the Federal Cabinet adopted the draft “Location Promotion Act” to boost infrastructure, renewables, and venture capital. It includes changes to investment funds that increase legal certainty but also introduce additional tax burdens.
Decree of German Ministry of Finance on crypto assets–investors must act
On March 6, 2025, the German Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) published a revised version of its guidance on the “income tax treatment of specific crypto-assets in Germany”. Our attached client information provides an overview of the key points of the new guidance.
Update on the Fund Risk Limitation Act – Government draft introduces important changes
On 29 October 2025, the German government adopted the draft Fund Risk Limitation Act (FRiG) and forwarded it to the Bundesrat on 7 November 2025. The ministerial draft includes less national gold-plating than before and provides several welcome clarifications.
Good news for German Founders and Beneficiaries of foreign Foundations and Trusts
On 3 December 2024, the Federal Fiscal Court ruled that the escape clause to avoid attribution taxation also applies to foundations and trusts in third countries like Switzerland, strengthening capital freedom and legal certainty for cross-border asset and succession planning.
FATCA and CRS reporting deadline ending on 31 July 2025; Updates for the 2025 reporting period
The FATCA and CRS data for the 2024 reporting period must be transmitted to the Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt) by July 31, 2025. The ELSTER portal (“My BOP”) including the ELMA mass data interface is expected to be available for the last time for this purpose.
ESMA report on the Eligible Assets Directive
On June 26, 2025, ESMA submitted its long-awaited final report on the revision of Directive 2007/16/EC (Eligible Assets Directive, “EAR”) to the European Commission. The Commission had tasked ESMA in June 2023 with reviewing the EAR and proposing potential amendments.
Publication of draft bill on the Fund Risk Limitation Act
On August 8, 2025, the draft “Fund Risk Limitation Act” (FRiG) was published. It aims to implement AIFMD II into German law, mainly through amendments to the Capital Investment Act (KAGB), marking a renewed legislative effort to meet EU requirements.
Government draft of a Location Promotion Act passed
On September 10, 2025, the Federal Cabinet adopted the draft “Location Promotion Act” to boost infrastructure, renewables, and venture capital. It includes changes to investment funds that increase legal certainty but also introduce additional tax burdens.
Decree of German Ministry of Finance on crypto assets–investors must act
On March 6, 2025, the German Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) published a revised version of its guidance on the “income tax treatment of specific crypto-assets in Germany”. Our attached client information provides an overview of the key points of the new guidance.
