About
Managing Partner: Dr. Wolfram Hertel.
Number of lawyers: 80
Languages: German, English, French, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish
Firm Overview:
Raue is a corporate law firm with international reach. More than 80 attorneys advise clients on transactions and operational issues and represent them in regulatory proceedings and disputes. Its base in Berlin reflects the firm’s particular strengths in regulated markets (energy, healthcare, media and telecommunications), in the area of venture capital, and in policy-related issues. Moreover, the Raue team has significant experience in the real estate and infrastructure sectors, in the digital economy, as well as with the arts and cultural institutions. Raue has been advising stakeholders in these focus areas for decades. The attorneys understand the economic and technological factors shaping these sectors and know the relevant market players. Raue is constantly involved in international projects. The firm advises clients from abroad regarding their investments in Germany, as well as German clients pursuing activities outside the country.
Main Areas of Practice:
Antitrust & Public Procurement Law:
Raue provides comprehensive advice to enterprises on German and European antitrust law. This includes general competition law and merger control as well as sector-specific regulations regarding the abuse of market power, and discrimination in the energy, media, telecommunications, and transport sectors.
Architects’ Law:
Raue is renowned for the advice it provides to major architecture firms and for the representation of these firms in court. Amongst firm clients are many of the leading German architects. Raue also advises a large number of foreign firms on their projects in Germany.
Arts & Cultural Institutions:
Raue is one of the leading law firms in Germany in the field of arts and cultural institutions. Based on their many years of experience in this arena, the attorneys have gained a unique understanding of the interests of artists and cultural institutions, collectors, auction houses, and publishers.
Compliance:
Raue advises enterprises as well as their representative and supervisory bodies on all aspects of compliance. The team assists clients through each step of the compliance management process.
Corporate, M&A, Finance:
Raue advises enterprises, shareholders, associations, foundations, and the representative and supervisory bodies of corporations on all fields of corporate law, including capital markets law, the laws governing commercial balance sheets, tax law, and insolvency law as well as on transactions.
Energy, Natural Resources, Climate Change:
Raue is one of the leading German law firms in the energy sector advising clients on all matters governed by energy law and antitrust law, as well as on questions of commercial and corporate law, procurement law, and public law.
ESG - Environmental, Social and Governance:
Raue provides comprehensive legal advice to corporations and their governing bodies on all aspects of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) matters, encompassing environmental standards, social responsibility, and principled corporate governance
Family & Inheritance:
Raue supports clients in all legal matters wherever conflicts within the family need to be resolved. Where matters of inheritance law are concerned, the firm will help with succession planning, structuring and drafting wills, and distributing the inheritance among co-heirs.
Healthcare:
Raue advises hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, joint medical practices, and physicians on all aspects of medical law, private and statutory health insurance law, and corporate law. The firm advises on matters of financing and questions of approvals or licensing, in restructuring and cooperation projects, as well as on liability matters.
Intellectual Property:
Raue advises clients on questions of IT strategy, represents them in cases of conflict, and lends support in the course of legislative procedures, both in Germany and on the European level.
Labour & Employment:
Raue provides advice in all fields of labour and employment law. The clients served include German and international listed enterprises, medium-sized companies, employers governed by public law, as well as churches and associations in their capacity as employers.
Litigation & Arbitration:
Representing clients in disputes before courts and in arbitration proceedings is a central part of Raue’s work across all practices. One focus is on complex proceedings in all sectors. The firm uses the insights gained through comprehensive litigation experience when structuring agreements and realising projects, helping to avoid disputes in the future.
Media & Telecommunications:
Raue advises publishing houses, media companies, broadcasting and internet enterprises, collecting societies, as well as movie production companies on all matters of intellectual property, regulatory issues, and media policy. In addition, Raue has been representing telecommunications companies, in particular in those areas in which telecommunications regulation, antitrust law, and civil law intersect.
Notarial Services:
The notaries of Raue have many years of experience in the fields of corporate law, real estate law, and family and inheritance law. All of the notaries also perform notarisations in English, while some of them offer to do so in French, Italian, or Spanish.
Press:
Raue is one of the leading German law firms for press law. Focus areas include pre-trial advice and representation in court of media companies in matters concerning freedom of speech as well as advising enterprises in times of media crises.
Private Equity & Venture Capital:
Raue advises on private equity transactions in the fields of venture capital, buy-outs, and infrastructure. The firm’s attorneys provide advice through all phases of an investment up to the exit, are familiar with a wide range of financing tools and have in-depth experience in structuring employee participations. The clients served include private equity funds, family offices, business angels, and strategic investors.
Public:
Raue represents clients — enterprises, the federal government, states, and municipalities — in proceedings before administrative and constitutional courts and in negotiations with public authorities.
Real Estate & Infrastructure:
Raue assists clients in real estate transactions of any kind: asset deals, share deals, agreements for heritable building rights, transfers of real estate portfolios, as well as sale-and-lease-back transactions. The notaries of the practice group have many years of experience in recording real estate transactions.
Tax:
Raue advises private individuals and companies based in Germany and abroad on tax aspects of transactions, assists them in preparing for audits, represents them in tax disputes before financial courts, and provides support on an ongoing basis regarding tax matters.
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- BerlinPotsdamer Platz 1, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 10785
- Web: www.raue.com
- Tel: +49 30 818 550 0
- Fax: +49 30 818 550 100
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Raue advises on the opening of Germany's first surf park
Raue advised Surftown GmbH comprehensively on corporate law and on the financing of Germany's first and Europe's largest surf park.
Raue Elects Dr. Markus Plesser as Managing Partner
The partners of Raue law firm have elected a new management board. Dr Markus Plesser will be the new managing partner with effect from 1 August 2024. He succeeds Dr Wolfram Hertel, who is giving up the position after four years.
Berlin House of Representatives Elects Raue Lawyer Lucy Chebout as Constitutional Judge
The Berlin House of Representatives today elected Raue lawyer Lucy Chebout as a new judge of the Berlin Constitutional Court. Lucy Chebout is thus one of six new constitutional court judges in Berlin.
Raue represents DocMorris before ECJ in landmark case on price advertising by EU mail order pharmaci
Raue represents DocMorris in a landmark case against the North Rhine Chamber of Pharmacists regarding price advertising.
Prof Dr Jan Hegemann appointed to the Committee for Media Law of the German Federal Bar Association
Prof. Dr. Jan Hegemann, a lawyer specialising in press law and freedom of speech matters as well as copyright and publishing law and a partner at Raue, has been appointed by the presidency of the German Federal Bar Association (BRAK) to the newly created Committee on Media Law.
Registration of the "Karlsruher Skizzenbuch" by Caspar David Friedrich as a cultural asset of nation
Raue is representing the owner of Caspar David Friedrich's "Karlsruher Skizzenbuch" ('Karlsruhe Sketchbook') in a dispute over the registration of the sketchbook in Berlin's register of nationally valuable cultural assets.
Raue Advises the Shareholders of Planworx AG on the Merger with Purple Digital Storytelling
Raue successfully advised the shareholders of planworx AG on their merger with Purple Digital Storytelling.
Raue Advises Caeli Wind on Series A Financing Round
Raue advised Caeli Wind GmbH on its Series A financing round in the amount of EUR 11 million.
Raue advises Continental on regulatory aspects of the diesel complex
On 25 April 2024, after years of investigation, the public prosecutor's office in Frankfurt am Main imposed a fine of EUR 100 million on Continental AG in connection with the diesel emissions affair.
Raue advises the majority shareholders of mediafellows on the sale of their shares to Pixelogic
Raue has advised the majority shareholders of mediafellows GmbH on the sale of their shares to Pixelogic.
Raue Advises Tiko on the Acquisition of Housell
Raue comprehensively advised proptech start-up Tiko Real Estate Technologies ("Tiko") on its strategic acquisition of Housell, one of the major players in proptech in Spain.
Raue Advises Tiko on the Acquisition of Housell
Raue comprehensively advised proptech start-up Tiko Real Estate Technologies ("Tiko") on its strategic acquisition of Housell, one of the major players in proptech in Spain.
Raue sues for Agaplesion against anti-competitive hospital financing by the City of Frankfurt am Mai
With the support of Raue, the non-profit Christian hospital association Agaplesion and Agaplesion Frankfurter Diakonie Kliniken gGmbH have filed an action for an injunction against the City of Frankfurt am Main with the Frankfurt Administrative Court
Raue advises Tau on extended financing round
Raue has advised the Turin and Berlin-based technology start-up Tau ACT GmbH ("Tau") on an extension of the Series B financing round (Series B extension) with a volume of EUR 11 million.
Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court declares airport charges lawful: Raue rejects the law
In its ruling of 28 February 2024, the Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Brandenburg dismissed the claims of four airlines that had challenged the BER airport charges.
Raue advises Tau on extended financing round
Raue has advised the Turin and Berlin-based technology start-up Tau ACT GmbH ("Tau") on an extension of the Series B financing round (Series B extension) with a volume of EUR 11 million.
Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court declares airport charges lawful: Raue rejects the law
In its ruling of 28 February 2024, the Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Brandenburg dismissed the claims of four airlines that had challenged the BER airport charges.
Raue Elects Dr. Peter Roegele as Equity Partner and Appoints Three Associate Partners
Raue has elected Associate Partner Dr Peter Roegele (Energy and Climate Change) to Equity Partner with effect from 1 January 2024. Former Counsel Dr Stephanie Wiesner, Dr Jörg Adam and Dr Arne Dittloff have been appointed Associate Partners.
Raue advises Axel Springer on AI partnership with OpenAI
Axel Springer and OpenAI have agreed on a global partnership to strengthen independent journalism in the age of artificial intelligence.
Raue and eBay successful in book price-fixing case
In its judgment of 14 March 2023 (Case No. 11 U 20/22), the Frankfurt am Main Higher Regional Court dismissed the action brought by the German Publishers and Booksellers Association (Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels) against eBay on the grounds of an alleged infringement of fixed book prices.
Raue Advises on the Sale of the Former DR. KADE Site in Konstanz, Germany
Raue, together with Büro Dr. Vogel, advised the pharmaceutical manufacturer DR. KADE on the sale of its former production site in Konstanz, Germany.
Götz Valien Successfully Sues with Raue for Recognition of Co-Authorship of the “Paris Bar” Painting
The law firm Raue successfully represented Berlin-based artist Götz Valien in proceedings before the Copyright Chamber of the Munich I Regional Court, in which Götz Valien sued for recognition of his co-authorship of the Paris Bar paintings, which had previously been attributed to M. Kippenberger.
Ahmad Mansour Reaches Cease-and-Desist Agreement with Raue Against Online Magazine
Raue successfully represented integration and Islamism expert Ahmad Mansour against the online magazine “Hyphen” and obtained a cease-and-desist order.
Raue advises hydrogen company HH2E AG on infrastructure project
Raue advised the Hamburg-based hydrogen company HH2E AG on the investment of the infrastructure fund Foresight in the hydrogen project in Lubmin developed by HH2E.
Raue Advises Tomorrow University on Series A Financing Round
Raue also advised EdTech startup Tomorrows Education GmbH on its Series A financing round.
Raue advises LichtBlick on investment in Eventus Wind
Raue has advised green energy company LichtBlick on its successful investment in wind farm project developer Eventus Wind. LichtBlick has acquired 50 percent of the shares in the Münster-based company, marking another milestone on the way to expanding its own generation portfolio.
Raue advises Elysium Solar on entry of CommerzReal with Klimavest into agri-photovoltaic market
Raue advised Elysium Solar GmbH in negotiations with CommerzReal and its impact fund Klimavest regarding an agri-photovoltaic project developed by Elyisum near Berlin.
Raue Advises Sonic Healthcare on the Acquisition of Diagnosticum Laboratory Group
Sonic Healthcare Germany has signed binding agreements to acquire the Diagnosticum Group of laboratories.
Book price fixing: Raue leads eBay to success against the Börsenverein’s lawsuit (second instance)
In its judgement of 14 March 2023 (Case No. 11 U 20/22), the Frankfurt am Main Higher Regional Court dismissed the action brought by the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (German Publishers and Booksellers Association) against eBay, the online marketplace represented by Raue.
Expansion on Partner Level: Dr. Nadine Hartung Joins Corporate/M&A Practice at Raue
Raue is expanding its corporate and transactional team with the addition of Dr. Nadine Hartung as an equity partner on 1 March 2023. Dr. Nadine Hartung specializes in corporate and M&A advice in the healthcare sector and was previously a partner with McDermott Will & Emery in Munich.
Raue advises on the opening of Germany's first surf park
Raue advised Surftown GmbH comprehensively on corporate law and on the financing of Germany's first and Europe's largest surf park.
Raue Elects Dr. Markus Plesser as Managing Partner
The partners of Raue law firm have elected a new management board. Dr Markus Plesser will be the new managing partner with effect from 1 August 2024. He succeeds Dr Wolfram Hertel, who is giving up the position after four years.
Berlin House of Representatives Elects Raue Lawyer Lucy Chebout as Constitutional Judge
The Berlin House of Representatives today elected Raue lawyer Lucy Chebout as a new judge of the Berlin Constitutional Court. Lucy Chebout is thus one of six new constitutional court judges in Berlin.
Raue represents DocMorris before ECJ in landmark case on price advertising by EU mail order pharmaci
Raue represents DocMorris in a landmark case against the North Rhine Chamber of Pharmacists regarding price advertising.
Prof Dr Jan Hegemann appointed to the Committee for Media Law of the German Federal Bar Association
Prof. Dr. Jan Hegemann, a lawyer specialising in press law and freedom of speech matters as well as copyright and publishing law and a partner at Raue, has been appointed by the presidency of the German Federal Bar Association (BRAK) to the newly created Committee on Media Law.
Registration of the "Karlsruher Skizzenbuch" by Caspar David Friedrich as a cultural asset of nation
Raue is representing the owner of Caspar David Friedrich's "Karlsruher Skizzenbuch" ('Karlsruhe Sketchbook') in a dispute over the registration of the sketchbook in Berlin's register of nationally valuable cultural assets.
Raue Advises the Shareholders of Planworx AG on the Merger with Purple Digital Storytelling
Raue successfully advised the shareholders of planworx AG on their merger with Purple Digital Storytelling.
Raue Advises Caeli Wind on Series A Financing Round
Raue advised Caeli Wind GmbH on its Series A financing round in the amount of EUR 11 million.
Raue advises Continental on regulatory aspects of the diesel complex
On 25 April 2024, after years of investigation, the public prosecutor's office in Frankfurt am Main imposed a fine of EUR 100 million on Continental AG in connection with the diesel emissions affair.
Raue advises the majority shareholders of mediafellows on the sale of their shares to Pixelogic
Raue has advised the majority shareholders of mediafellows GmbH on the sale of their shares to Pixelogic.
Raue Advises Tiko on the Acquisition of Housell
Raue comprehensively advised proptech start-up Tiko Real Estate Technologies ("Tiko") on its strategic acquisition of Housell, one of the major players in proptech in Spain.
Raue Advises Tiko on the Acquisition of Housell
Raue comprehensively advised proptech start-up Tiko Real Estate Technologies ("Tiko") on its strategic acquisition of Housell, one of the major players in proptech in Spain.
Raue sues for Agaplesion against anti-competitive hospital financing by the City of Frankfurt am Mai
With the support of Raue, the non-profit Christian hospital association Agaplesion and Agaplesion Frankfurter Diakonie Kliniken gGmbH have filed an action for an injunction against the City of Frankfurt am Main with the Frankfurt Administrative Court
Raue advises Tau on extended financing round
Raue has advised the Turin and Berlin-based technology start-up Tau ACT GmbH ("Tau") on an extension of the Series B financing round (Series B extension) with a volume of EUR 11 million.
Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court declares airport charges lawful: Raue rejects the law
In its ruling of 28 February 2024, the Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Brandenburg dismissed the claims of four airlines that had challenged the BER airport charges.
Raue advises Tau on extended financing round
Raue has advised the Turin and Berlin-based technology start-up Tau ACT GmbH ("Tau") on an extension of the Series B financing round (Series B extension) with a volume of EUR 11 million.
Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court declares airport charges lawful: Raue rejects the law
In its ruling of 28 February 2024, the Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Brandenburg dismissed the claims of four airlines that had challenged the BER airport charges.
Raue Elects Dr. Peter Roegele as Equity Partner and Appoints Three Associate Partners
Raue has elected Associate Partner Dr Peter Roegele (Energy and Climate Change) to Equity Partner with effect from 1 January 2024. Former Counsel Dr Stephanie Wiesner, Dr Jörg Adam and Dr Arne Dittloff have been appointed Associate Partners.
Raue advises Axel Springer on AI partnership with OpenAI
Axel Springer and OpenAI have agreed on a global partnership to strengthen independent journalism in the age of artificial intelligence.
Raue and eBay successful in book price-fixing case
In its judgment of 14 March 2023 (Case No. 11 U 20/22), the Frankfurt am Main Higher Regional Court dismissed the action brought by the German Publishers and Booksellers Association (Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels) against eBay on the grounds of an alleged infringement of fixed book prices.
Raue Advises on the Sale of the Former DR. KADE Site in Konstanz, Germany
Raue, together with Büro Dr. Vogel, advised the pharmaceutical manufacturer DR. KADE on the sale of its former production site in Konstanz, Germany.
Götz Valien Successfully Sues with Raue for Recognition of Co-Authorship of the “Paris Bar” Painting
The law firm Raue successfully represented Berlin-based artist Götz Valien in proceedings before the Copyright Chamber of the Munich I Regional Court, in which Götz Valien sued for recognition of his co-authorship of the Paris Bar paintings, which had previously been attributed to M. Kippenberger.
Ahmad Mansour Reaches Cease-and-Desist Agreement with Raue Against Online Magazine
Raue successfully represented integration and Islamism expert Ahmad Mansour against the online magazine “Hyphen” and obtained a cease-and-desist order.
Raue advises hydrogen company HH2E AG on infrastructure project
Raue advised the Hamburg-based hydrogen company HH2E AG on the investment of the infrastructure fund Foresight in the hydrogen project in Lubmin developed by HH2E.
Raue Advises Tomorrow University on Series A Financing Round
Raue also advised EdTech startup Tomorrows Education GmbH on its Series A financing round.
Raue advises LichtBlick on investment in Eventus Wind
Raue has advised green energy company LichtBlick on its successful investment in wind farm project developer Eventus Wind. LichtBlick has acquired 50 percent of the shares in the Münster-based company, marking another milestone on the way to expanding its own generation portfolio.
Raue advises Elysium Solar on entry of CommerzReal with Klimavest into agri-photovoltaic market
Raue advised Elysium Solar GmbH in negotiations with CommerzReal and its impact fund Klimavest regarding an agri-photovoltaic project developed by Elyisum near Berlin.
Raue Advises Sonic Healthcare on the Acquisition of Diagnosticum Laboratory Group
Sonic Healthcare Germany has signed binding agreements to acquire the Diagnosticum Group of laboratories.
Book price fixing: Raue leads eBay to success against the Börsenverein’s lawsuit (second instance)
In its judgement of 14 March 2023 (Case No. 11 U 20/22), the Frankfurt am Main Higher Regional Court dismissed the action brought by the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (German Publishers and Booksellers Association) against eBay, the online marketplace represented by Raue.
Expansion on Partner Level: Dr. Nadine Hartung Joins Corporate/M&A Practice at Raue
Raue is expanding its corporate and transactional team with the addition of Dr. Nadine Hartung as an equity partner on 1 March 2023. Dr. Nadine Hartung specializes in corporate and M&A advice in the healthcare sector and was previously a partner with McDermott Will & Emery in Munich.