LAWYER PROFILE

Christian Schmies

Germany 2026

Hengeler Mueller

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Banking & Finance: Regulatory

Germany

4 years ranked

Investment Funds

Germany

10 years ranked

Contributions and articles

2 Articles, Press releases, highlights

About

Provided by Hengeler Mueller

Practice Areas

Christian advises companies comprehensively on matters relating to investment and banking regulatory law, payment services and securities regulation. His investment law mandates include licensing proceedings, outsourcing transactions in the asset management sector, the structuring and marketing of investment products as well as regulatory advice on M&A and other transactions in the asset management industry.

Career

Christian joined Hengeler Mueller in 2007, and has been partner since 2013.

Professional Memberships

Frankfurt Bar Association.

Publications

Country Chapter Germany in “The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Fintech 2017” (jointly with Susan Kempe-Müller).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Germany

Banking & Finance: Regulatory - Germany

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Christian Schmies advises on a myriad of regulatory mandates, ranging from bank M&A transactions and licensing procedures to BaFin enforcement proceedings and fintech topics.

Indviduelles Editorial

Christian Schmies berät zu einer Vielzahl regulatorischer Mandate, von Bankfusionen und -übernahmen und Lizenzierungsverfahren bis hin zu BaFin-Verfahren und Fintech-Themen.

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Investment Funds - Germany

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Christian Schmies advises on a broad spectrum of investment issues and is experienced in working on international mandates. He covers debt securities issuances, mergers of investment firms, portfolio management and distribution of funds. Additionally ranked in our regulatory rankings, Christian Schmies comes into his element on matters requiring in-depth regulatory knowledge.

Indviduelles Editorial

Christian Schmies berät in einem breiten Spektrum von Investmentfragen und verfügt über Erfahrung in der Bearbeitung internationaler Mandate. Er befasst sich mit der Emission von Schuldverschreibungen, der Merger von Wertpapierfirmen, der Portfolioverwaltung und dem Vertrieb von Fonds. Christian Schmies, der zusätzlich in unseren Regulierungs- und Fintech-Rankings gelistet ist, kommt in sein Element, wenn es um Themen geht, die vertiefte regulatorische Kenntnisse erfordern.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He is a sophisticated lawyer with excellent knowledge.
Banking & Finance: RegulatoryChambers Germany
Christian Schmies provides that super responsive, detailed and pragmatic standard that we need.
Banking & Finance: RegulatoryChambers Germany
Er ist ein versierter Anwalt mit exzellenten Fachkenntnissen.
Banking & Finance: RegulatoryChambers Germany
Christian Schmies bietet genau den reaktionsschnellen, detaillierten und pragmatischen Standard, den wir brauchen.
Banking & Finance: RegulatoryChambers Germany
Christian Schmies is a most outstanding lawyer who combines profound legal and financial sector knowledge with really valuable legal output.
Investment FundsChambers Germany
Christian Schmies ist ein herausragender Anwalt, der profunde Kenntnisse des Rechts- und Finanzsektors mit wirklich wertvollen juristischen Leistungen verbindet.
Investment FundsChambers Germany