LAWYER PROFILE

Gunnar Schuster

Germany 2026

Freshfields

Ranked in 1 practice area

Banking & Finance: Regulatory

Germany

20 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Gunnar focuses on banking regulation, insurance and investment funds as well as capital markets and takeover work. He maintains close contact with BaFin, the German financial services regulator, and the European Central Bank.

Career

Gunnar joined Freshfields in 1994, and has been a partner since 1999.

Professional Memberships

Gunnar is a member of the German-American and German-Brazilian Lawyers’ Associations.

Publications

Gunnar has held various teaching positions at German and foreign universities and has published extensively on public international, constitutional and financial services law.

Personal

Languages: German, English, French and Spanish.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Germany

Banking & Finance: Regulatory - Germany

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Leading practitioner Gunnar Schuster is highly regarded for the breadth of his expertise in all regulatory banking and finance issues. Well-known German and global banks seek his advice on their M&A transactions, business expansions, intragroup restructurings and licensing procedures, often involving cross-border elements. He additionally covers contentious matters, advising banks on supervisory proceedings as well as connected litigation at national and EU levels.

Indviduelles Editorial

Der führende Experte Gunnar Schuster genießt hohes Ansehen für seine umfassende Expertise in allen regulatorischen Fragen des Bank- und Finanzwesens. Namhafte deutsche und internationale Banken suchen seinen Rat bei M&A-Transaktionen, Geschäftserweiterungen, konzerninternen Umstrukturierungen und Genehmigungsverfahren, die häufig grenzüberschreitende Aspekte beinhalten. Darüber hinaus berät er Banken in streitigen Angelegenheiten, sowohl in Aufsichtsverfahren als auch in damit verbundenen Rechtsstreitigkeiten auf nationaler und EU-Ebene.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Gunnar Schuster knows very well how to present and break down complex matters into a digestible format to senior management.
Banking & Finance: RegulatoryChambers Germany
He is someone I go to for very complex questions that get answers at a very high level.
Banking & Finance: RegulatoryChambers Germany
Gunnar Schuster is one of a kind. He is a market leader with impressive knowledge and is pragmatic and available.
Banking & Finance: RegulatoryChambers Germany
Gunnar Schuster ist einzigartig. Er ist ein Marktführer mit beeindruckendem Fachwissen, pragmatisch und erreichbar.
Banking & Finance: RegulatoryChambers Germany
Er ist jemand, an den ich mich bei sehr komplexen Fragen wende, die auf einem sehr hohen Niveau beantwortet werden.
Banking & Finance: RegulatoryChambers Germany
Gunnar Schuster versteht es hervorragend, komplexe Sachverhalte für das Topmanagement verständlich aufzubereiten.
Banking & Finance: RegulatoryChambers Germany