LAWYER PROFILE

Norbert Rieger

Germany 2026

Milbank LLP

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability

Germany

19 years ranked

Private Equity: High End

Germany

18 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Norbert Rieger is Global Head of our Corporate Group. He is one of the three founding partners of the Munich office and has more than 30 years of experience in corporate transactions covering all areas of corporate/M&A, focusing on private equity transactions including public takeovers and public-to-private transactions, advising listed companies and providing legal support to entrepreneurs. His extensive tax experience enables him to provide comprehensive advice on complex situations.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Germany

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability - Germany

Band 1

Individual Editorial

The highly reputed Norbert Rieger advises prominent German and international corporate clients and private equity investors on high-volume M&A deals. He has particular experience with matters involving complex structures and cross-border elements.

Indviduelles Editorial

Der hochangesehene Norbert Rieger berät namhafte deutsche und internationale Unternehmen sowie Private-Equity-Investoren bei umfangreichen M&A-Transaktionen. Er verfügt über besondere Expertise in Angelegenheiten mit komplexen Strukturen und grenzüberschreitenden Bezügen.

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Private Equity: High End - Germany

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Norbert Rieger is one of Germany's top private equity experts, often handling complex and large-cap international acquisitions. His ample experience and longstanding expertise includes multiple deal structures, including public takeovers and minority investments.

Indviduelles Editorial

Norbert Rieger zählt zu den führenden Private-Equity-Experten Deutschlands und betreut häufig komplexe internationale Großtransaktionen. Seine umfassende Erfahrung und langjährige Expertise umfassen diverse Transaktionsstrukturen, darunter öffentliche Übernahmen und Minderheitsbeteiligungen.

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Strengths

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Norbert is always available and hands-on. He has such great experience and provides a high level of comfort to C-level individuals.
Corporate/M&A: High-end CapabilityChambers Germany
Norbert is not only a brilliant lawyer technically, but also in thinking through the economic impact. He acts as a great sparring partner to the deal team, not only as an adviser on legal formalities.
Corporate/M&A: High-end CapabilityChambers Germany
Norbert is one of the best lawyers I know. I very much appreciate his high expertise combined with his extraordinary view for strategic and commercial aspects.
Corporate/M&A: High-end CapabilityChambers Germany
You can leave him alone and he will negotiate things on his own for you, making sure the result you get is basically the best one you could expect.
Corporate/M&A: High-end CapabilityChambers Germany
Norbert ist einer der besten Anwälte, die ich kenne. Ich schätze seine hohe Fachkompetenz in Verbindung mit seinem außergewöhnlichen Gespür für strategische und wirtschaftliche Aspekte sehr.
Corporate/M&A: High-end CapabilityChambers Germany
Norbert ist nicht nur ein fachlich brillanter Jurist, sondern auch ein Experte für die wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen. Er ist ein hervorragender Sparringspartner für das Deal-Team und berät nicht nur in juristischen Formalitäten.
Corporate/M&A: High-end CapabilityChambers Germany