Patricia Volhard
Europe Guide 2024
Band 1 : Investment Funds
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About
Provided by Patricia Volhard
Practice Areas
Patricia Volhard is Managing Partner for the firm in Paris and Frankfurt, and also spends substantial time in the London office as head of the firm’s European Funds Regulatory practice.
She is a member of the firm’s Corporate Department, and Private Equity and Funds/Investment Management Groups. She is also a member of the firm’s core group of ESG partners. Her practice focuses on advising private funds and fund managers on structuring and setting up funds for a European investor base, as well as advising on European financial regulatory aspects for fund managers and corporates, including on SFDR, CSRD, CSDDD and other ESG-related regulation.
Professional Memberships
Ms. Volhard is one of Europe’s leading private funds regulatory lawyers and has played a prominent role in the ongoing development of the area. She is Chair of Invest Europe’s Financial Services/Regulatory Working Group, a member of its SFDR working group, and former Chair of its Tax, Legal & Regulatory Committee. She is also a member of the Investment Management Consultative Working Group of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). In Germany, she is a member of the Board of the BVK, and heads its Legal Committee. In the UK, she is a member of the regulatory committee of the BVCA.
Languages Spoken
Ms. Volhard speaks fluent German, French and English.
Chambers Review
Europe
Patricia Volhard is a market-leading practitioner lauded for her advisory work on German and EU regulatory issues as well as fund structuring, with expertise across private equity, venture capital and infrastructure funds. She is highly active for multinational investment banks as well as German private equity and venture capital firms.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Patricia Vollhard's depth of knowledge is unparalleled."
"Patricia Vollhard has a very good knowledge of pan-European issues and is very attentive and supportive in negotiations in particular."
"Patricia Vollhard is good at reading what her clients are really looking for: sometimes lawyers don't tell you things unless you specifically ask and it's as though you need to know what you don't know. Patricia attempts to understand what you're trying to get at and tells you things like 'knowing you, you might be trying to find xyz', which is very helpful."
"Patricia has great advisory and counselling skills. She helps explain how documents translate into reality, and also gives good advice on the margins of interpretation."
"She's super knowledgeable about regulatory BaFin-related questions. She's a fantastic asset to have."
"Patricia Vollhard's depth of knowledge is unparalleled."
"Patricia Vollhard has a very good knowledge of pan-European issues and is very attentive and supportive in negotiations in particular."
"Patricia Vollhard is good at reading what her clients are really looking for: sometimes lawyers don't tell you things unless you specifically ask and it's as though you need to know what you don't know. Patricia attempts to understand what you're trying to get at and tells you things like 'knowing you, you might be trying to find xyz', which is very helpful."
"Patricia has great advisory and counselling skills. She helps explain how documents translate into reality, and also gives good advice on the margins of interpretation."
"She's super knowledgeable about regulatory BaFin-related questions. She's a fantastic asset to have."
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