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Stefan Mayer

Stefan Mayer

Germany 2026

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Gleiss Lutz
 Gleiss Lutz

Ranked in 1 practice area

Tax

Germany

7 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Stefan heads the tax practice of Gleiss Lutz. He advises clients on all aspects of domestic and international tax law, with a focus on transactions-related tax issues. In particular, he advises clients on M&A transactions, real estate transactions as well as restructurings of distressed companies. His practice also includes advice on reorganisations as well as tax planning and succession planning.

Career

Stefan studied at the Universities of Mainz and Münster in Germany. He has been a partner at Gleiss Lutz since 2011. From 2000 to 2008 Stefan worked at law firms in Frankfurt, New York and Düsseldorf, inter alia as Foreign Attorney at a major law firm in New York (2004/2005). He was admitted as certified tax advisor in 2006.

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Chambers Germany

Tax - Germany

Band 3
Individual Editorial

Stefan Mayer often advises on the tax structuring for transactions and reorganisations. He is particularly active on cross-border mandates.

Indviduelles Editorial
Stefan Mayer berät häufig zur steuerlichen Strukturierung von Transaktionen und Umstrukturierungen. Er ist insbesondere bei grenzüberschreitenden Mandaten aktiv.
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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Stefan Mayer provides very good accessibility and reliability. He offers solutions for complex issues based on professional and practical experience.

    TaxChambers Germany

  • Stefan Mayer is very entrepreneurially oriented.

    TaxChambers Germany

  • He breaks down complex German tax analysis into digestible concepts, with one eye on the wider international tax implications of any German-focused structuring.

    TaxChambers Germany
  • Stefan Mayer zeichnet sich durch gute Erreichbarkeit und Zuverlässigkeit aus. Er bietet Lösungen für komplexe Probleme, die auf seiner professionellen und praktischen Erfahrung basieren.
    TaxChambers Germany
  • Stefan Mayer ist sehr unternehmerisch orientiert.
    TaxChambers Germany
  • Er erklärt komplexe deutsche Steueranalysen verständlich und behält dabei stets die weiterreichenden internationalen steuerlichen Auswirkungen jeder auf Deutschland ausgerichteten Strukturierung im Blick.
    TaxChambers Germany

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