Paul Vogel

My Areas of Expertise

Corporate law / M&A

Company law covers the legal relationships between companies managed as partnerships (GbR, oHG, KG, PartG) or corporations (GmbH, UG, AG, SE, Verein), their shareholders and their executive bodies. Company law regulates and organizes the mostly similar but individual interests of these parties. If – as is often the case – the general statutory regulations do not adequately reflect the interests of the parties involved, they can use individual agreements and regulations to create a set of rules that deviates from the general statutory regulations and is tailored to their needs. Company law offers a great deal of freedom for this, which needs to be utilized. If disputes nevertheless arise between the company, shareholders or executive bodies, a forward-looking approach will prove its worth in the event of a company dispute.

Commercial Law

You will hardly experience a working day on which you are not confronted with questions of commercial law, regardless of whether these are your own terms and conditions of delivery or purchase, ongoing agreements with customers or project-specific contracts. With our many years of experience, we can help you with the rapid provision of standard contracts as well as with the drafting of complex special agreements. We can also check the rules and regulations of your business partners and assist you in contract negotiations.

Banking law

In banking law, a distinction must be made between private banking law and public banking law.

Private banking law deals with the relationship between banks and customers and the relationship between banks themselves. The related civil law regulations are spread across numerous laws and, in the case of consumers as customers, are also influenced by European law. Private banking law is also shaped by the banks’ terms and conditions and, within the banking industry, by banking agreements.

In public banking law, public regulations deal with the state’s supervision of the banking industry. The objectives of banking supervision are to counteract irregularities that could jeopardize the security of the assets entrusted to it, that could impair the proper execution of banking transactions or that could result in significant disadvantages for the economy as a whole. Banking supervision in the Federal Republic of Germany is exercised by BaFin. As an independent body of the EU, the ECB is responsible for banking supervision from a European perspective.

More About Me

I advise companies and investors on corporate law, capital markets law, and M&A transactions.

In addition, I provide comprehensive support to shareholders, founders, and managing directors in all matters of commercial law—from strategic advice to representation in disputes.

My consulting approach is pragmatic and solution-oriented. By maintaining a clear focus on the business objective, we develop sustainable, long-term solutions.

Career History

I studied law in Freiburg. Afterward, I completed my legal clerkship in Karlsruhe, with placements at a commercial law firm in Stuttgart and in the legal department of a bank in Frankfurt.

Before joining Bartsch, I advised on M&A transactions at an internationally oriented commercial law firm in Frankfurt am Main.

Publications

  • Training Artificial Intelligence Using Copyrighted Works, ZdIW 2024, 238–245 (co-authored with Prof. Dr. Köhler)
  • Delimitation of Competence: The Case of the European Central Bank’s Mandate, kritV 2022, 260–279

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Sarah Löser

My Areas of Expertise

Inheritance Law

Well thought-out estate planning ensures that your wishes are respected and disputes are avoided. Both when structuring your succession and when settling an inheritance, we not only consider legal issues and economic interests, but also the interpersonal component.

Business Succession

Successful business succession, particularly in owner-managed companies, is often a complex challenge. It requires not only legal and business expertise, but also empathy. I will assist you in developing and implementing your succession plan to preserve your lifetime of entrepreneurial achievement and ensure a smooth transition to new ownership.

Corporate Law

Corporate law forms the foundation of your business. I will guide you through the process of incorporating your business, establishing its organizational structure, restructuring it, and dissolving it. I will also be there to support you should conflicts arise with co-owners or management.

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Sarah Löser in person

I grew up near Erfurt in Thuringia and moved to Baden-Württemberg to attend college. Hip-hop dancing has been my favorite hobby since I was a child. I relax at home by reading a good book or painting.

Career History

I completed my law degree as part of the combined degree program “Corporate Lawyer (LL.B./State Examination)” at the University of Mannheim, with a focus on business law. My legal clerkship took me to the Regional Court of Karlsruhe, where I was able to gain valuable practical experience. Since February 2026, I have been working in the areas of inheritance and corporate law at the law firm Bartsch Rechtsanwälte.

Education

  • Studied law at the University of Mannheim

  • Judicial Clerkship at the Karlsruhe Regional Court

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Maximilian Michael, LL.M. (Glasgow)

My Areas of Expertise

Tax Law

Tax law is a complex and constantly evolving field of law. Errors or ambiguities can quickly lead to significant financial burdens. Therefore, comprehensive and personalized advice is essential for businesses. We help you develop tailored strategies to efficiently meet your tax obligations and minimize legal risks. We provide expert support in tax planning, defending you in tax disputes, and representing you before tax courts.

Criminal Tax Law

Whether due to inadvertent disclosures, missing information, or complex tax issues—suspicions of a tax offense can quickly arise. However, intentional misconduct is not always the cause: errors on the part of the tax authority or misunderstandings in communication can also be contributing factors.

We support you through every stage of criminal tax proceedings—from preventive advice and the filing of an effective voluntary disclosure to representation during investigative or court proceedings. In doing so, we carefully review not only the information you provide but also the tax authorities’ approach.

Transactions & Tax Law

We provide support for domestic and international transactions, with a particular focus on tax-related issues. Our services range from strategic tax planning to assistance with tax audits and tax reviews, and include the enforcement of your rights in tax dispute proceedings. We place particular emphasis on:

  • proactive tax planning
  • the defense against and handling of tax disputes
  • Tax Audits and Tax Inspections as Preventive Measures
  • The Liability of Advisors in a Tax Context
  • Issues in Foreign Trade Law and Social Security Law
  • tax due diligence, as well as
  • legal and tax advice for asset deals and share deals

Our consulting services combine in-depth knowledge of tax law with a sound understanding of business—to deliver legally sound and sustainable solutions.

Customs and Foreign Trade Law

Customs and foreign trade law governs the international movement of goods and is subject to complex national and European regulations. We advise companies on issues related to import and export regulations, export controls, and customs procedures, as well as on regulatory audits and appeals proceedings.

More About Me

I advise businesses and individuals on tax law matters. My practice also focuses on cross-border issues, such as customs and foreign trade law, as well as other international tax matters. My goal is to provide legally sound yet practical advice that identifies tax risks early on and enables economically sound solutions.

Maximilian Michael in person

In my free time, I love to cook and explore the flavors of the world. Another passion of mine is studying history.

Career History

I completed my studies at the universities of Mainz and Glasgow. Afterward, I worked as a research assistant at an international commercial law firm in Frankfurt. It was there that my enthusiasm for tax matters began to develop. I was able to further deepen my expertise in this area during my legal clerkship, during which I completed rotations at a major German commercial law firm and at the Mainz Tax Office.

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Anna Schneider

My Areas of Expertise

Labor Law

We advise companies and executives on all matters related to employment law. We assist you with drafting contracts and developing human resources and compensation models, and help you create tailored solutions for your company. Our clients appreciate that, as daily points of contact for management and the HR department, we develop pragmatic and tailored solutions.

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Anna Schneider in person

I grew up near Karlsruhe. In my free time, I find balance in nature—whether it’s hiking in the Black Forest or skiing.

Career History

I completed my law degree at the University of Freiburg. During my legal clerkship at the Stuttgart Regional Court, I gained extensive insight into various areas of legal practice.

I have been working at Bartsch Rechtsanwälte since February 2026, and my practice focuses primarily on employment law.

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Dr. Marc Pfirmann

My areas of expertise

More about me

I regularly advise national and international companies as well as financial investors on M&A transactions. In addition, I have particular experience in the area of corporate succession, in disputes between shareholders and am involved in promoting charitable causes as a member of the supervisory board of the Caritasverband e.V. Pforzheim.

Career

  • Since 2025: Lawyer and partner at Bartsch Rechtsanwälte and head of the Pforzheim office
  • 2009 to 2024: Lawyer and partner at two medium-sized commercial law firms
  • 2007 to 2009: Lawyer at an international commercial law firm
  • 2006: Foreign associate at Hughes Hubbard & Reed, Los Angeles (USA)
  • Doctorate at the University of Mannheim
  • Legal studies at the University of Heidelberg; legal clerkship in Landau and Koblenz

Memberships

  • Member of the German-American Lawyers’ Association (DAJV) and its M&A working group
  • Member of the supervisory board of the Caritasverband e.V. Pforzheim

Publications

  • The contractual and non-contractual liability of the carrier for consequential damages (2008)

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01.01.2025
Dr. Marc Pfirmann joins Bartsch Rechtsanwälte in Pforzheim

Dr. Simon Bahlinger

My areas of expertise

Corporate law / M&A

Corporate law encompasses the legal relationships between companies organised as partnerships (GbR, oHG, KG, PartG) or corporations (GmbH, UG, AG, SE, Verein), their shareholders and their governing bodies. Corporate law regulates and sorts the individual interests of these parties, which are usually similar but still individual. If – as is often the case – the general legal regulations do not adequately reflect the interests of the parties involved, they can use individual agreements and regulations to create a set of rules among themselves that deviates from the general legal regulations and is tailored to their needs. Corporate law offers great freedom of design for this, which needs to be utilised. If a dispute nevertheless arises between the company, shareholders or governing bodies, a forward-looking structure proves its worth in the corporate dispute that then has to be resolved.

Inheritance law

Well-thought-out estate planning ensures that your wishes are respected and disputes avoided. When organising your succession or settling an estate, we take into account not only legal issues and economic interests, but also the interpersonal component.

More about me

As a lawyer, I advise medium-sized companies and their shareholders in the areas of corporate and inheritance law. This includes the formation of companies, the drafting of articles of association, the support of capital measures and transformation processes, as well as the resolution of shareholder disputes. A particular focus is on corporate succession.

I support private individuals in the drafting of wills, the structuring of asset succession and in inheritance disputes.

Career

After studying law at the University of Heidelberg, I initially worked as a research assistant at a major international law firm in Frankfurt am Main. I then worked on my doctoral thesis, which was supported by a scholarship from the Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (sdw). In 2021, I was awarded a doctorate in law from the Institute for Foreign and International Private and Commercial Law at the University of Heidelberg. Before joining Bartsch Rechtsanwälte, I worked as a lawyer for another commercial law firm in Baden-Württemberg.

My main areas of practice are corporate and inheritance law. I also regularly publish in these fields in specialist books and leading journals, including the Munich Handbook of Corporate Law (Vol. 9: Family Businesses).

Lectures

  • Examination tutorial in international corporate law, University of Heidelberg (winter term 2021/2022; winter term 2022/2023)

Publications

  • Note on ECJ, judgment of 25 April 2024 – C-276/22 (Edil Work 2), NZG 2024, 956 et seq.
  • Privileging of partnerships under §§ 5, 6 GrEStG in terms of land transfer tax until the end of 2024, DB 2023, 2852 et seq.
  • The outsourcing of the pension promise of the shareholder-managing director, DB 2023, 2587 et seq.
  • Consequences of the new partnership law for advisory practice – Overview and recommendations for tax advisors before the entry into force of the MoPeG on 1 January 2024, NWB Steuer- und Wirtschaftsrecht 13/2023, p. 921 et seq.
  • Limits of the freedom of choice of law in corporate law, Carl Heymanns (AHW series), Cologne 2022 (also doctoral thesis, University of Heidelberg
  • The cross-border family business, in: Bochmann/Cziupka/Prütting (eds.), Munich Handbook of Corporate Law, Volume 9, Law of Family Businesses, Munich 2021 (together with Prof. Dr. Leonhard Hübner)
  • Quotas for Women in Corporate Law, Neue Zeitschrift für Unternehmens- und Gesellschaftsrecht 2020, p. 1212 et seq. (together with Dr Maximilian Leydecker)
  • Report on the Discussion, in: Bergmann et al (eds), From Groups to Unitary Enterprises, Current Development Perspectives of German and European Group Law (ZGR Special Issue 22), 2020, p. 137 et seq.
  • Search and seizure in the sphere of the company lawyer in the course of internal investigations, BB 2018, p. 2953 et seq. (together with Dr Alexander Kiefner and Karl-Jörg Xylander)
  • Legal problems of personal liability of corporate bodies leading to an existential threat in the law of stock corporations, StudZR Wiss-On 2017, p. 1 et seq.

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16.05.2025
Opening ceremony for our Pforzheim location on May 14, 2025
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01.01.2025
Dr. Marc Pfirmann joins Bartsch Rechtsanwälte in Pforzheim

Julia Lüders

My specialties

Construction law

The construction and real estate sector is an anchor of stability and a driver of growth for the German economy. At the same time, it fulfills an essential function for society as a whole: it creates a liveable living and working environment. Construction and real estate law is characterized by a particularly high number of legal standards, whereby the boundary between legal and technical regulations is fluid. In addition, digital and sustainable solutions are also playing an increasingly important role here and are politically prescribed. In this complex environment, we provide you with comprehensive, targeted and specialized advice so that you are prepared for the legal challenges that arise in construction projects.

Building Smart

Building is technically complex. At the same time, it should be sustainable. The set deadline and budget targets should be met. At the moment, construction projects too often end in disputes over supplements or defects and none of the targets set are achieved. At the same time, the world is becoming more digital. A rethink is therefore necessary. Smart building is the order of the day and we provide the necessary legal tools.

Real Estate

We deal with all important issues relating to real estate and advise our clients in particular on real estate transactions, project developments and asset management. Our team is proficient in the development and management of large-scale real estate projects – from planning to execution and sales through to realization.

Planning & Project Management

Technically demanding projects require professional planning and implementation. Creating the optimum legal framework for such projects and being able to successfully accompany such projects requires a high degree of understanding of the given technical and economic contexts. We claim to understand something of what moves you in relation to your projects. That is why we are at your side in the best possible way.

Public procurement law

As specialist lawyers for public procurement law, we provide our clients with comprehensive support in all legal matters relating to tenders above and below the EU thresholds. We support the public sector and other clients in the design and implementation of procurement procedures. As lawyers for public procurement law, we also support companies that apply for public contracts as bidders and, if necessary, ensure effective legal protection – not only in review proceedings.

More about me

I carry out my professional work as a lawyer with great commitment, conscientiousness and attention to even the smallest detail.
The focus of my work is on construction and real estate law.
This is a varied and complex field that requires quick and practicable solutions and makes a close and open exchange with you as a client indispensable.

Julia Lüders in person

For me, sport is the balance to my everyday working life.
It’s another passion that I can immerse myself in, that challenges me and allows me to grow.
I also take part in our running events and ski trips with great enthusiasm, where we can demonstrate our good team spirit in a completely different way.

Career

I completed my law degree at the University of Mannheim.
My legal clerkship took me to Karlsruhe Regional Court, where I was able to gain valuable practical experience.
During this time, I worked at dm-drogerie markt GmbH + Co KG in the construction sector, where I was responsible for sustainability reporting.
I have been working for the law firm Bartsch Rechtsanwälte since October 2021.
I started there as a research assistant in the field of construction and real estate law.
I have been working in this field as a lawyer since 2024.

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Constanze Stallecker

My specialties

Building contract law

Construction contract law is an essential part of the construction industry. My aim is to ensure that your construction projects are legally compliant. From the careful drafting of contracts to effective conflict resolution, I stand up for your interests in order to minimize risks and ensure the success of your construction project.

Property development law

Inproperty development law, I offer individual and practice-oriented solutions. I concentrate on the legal support of property development projects, from the drafting of contracts to successful acceptance.

Real Estate

Real Estate deals with the purchase, sale, development and management of land and buildings. I provide you with legal advice on real estate purchases and sales and support you in project development to ensure the security and success of your real estate investments.

Letting

I advise landlords and tenants on the drafting of rental agreements/additions and represent their individual interests in contract negotiations.

More about me

It is important to me to provide my clients with comprehensive advice. In addition to technical expertise, a precise grasp of the facts and the ability to act with foresight are essential components of my work. I enjoy working for my clients and achieving the best possible solution for them.

Constanze Stallecker in person

My passion is running: It allows me to organize my thoughts, enjoy nature, train my stamina and pursue new goals. I am particularly pleased that there are also some running enthusiasts among our colleagues at Bartsch Rechtsanwälte and that the firm even regularly organizes its own running event – the Bartsch Run.

Career

After studying economics at the University of Hohenheim, I studied law at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. I completed my legal clerkship at Karlsruhe Regional Court. During my administrative internship at the Pforzheim legal department, I gained valuable insights into the activities of the building law department, among other things. I have been working for Bartsch Rechtsanwälte since 2024, focusing on construction and architectural law as well as tenancy and residential property law.

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Dr. Gerhard Wagner

My specialties

Labor and Employment Law

We advise companies and executives on all aspects of employment law. We support you in drafting contracts, developing personnel and remuneration models and help you to develop tailor-made concepts for your company. Our clients appreciate the fact that we develop pragmatic and tailor-made solutions as a daily point of contact for management and the HR department.

Restructuring, outsourcing, reorganization and turnaround situations

A competent and solution-oriented partner is needed to manage the increasing complexity for entrepreneurs and companies, but also for employees. I see myself as such. With more than twenty-five years of practical experience in various positions of responsibility in industrial companies, as well as my work as a lawyer, I am familiar with the concerns and needs of entrepreneurs and companies, but also of employees. My approach has always been to find pragmatic, successful solutions in the interests of the company, based on in-depth knowledge of the relevant area of law.

Compliance

Companies, their executive bodies and employees have to know and observe a large number of sometimes complex rules. If violations occur, there is not only the threat of criminal and civil law consequences, but often also reputational damage and business losses. The scope of the rules, their complexity and the level of sanctions have been steadily increasing for years. At the same time, companies are losing money because they are not taking advantage of business opportunities due to excessive caution. With our many years of experience, we help you to identify and objectively assess risks without ignoring or over-dramatizing them.

More about me

The context in which many companies and entrepreneurs, as well as employees, operate today is becoming increasingly complex due to advancing digitalization, internationalization and globalization.
This has a tangible and direct impact on all those involved, not least due to the plethora of legal regulations within which companies, employers and employees now have to navigate and find their way around.

Regulations that are applied in the course of restructuring, outsourcing, reorganization and turnaround situations, but also works constitution law and collective bargaining law are just a few examples.

A competent and solution-oriented partner is needed to manage the increasing complexity for entrepreneurs and companies, but also for employees. I see myself as such. With more than twenty-five years of practical experience in various positions of responsibility in industrial companies, as well as my work as a lawyer, I am familiar with the concerns and needs of entrepreneurs and companies, but also of employees. My approach has always been to find pragmatic, successful solutions in the interests of the company, based on in-depth knowledge of the relevant area of law.

Career

I studied law at the Ruprecht-Karls-University in Heidelberg. I completed my doctorate on the subject of “German and Austrian Works Constitution Law – A Comparison from a Legal History Perspective” at the Private University in the Principality of Liechtenstein, Triesen, under Professor Dr. Bernd Waas (Goethe University Frankfurt/Main).

I completed my legal clerkship in Darmstadt. I was admitted to the bar in 1995 and have been a specialist lawyer for employment law since 1999. In addition to my work as a lawyer, I held various management positions, first at a company of the Deutsche Bahn Group, then at a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG, then at Brückner Maschinenbau GmbH and finally for almost twelve years at HOERBIGER Holding AG, for the HOERBIGER Group. In the last five years there, I was Chief Human Resources Officer and a member of the Group Executive Board.

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10.11.2022
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“If Mary and Joseph had known!” Short presentations by Bartsch Rechtsanwälte

Dr. Stephanie Funk

My specialties

Inheritance law

Inheritance law often does not correspond to a person’s ideas about what should happen to their assets after their death.

This affects entrepreneurs more than private individuals, especially when it comes to company succession. Well thought-out testamentary dispositions help to avoid disputes.

I think through legal options, draft individual inheritance law concepts and implement them with my clients. So that the last will and testament corresponds to what is really wanted.

More about me

As a Rhinelander, I live in the Palatinate and work in Baden. Family and friends are very important to me. I spend my free time with them and recharge my batteries with joint activities. I find relaxation in a good book.

Career

Dr. Stephanie Funk studied law at the Universities of Passau and Heidelberg. After completing her legal clerkship in Düsseldorf, she was admitted to the bar in 2004 and has since focused on inheritance law. She has been a specialist lawyer for inheritance law since 2009.

Dr. Stephanie Funk completed her doctorate at the University of Cologne on the subject of “Assisted living for senior citizens – term, concept and legal classification in distinction to residential care facilities in accordance with the Nursing Home Act”.

Dr. Stephanie Funk has been with Bartsch Rechtsanwälte since July 2011.

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I   News
03.07.2023
Certified executor

Ulrich A. Goetz

My specialties

Commercial Law

You will hardly experience a working day on which you are not confronted with questions of commercial law, regardless of whether these are your own terms and conditions of delivery or purchase, ongoing agreements with customers or project-specific contracts. With our many years of experience, we can help you with the rapid provision of standard contracts as well as with the drafting of complex special agreements. We can also check the rules and regulations of your business partners and assist you in contract negotiations.

Corporate Law / M&A

Company law covers the legal relationships between companies managed as partnerships (GbR, oHG, KG, PartG) or corporations (GmbH, UG, AG, SE, Verein), their shareholders and their executive bodies. Company law regulates and organizes the mostly similar but individual interests of these parties. If – as is often the case – the general statutory regulations do not adequately reflect the interests of the parties involved, they can use individual agreements and regulations to create a set of rules that deviates from the general statutory regulations and is tailored to their needs. Company law offers a great deal of freedom for this, which needs to be utilized. If disputes nevertheless arise between the company, shareholders or executive bodies, a forward-looking approach will prove its worth in the event of a company dispute.

Intellectual Property

Intellectual property law is used whenever you need to protect your intellectual property, such as patents, trademarks and copyrights, and protect it from damage caused by unfair competition. We support you with tailor-made legal structuring (e.g. trademark searches and registrations, structuring and obtaining licenses and rights of use) as well as with the enforcement of or defence against claims for compensation in the event of infringement.

More about me

It is important to me that legal advice, in addition to its legal aspect, always has its economic and financial implications in mind, so it always contains a strong “entrepreneurial” component. When drafting contracts, during consultations and also when conducting legal disputes, I always assess the economic consequences for clients and do my utmost to achieve a pragmatic solution that is justifiable from a business perspective. Because that’s what I was hired for.

Career

I studied law at the Universities of Freiburg and Heidelberg. I completed my legal clerkship at the Regional Court of Heidelberg and in the legal department of the City of Heidelberg.

As a specialist lawyer for commercial and corporate law, I am a founding member of the law firm Bartsch Rechtsanwälte.

I also hold positions on the supervisory boards of several technology and service companies.

I am a member of the Working Group for Commercial and Corporate Law of the German Bar Association (DAV) and the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property and Copyright.

Memberships

  • Working Group on Commercial and Corporate Law of the DAV
  • Supervisory Board in several stock corporations

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Sarah Zentner

My specialties

Building contract law

Construction contract law is an essential part of the construction industry. My aim is to ensure that your construction projects are legally compliant. From the careful drafting of contracts to effective conflict resolution, I stand up for your interests in order to minimize risks and ensure the success of your construction project.

Property development law

In property development law, I offer individual and practice-oriented solutions. I concentrate on the legal support of property development projects, from the drafting of contracts to successful acceptance.

Real Estate

Real Estate deals with the purchase, sale, development and management of land and buildings. I provide you with legal advice on real estate purchases and sales and support you in project development to ensure the security and success of your real estate investments.

Letting

I advise landlords and tenants on the drafting of rental agreements/additions and represent their individual interests in contract negotiations.

More about me

In hardly any other area of law are theory and practice as far apart as in construction law. Laws and regulations are often complex. There are often obstacles to practical implementation on construction sites. My job is to find practical solutions to enable compliance with the regulations. I fulfill this task by analyzing the problems together with our clients and discussing various approaches in order to ultimately find a solution that meets their needs.

Sarah Zentner in person

I grew up bilingual (German-Polish). During my studies, I spent a semester in Krakow. Krakow has become my absolute favorite city, which is always worth a visit.

Career

I studied law at the Universities of Münster, Heidelberg and Krakow (Poland). During my legal clerkship at the Regional Court of Karlsruhe, I worked in a civil law firm in Pforzheim and at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin. I have been working as a lawyer at Bartsch Rechtsanwälte since 2017, specializing in construction and real estate law.

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Bartsch Attorneys at Law at the B2Run in Karlsruhe
13.10.2022
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Rüdiger Strubel

My specialties

Advice in the context of real estate transactions

Construction contract law is an essential part of the construction industry. My aim is to ensure that your construction projects are legally compliant. From the careful drafting of contracts to effective conflict resolution, I stand up for your interests in order to minimize risks and ensure the success of your construction project.

Due diligence

In property development law, I offer individual and practice-oriented solutions. I concentrate on the legal support of property development projects, from the drafting of contracts to successful acceptance.

Structuring advice

Real Estate deals with the purchase, sale, development and management of land and buildings. I provide you with legal advice on real estate purchases and sales and support you in project development to ensure the security and success of your real estate investments.

Real Estate

We deal with all important issues relating to real estate and advise our clients in particular on real estate transactions, project developments and asset management. Our team is proficient in the development and management of large-scale real estate projects – from planning to execution and sales through to realization.

More about me

One contact – several disciplines. A holistic approach to structuring offers qualitative added value. As a lawyer, I advise international and national investors. My focus is on advising in the context of due diligence audits, structuring advice and real estate transactions. I have many years of experience in advising on real estate investments in Germany.

Career

Rüdiger Strubel studied law at the University of Heidelberg.

Since 2006, he has worked for PwC and EY for more than twelve years and for PwC Legal for more than two years, advising international companies in the financial and real estate sectors.

Rüdiger Strubel was admitted to the bar in 2006 and is also listed as a specialist lawyer for tax law.

Rüdiger Strubel has been with Bartsch Rechtsanwälte since March 2022.

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07.07.2025
Bartsch Rechtsanwälte appoints Rüdiger Strubel as partner
18.09.2022
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Bartsch Rechtsanwälte at the BusinessTeamMarathon in Karlsruhe

Marin Mrvelj

My specialties

Employment contracts and variable remuneration systems

When drafting employment contracts, it is important to find the right provisions for your company and to adapt these provisions to changes in legislation or case law. By designing additional variable remuneration systems accordingly, we can ensure that your entrepreneurial interests are safeguarded when designing and implementing these systems. We support you in all upcoming tasks in the area of employment contract design and in the conception, introduction and implementation of variable remuneration systems.

Termination of employment and service relationships

(Cross-border employment law advice)

We mainly represent employers as well as managing directors and board members in the realization of individual and collective dismissal proceedings. In terms of professional separation management, we support our clients in all phases of the separation process.

Employee data protection

Employee data protection” comprises regulations that deal with the collection, processing and use of personal employee data. We support and advise companies in complying with data protection regulations in the professional environment, draw up data protection guidelines and provide training in relation to the legal requirements of employee data protection.

More about me

Even at a young age, I faced my opponents, even if only on the tennis court in pursuit of the yellow felt ball.

Today, I meet my opponents in the courtroom and stand up for my clients’ interests with ambition, diligence and skill. In order to win the last point here too, I rely not only on a strategic approach, but above all on close and trusting cooperation with my clients.

Career

I studied law at the Universities of Tübingen and Heidelberg. During my studies, I gained an insight into the employment law department of a major international law firm. I also worked as a research assistant in a medium-sized law firm in Karlsruhe.

I completed my legal clerkship in Karlsruhe and Ludwigshafen. I deepened the employment law focus of my legal training by completing an elective traineeship in the employment law department of a leading international chemical group.

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Hendrik Stroborn

My specialties

Corporate Law / M&A

Company law covers the legal relationships between companies managed as partnerships (GbR, oHG, KG, PartG) or corporations (GmbH, UG, AG, SE, Verein), their shareholders and their executive bodies. Company law regulates and organizes the mostly similar but individual interests of these parties. If – as is often the case – the general statutory regulations do not adequately reflect the interests of the parties involved, they can use individual agreements and regulations to create a set of rules that deviates from the general statutory regulations and is tailored to their needs. Company law offers a great deal of freedom for this, which needs to be utilized. If disputes nevertheless arise between the company, shareholders or executive bodies, a forward-looking approach will prove its worth in the event of a company dispute.

Commercial Law

You will hardly experience a working day on which you are not confronted with questions of commercial law, regardless of whether these are your own terms and conditions of delivery or purchase, ongoing agreements with customers or project-specific contracts. With our many years of experience, we can help you with the rapid provision of standard contracts as well as with the drafting of complex special agreements. We can also check the rules and regulations of your business partners and assist you in contract negotiations.

More about me

Since 2000, I have worked as a lawyer in Frankfurt/Main, London and Karlsruhe on national and international transactions in corporate, banking and capital market law, including numerous reorganizations, corporate acquisitions and complex financing transactions. I advise listed stock corporations on the preparation and conduct of general meetings, venture capitalists on investments in start-up companies and shareholders on the settlement of disputes.

Career

After studying law at the Universities of Bayreuth and Lausanne-Dorigny (CH), completing additional training in economics at the University of Bayreuth and completing his legal clerkship in Bamberg, Speyer and New York City, Hendrik Stroborn worked as a lawyer in various international law firms, including for various branches of large auditing and tax consulting firms. He was also a councillor at the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and head of department at the Bavarian Financial Administration. The interdisciplinary consulting approach is particularly important to him.

Hendrik Stroborn has been a partner at Bartsch Rechtsanwälte since April 2016.

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Bernhard Fritz

My specialties

Shareholder disputes

Disputes between shareholders are conceivable in all company forms (e.g. BGB-Gesellschaft, OHG, KG, GmbH & Co. KG, GmbH, AG). Even if tailor-made articles of association can help to avoid disputes, experience shows that there may be differences of opinion that need to be resolved regardless of the contractual provisions. These differences of opinion may relate to investments, financing, the expansion or discontinuation of a business division or even decisions on the appropriation of profits or the dismissal of managing directors. If it is not possible to resolve the disagreements at the shareholders’ meetings, attempts to settle disputes out of court make sense. As a rule, formal and material defects in shareholder resolutions and disputed voting results are challenged in court.

Liability issues in corporate law

When answering liability questions in company law, the first thing that matters is the legal form of the company. This in turn determines whether shareholders or executive bodies of the company can be liable in addition to the company. Ultimately, company law distinguishes between internal liability, i.e. the liability of the acting bodies (managing directors or management board or possibly also advisory board or supervisory board) towards the company, and external liability, i.e. the direct liability of other acting persons or companies towards the company’s creditors. In the event of the insolvency of a company, an insolvency administrator pays increased attention to the possible liability of other persons or companies.

Managing director liability

Management board members and managing directors are generally granted a wide scope of action when managing the business of a company, which, in addition to consciously taking business risks, also includes the danger of misjudgments and errors of assessment. This business decision-making discretion is limited by laws, articles of association or rules of procedure. If the board members or managing directors act within this scope of action, they are not acting in breach of duty. An obligation to pay damages (liability) only comes into consideration if the limits are exceeded within which responsible action must be taken that is exclusively oriented towards the interests of the company and is based on careful investigations.

Supervisory board law

A supervisory board is a supervisory body for corporations, cooperatives, foundations and organizations. The establishment of a supervisory board is partly prescribed by law (e.g. in the case of a stock corporation), partly agreed in the articles of association or partnership agreement. For example, the law of the GmbH does not recognize a mandatory supervisory board if the number of employees of a GmbH does not require the formation of a mandatory supervisory board due to co-determination.

A supervisory board is made up of elected representatives of the shareholders and, in the case of large companies, also of the employees. The Supervisory Board is usually responsible for advising the Management Board, but in particular for monitoring and controlling it.

Banking law

In banking law, a distinction must be made between private banking law and public banking law.

Private banking law deals with the relationship between banks and customers and the relationship between banks themselves. The related civil law regulations are spread across numerous laws and, in the case of consumers as customers, are also influenced by European law. Private banking law is also shaped by the banks’ terms and conditions and, within the banking industry, by banking agreements.

In public banking law, public regulations deal with the state’s supervision of the banking industry. The objectives of banking supervision are to counteract irregularities that could jeopardize the security of the assets entrusted to it, that could impair the proper execution of banking transactions or that could result in significant disadvantages for the economy as a whole. Banking supervision in the Federal Republic of Germany is exercised by BaFin. As an independent body of the EU, the ECB is responsible for banking supervision from a European perspective.

More about me

Advising our clients not only includes the legal assessment of the questions to be answered, but also focuses on the economic result.

In addition to civil and regulatory representation in banking and capital markets law, I assist and advise on the restructuring of companies as well as on shareholder disputes and liability issues of managing directors, board members and supervisory board members.

Career

After training as a bank clerk, I studied law in Freiburg im Breisgau and Montpellier (France). I then worked as a lawyer and specialist lawyer for commercial and corporate law and banking and capital market law in two other medium-sized law firms in Karlsruhe. I have been a partner at Bartsch Rechtsanwälte since March 2019.

Memberships

  • Member of the working group on commercial and corporate law and banking and capital markets law
  • Chairman of the preliminary examination committee for banking and capital market law specialists
  • Lecturer as part of the training to become a specialist lawyer for banking and capital market law

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Marc Blaha

My specialties

Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical Law

The life sciences industry is highly regulated and subject to constant change. We understand your core business and the environment in which you operate. We have the legal expertise to enable you to achieve business success in compliance with all legal requirements – both in Germany and internationally. We often act as an external legal department in this area.

Contract law

We advise you on all contractual matters with a focus on life sciences & pharmaceutical law – be it manufacturing and supply contracts with contract manufacturers (CMOs) for raw materials, bulk or finished products; license agreements, distribution, co-distribution or co-promotion agreements, wholesale agreements, warehousing and logistics agreements, the drafting of general terms and conditions of sale and purchase, agreements with healthcare professionals, dispute resolution agreements, quality assurance agreements, delineation of responsibility agreements, pharmacovigilance agreements, contracts for clinical trials, observational studies and the commissioning of contract research organizations (CROs), etc.

Complex contracts are our strength, both in the life sciences sector and beyond.

Pharmaceutical and medical device law

We provide comprehensive advice on all issues relating to product demarcation, approval, manufacture, distribution and marketing of medicinal products and medical devices.

Therapeutic products advertising law and competition law

Our consulting services cover all aspects of the marketing and advertising of pharmaceuticals, medical products, food supplements, cosmetics and other products. We check your advertising materials and your entire corporate communications for their legal admissibility. In the event of disputes with competitors or competition associations, we will also represent you in court.

Commercial Law

You will hardly experience a working day on which you are not confronted with questions of commercial law, regardless of whether these are your own terms and conditions of delivery or purchase, ongoing agreements with customers or project-specific contracts. With our many years of experience, we can help you with the rapid provision of standard contracts as well as with the drafting of complex special agreements. We can also check the rules and regulations of your business partners and assist you in contract negotiations.

Trademark law

Trademark law serves to ensure the protection and exclusivity of your trademarks and logos and to enforce legal claims against trademark infringements. We are at your side in an advisory and creative capacity by handling your trademark registrations from A to Z (market research, registration procedures, follow-up care), resolving any trademark conflicts and, if necessary, defending your valuable trademarks in court.

More about me

I have been advising national and international companies in the life sciences industry for over 15 years and am very familiar with the sector, the market and the political and technical framework conditions. Having worked as an in-house lawyer for many years, I know the need for pragmatic, clearly understandable and solution-oriented advice in English and German. It gives me pleasure to fulfill this need.

Career

Marc Blaha studied law at the Universities of Augsburg and Lund (Sweden), specializing in commercial law. He completed his legal clerkship in Kempten, Augsburg and Munich.

Marc Blaha worked for many years as an in-house lawyer for companies in the life sciences industry, where he advised on all legal aspects of the operational business. Before joining Bartsch Rechtsanwälte, he held a management position at the headquarters of an international pharmaceutical group where he was responsible for providing legal advice in the operational areas of business development, licensing, purchasing, regulatory affairs as well as marketing and sales.

Memberships

  • Friends of the Research Center for Pharmaceutical Law at the Philipps University of Marburg

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Julien Sweeting, LL.M. (London)

My specialties

UK and international mergers and investments

Our UK corporate law offering includes extensive experience in handling transactions in the UK and overseas across a wide range of industries and spans the full lifecycle from formation to exit. If you are looking to acquire or invest in another business, or are considering an exit, it is important to get the details right from the outset to ensure a smooth transaction, keep costs down and extract as much value as possible from your business. With over 25 years’ experience in the UK and internationally in mergers and acquisitions and an enviable track record of completing transactions of all sizes across a range of industries, we are a solid first port of call for your legal needs.

The latest highlights include:

  • Advising a family office on a series of strategic minority investments in UK and EU companies in the food and beverage industry
  • Representing a medium-sized Swiss pharmaceutical company in the acquisition of various trademark rights for the German and Austrian markets from a large British pharmaceutical group
  • • Advising a large US conglomerate on a strategic acquisition in Germany in the food packaging industry

English business law

Commercial contracts are our bread and butter offering. We deal with a wide variety of contracts on a daily basis and are experts in advising on all types of commercial contracts governed by English law, including:

  • Production and supply agreements
  • License and distribution agreements for intellectual property
  • • Development and partnership agreements
  • Standard terms and conditions
  • IT contracts, including software development and licensing
  • Modalities of data processing

We also deal with contractual and commercial disputes and seek effective legal and negotiated solutions to resolve them. Should litigation be necessary, we work with experienced lawyers and other UK litigation experts to resolve ongoing disputes for you in a cost-effective manner.

We also provide comprehensive support in the award of US business contracts and have negotiated several service contracts with major US companies. When specific US legal advice is required, we have a large network of US lawyers who can assist us as needed.

Having worked in the industry for ten years, we combine sophisticated advice with the commercial acumen we have developed over the years in this sector. We provide you with tailor-made and “to the point” advice so that you can expand your business in a cost-efficient and timely manner.

Pharmaceutical law

In addition to our expertise in commercial contracts (see English Commercial Law), we have extensive experience in the UK pharmaceutical sector. For further details, please see our Pharmaceutical Law page.

UK labor law

We have extensive expertise in developing employment solutions for your workforce. UK employment law is complex and changes frequently. It is therefore important to get the details right and take appropriate legal advice as early as possible.

We can support you in the following ways:

  • Advice on the status of employees and independent contractors
  • Negotiation of employment and consultancy contracts
  • Employment policies, procedures and staff handbooks
  • Stock option plans (actual or virtual)
  • Processing day-to-day HR inquiries
  • Corporate restructuring and redundancies
  • Management of redundancies and negotiation of settlement agreements
  • Immigration law, sponsor licenses and visa routes
  • All other queries relating to human resources and employment law

Foreign investment in Germany

We advise you on all matters relating to your foreign investments in Germany and offer an effective interface to local lawyers and tax specialists.

More about me

As a corporate and commercial lawyer with over 20 years’ experience advising law firms and companies in both the UK and Germany, as well as extensive experience in providing legal support for investments and transactions in emerging markets, particularly in the Middle East, I am quick to identify and meet the commercial needs of my clients. In doing so, I always keep in mind to fully exploit the growth potential of the companies and the products offered, both nationally and internationally. By implementing tailor-made, coherent and efficient structures and contracts and with a high level of expertise in project implementation, I support my clients on their path to success.

Career

I am Julien Sweeting and I grew up in France and the UK. I studied law at University College London (UCL), where I also completed my practical legal training in London. In the first half of my professional career, I worked in major US law firms in London.

After several years advising biotech companies in Cambridge, UK, I moved to Germany. Here I worked for eight years as Legal Director for a large pharmaceutical company headquartered in Germany. In this role, I was responsible for business in Germany, the UK, the USA, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region.

My professional expertise also includes three years working in the Middle East, particularly in Saudi Arabia, where I specialized in investments and transactions. Over the last five years, I have advised extensively on global M&A transactions with a total value of over EUR 2 billion. I also focus on advising companies investing and partnering in emerging markets (MENA/APAC). I also assist companies with the internationalization of their business activities, including in the US and UK, as well as risk and liability management.

Fluent in English and French, I enjoy continuously improving my German language skills.

Education

  • University College London (LLB, LLM)
  • Université de Paris (Assas-Pantheon)

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Daniel Scharpf

My specialties

Inheritance law

Well thought-out estate planning ensures that your wishes are respected and disputes are avoided. Both when structuring your succession and when settling an inheritance, we not only consider legal issues and economic interests, but also the interpersonal component.

Company succession

Successful company succession, especially in owner-managed businesses, is often a complex challenge. It requires not only legal and business expertise, but also empathy. I support you in the creation and implementation of your succession concept in order to preserve your entrepreneurial life’s work and pass it on safely to new hands.

Company law

Company law forms the foundation of your company. I support you with the foundation, organizational structure, restructuring and dissolution of your company. I can also assist you in the event of conflicts with fellow shareholders or the management.

Commercial Law

Entrepreneurs and merchants are subject to different rules in legal transactions than private individuals. These differences must be taken into account both when drafting contracts and in conflict situations with business partners in order to ensure your business success.

Foundation law

The establishment of a foundation is an option to consider for asset investment and succession, especially for larger assets. In matters of foundation law, I assist and support founders and foundation bodies in particular in the legally compliant establishment and administration of their foundations. For tax optimization, we work closely with tax advisors from our network on foundation law as required.

More about me

Our task is to provide our clients with the best possible support in challenging life situations. We fulfill this task with outstanding professional expertise, the necessary empathy and the required assertiveness.

I support our clients with their pension and succession planning, both in the corporate and private sphere. After the death of the deceased, I help the surviving dependants to find sensible solutions and to assert their legal interests, if necessary also in court.

Another focus of my work is advising and representing companies and entrepreneurs in commercial and corporate law matters, in particular in shareholder disputes.

Daniel Scharpf in person

I grew up in Villingen in the Black Forest. In my free time, I like to explore the area around Karlsruhe and enjoy long hikes in the countryside, especially in the Palatinate and the northern Black Forest.

Career

I studied law at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen with a focus on corporate organization and financing. I completed my legal clerkship at Karlsruhe Regional Court. I already supported Bartsch Rechtsanwälte as a research assistant during my legal clerkship. I have been working as a lawyer at the law firm Bartsch Rechtsanwälte since 2020.

Education

  • Studied law at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
  • Legal clerkship at Karlsruhe Regional Court

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Alexandra Steg, LL.B.

My specialties

Labor and Employment Law

We advise companies and executives on all aspects of employment law. We support you in drafting contracts, developing personnel and remuneration models and help you to develop tailor-made concepts for your company. Our clients appreciate the fact that we develop pragmatic and tailor-made solutions as a daily point of contact for management and the HR department.

Compliance

Companies, their executive bodies and employees have to know and observe a large number of sometimes complex rules. If violations occur, there is not only the threat of criminal and civil law consequences, but often also reputational damage and business losses. The scope of the rules, their complexity and the level of sanctions have been steadily increasing for years. At the same time, companies are losing money because they are not taking advantage of business opportunities due to excessive caution. With our many years of experience, we help you to identify and objectively assess risks without ignoring or over-dramatizing them.

Employment contracts and variable remuneration systems

When drafting employment contracts, it is important to find the right provisions for your company and to adapt these provisions to changes in legislation or case law. By designing additional variable remuneration systems accordingly, we can ensure that your entrepreneurial interests are safeguarded when designing and implementing these systems. We support you in all upcoming tasks in the area of employment contract design and in the conception, introduction and implementation of variable remuneration systems.

Company agreements and social plans

Works councils are involved in various organizational issues, from software launches to personnel measures such as hiring, transfers or dismissals. Restructurings and operational changes, which often require a reconciliation of interests and a social plan, are particularly complex. We draft works agreements for you, negotiate with the works council and represent your company before the conciliation committee.

Advice and representation of municipalities

We advise and represent local authorities on all issues relating to the TVöD and TV-L: from questions of correct classification, transfer, dismissal and disciplinary proceedings.

Employment law support for M&A projects

In the event of plant closures or relocations, we design employment law strategies for practical implementation. In mergers and transactions, a careful examination of employment law issues, such as dealing with pension schemes or co-determination at company and corporate level in share and asset deals, is crucial for a successful transfer.

Termination of employment and service relationships

We mainly represent employers as well as managing directors and board members in the realization of individual and collective dismissal proceedings. In terms of professional separation management, we support our clients in all phases of the separation process.

More about me

When advising you, I assert your claims with foresight and find tailor-made solutions for you, be it in the drafting of employment contracts, the termination of employment relationships, corporate restructuring or in dealings between the company and the works council. It is essential for me that the solutions found are not just theoretical, but can also be implemented in practice.

You often have to deviate from familiar structures and ways of thinking in order to achieve the best possible result.

Career

I studied law at the University of Mannheim, specializing in employment law.

I completed my legal clerkship at Karlsruhe Regional Court. During this time, I worked at the Karlsruhe Labor Court and also gained experience at a globally active commercial law firm in Stuttgart. In addition, I have worked for the law firm Bartsch Rechtsanwälte in the field of employment law since March 2017.

I have been working as a lawyer at Bartsch Rechtsanwälte since August 2021 and continue to focus on employment law.

Teaching activities

  • Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University, Karlsruhe: Labor Law

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In-house management seminar for CONITAS GmbH in Karlsruhe on 09.04.2024 on the subject of individual employment law (Alexandra Steg) and works constitution law (Dr. Reinhard Möller)
10.11.2022
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Dr. Alexander Hoff

My specialties

Construction law

The construction and real estate sector is an anchor of stability and a driver of growth for the German economy. At the same time, it fulfills an essential function for society as a whole: it creates a livable living and working environment and the necessary infrastructure for a community. Construction and real estate law is characterized by a large number of legal standards, whereby the boundary between legal and technical regulations is fluid. In addition, digital and sustainable solutions are also playing an increasingly important role here and are politically prescribed. In this complex environment, we provide you with comprehensive, targeted and specialized advice so that you are prepared for the legal challenges that arise in construction projects.

Real Estate

We deal with all important issues relating to real estate and advise our clients in particular on real estate transactions, project developments and asset management. Our team masters the development and management of large-scale real estate projects – from planning to execution and marketing to realization.

Building smart

Building is technically complex. At the same time, it should be sustainable. The set deadline and budget targets should be met. At the moment, construction projects too often end in disputes over supplements or defects and none of the targets set are achieved. At the same time, the world is becoming more digital. Smart building is the order of the day and we provide the necessary legal tools.

Labor and Employment Law

As a specialist lawyer for employment law, I advise companies and executives on all matters relating to employment law. We support you in the development of personnel and remuneration models and help you to develop tailor-made concepts for your company. Our clients appreciate the fact that we provide straightforward answers and develop pragmatic solutions as a daily point of contact for management and the HR department.

More about me

The focus of my work is the supervision of complex large-scale construction projects. I advise clients, investors and construction companies during the construction process and also represent my clients in court if necessary. To do this, a lawyer must understand what he is talking about and have the ability to present complex business, construction or interpersonal issues correctly and convincingly. I understand my clients, their business and their goals. For me, communicating optimally for my clients is the basis of first-class legal advice.

Career

Dr. Alexander Hoff studied law in Freiburg i.Br. He received his doctorate from the University of Potsdam.

After his legal clerkship in Freiburg i.Br. and London, Dr. Alexander Hoff joined Bartsch und Partner as a lawyer. He is a founding partner of Bartsch Rechtsanwälte.

Memberships

  • German Construction Court Conference e.V.
  • German Society for Building Law e.V.
  • Trusted lawyer of the Verband Privater Bauherren e.V.
  • Head of the Legal Competence Group in the Advisory Network of the City of Karlsruhe
  • Lawyers’ Association Karlsruhe e.V.
  • IHK working group on real estate and location development

Teaching activities

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology:

  • Labor and Employment Law
  • Contract design

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Real Estate Day 2025 of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Karlsruhe
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Advoselect Annual Conference in Paris from September 25 to September 27, 2025

Dr. Reinhard Möller

My specialties

Labor and Employment Law

We advise companies and executives on all aspects of employment law. We support you in drafting contracts, developing personnel and remuneration models and help you to develop tailor-made concepts for your company. Our clients appreciate the fact that we develop pragmatic and tailor-made solutions as a daily point of contact for management and the HR department.

Compliance

Companies, their executive bodies and employees have to know and observe a large number of sometimes complex rules. If violations occur, there is not only the threat of criminal and civil law consequences, but often also reputational damage and business losses. The scope of the rules, their complexity and the level of sanctions have been steadily increasing for years. At the same time, companies are losing money because they are not taking advantage of business opportunities due to excessive caution. With our many years of experience, we help you to identify and objectively assess risks without ignoring or over-dramatizing them.

Construction law

Construction and real estate law is characterized by a particularly high number of legal standards, whereby the boundary between legal and technical regulations is fluid. In addition, digital and sustainable solutions are also playing an increasingly important role here and are politically prescribed. In this complex environment, we provide you with comprehensive, targeted and specialized advice so that you are prepared for the legal challenges that arise in construction projects.

Real Estate

We deal with all important issues relating to real estate and advise our clients in particular on real estate transactions, project developments and asset management. Our team is proficient in the development and management of large-scale real estate projects – from planning to execution and sales through to realization.

More about me

In my work as a lawyer, the focus is on finding solutions. These solutions must be one thing above all: feasible and sensible in every respect.

Solving legal problems is always a question of strategy – your own (corporate) strategy and a legal strategy. Economic and legal risks must be avoided.

I support you with the right consulting strategy to solve your legal issues sensibly without losing sight of your strategy.

Career

I studied law at the Universities of Marburg, Canterbury (U.K.) and Freiburg. During my studies, I worked as a research assistant at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law. After graduating, I was a research assistant to Prof. Dr. Gerhard Hohloch at the Institute for Foreign and International Private Law at the University of Freiburg.

I completed my doctorate on the topic of liability law “The Prevention Principle of Tort Law” at the University of Tübingen under Prof. Dr. Gottfried Schiemann. During my legal clerkship, I worked at Thiedmann & Edler in Chicago, II, a law firm specializing in advising European clients in their native language.

I have been working as a lawyer since 2001. I am active as a speaker in my specialist areas and regularly publish articles and comments on current decisions.

Memberships

  • German Construction Court Conference e.V.
  • Lawyers’ Association Karlsruhe e.V.
  • German Bar Association – ARGE Labor Law in the German Bar Association

Teaching activities

  • Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University, Karlsruhe: Civil Law
  • Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Applied Sciences: Labor Law
  • Quadriga Akademie Berlin: Labor law and data protection

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20.06.2024
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In-house seminar for bardusch GmbH & Co. KG on the topic of works constitution law for managers on 20.06.2024 (2 hours)
23.04.2024
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Quadriga University E-Learning

Florian Krug

My specialties

Company purchase agreements

The purchase or sale of companies or parts of companies is, you guessed it, considerably more complex than that of a car. This does not only apply if a listed target company is to be taken over by way of a public offer to the shareholders (takeover) or if a large number of potential buyers are to be approached in parallel as part of a bidding process. The sale and purchase of a medium-sized company is also a challenging undertaking for those involved. Once the business people have agreed on the key data for such an acquisition and these have been set out in a letter of intent (also known as a memorandum of understanding or term sheet) or an indicative offer from the prospective buyer, the company is put through its paces in a so-called due diligence process with the help of external consultants, with a commitment of the company’s own human resources that should not be underestimated. Do the assumptions made explicitly or implicitly in the letter of intent or the indicative offer regarding the legal, tax, business, technical, etc. status of the target company prove to be reliable? Are the assumptions made in the letter of intent or indicative offer explicitly or implicitly reliable? At the same time, the transaction will be (further) structured from a tax and legal perspective. Should the company shares be acquired (share deal) or, e.g. in the case of a sale out of insolvency (distressed M&A), only the essential assets (asset deal)? Should the purchase price be fixed on the basis of the most recent balance sheet figures (locked box) or initially only provisionally estimated and adjusted after conclusion of the purchase agreement on the basis of a closing balance sheet to be prepared on completion of the transaction (closing accounts)? The purchase agreement is also drafted and negotiated at the same time as the due diligence process, and its structure is usually based on established market standards. Nevertheless, every case is special and the devil is in the detail. Some risks arising from the extensive seller warranties and indemnity obligations regularly contained in the purchase agreement can be significantly reduced by taking out W&I insurance (Warranty & Indemnity Insurance) – to the benefit of both parties. Even after the signing and closing of a company purchase agreement, it is important to manage not only the operational but also the legal tasks involved in merging the acquired company with existing operations or parts of operations of the buyer or buyer group (post-merger integration). If necessary, we will be happy to assist you in settling any disputes that may subsequently arise between the seller and the buyer. However, we prefer it even more when clear and forward-looking contract drafting pays off and avoids disputes from the outset.

Transformation law

Shapeshifters are not only found in fantasy literature. Companies can also put on a new legal outfit. By means of a change of legal form, a partnership (e.g. a general partnership or a limited partnership) becomes a corporation (e.g. a stock corporation or a limited liability company) or vice versa – and remains essentially the same with all the same rights and obligations as before. However, the Transformation Act also offers various possibilities for a company to dispose of all of its assets – or certain parts thereof – with all rights and obligations, without liquidation and without the consent of affected employees and other contractual partners, and transfer them to another company (so-called – complete or partial – universal succession). This can be done by merging the assets into another legal entity that either already exists (merger by absorption) or, if two companies join forces to rise from the ashes like a phoenix in a new form, is created specifically for this purpose (merger by new formation). The other way round is a demerger, in which a company is either split into two new legal entities (demerger sounds painful and yes, the transferring legal entity is lost). Or the company remains in existence and transfers only a certain part of its assets to another legal entity, either by way of a spin-off (in which case the shareholders of the transferring company receive shares in the acquiring legal entity) or a spin-off (in which case the transferring company itself receives the shares in the transferring legal entity). If other consideration is to be granted instead of shares, the so-called transfer of assets is available for this purpose. What all reorganization measures have in common is that they are planned and implemented hand in hand with tax advisors, a variety of forms and deadlines must be observed and due consideration must be given to the legitimate interests of minority shareholders (keywords: cash compensation and appraisal proceedings), employees and other contractual partners.

Partnership agreements

The articles of association are the legal foundation of every company. This not only defines the essential foundations of the company, but also offers the opportunity to adapt the internal structure of the company to the legal standard by means of individual regulations. From the precise definition of qualified majorities for individual or all resolutions, restrictions on disposal and pre-emptive rights to termination and redemption options, numerous adjustments can be made in a partnership agreement. At the same time, a resilient partnership agreement always takes into account potential conflicts in order to provide the shareholders with individual and appropriate solutions in such cases.

Shareholder agreements

Some agreements between individual or all shareholders should not be set out in the articles of association and should therefore be publicly accessible via the commercial register. Nevertheless, there is often a great need to agree special rights and obligations between the shareholders in a legally secure manner and, for this purpose, to include customized voting rights and obligations, co-sale rights and obligations (tag-along, drag-along) or individually negotiated preferential rights in a shareholders’ agreement.

Commercial Law

You will hardly experience a working day on which you are not confronted with questions of commercial law, regardless of whether these are your own terms and conditions of delivery or purchase, ongoing agreements with customers or project-specific contracts. With our many years of experience, we can help you with the rapid provision of standard contracts as well as with the drafting of complex special agreements. We can also check the rules and regulations of your business partners and assist you in contract negotiations.

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A Swabian by birth and at heart, a Karlsruhe native by conviction and a European in spirit.

I let myself be grounded by my family and my bees, seek freedom on my bike and find new inspiration as soon as I hear music.

Career

I studied law at the Ruprecht Karls University in the beautiful student town of Heidelberg. The focus area of tax law gave me an insight into the challenges and business thinking of companies. My legal clerkship took me to the Karlsruhe Regional Court. During this time, I was able to broaden my horizons and gain an appreciation of international issues during two periods abroad at a law firm in Porto (Portugal). Since March 2020, I have been advising and supporting entrepreneurs and companies as a lawyer at the law firm Bartsch Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB, with a focus on corporate and commercial law.

Courses

  • Baden Academy of Administration and Economics
  • Lecture: Business and internet law (since 2024)

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Joachim Dorschel

My specialties

IT Law

Information technology law (“IT law”) concerns the large area of software, hardware and data processing, which is developing and changing faster than almost any other area. It is therefore easy to lose track here. We offer you sound advice and support you in all legal matters relating to your IT, including contract review and drafting, licenses, hosting and, last but not least, cybersecurity, to ensure that your IT business practices are legally sound and protected from malicious interference.

Company law

Company law covers the legal relationships between companies managed as partnerships (GbR, oHG, KG, PartG) or corporations (GmbH, UG, AG, SE, Verein), their shareholders and their executive bodies. Company law regulates and organizes the mostly similar but individual interests of these parties. If – as is often the case – the general statutory regulations do not adequately reflect the interests of the parties involved, they can use individual agreements and regulations to create a set of rules that deviates from the general statutory regulations and is tailored to their needs. Company law offers a great deal of freedom for this, which needs to be utilized. If disputes nevertheless arise between the company, shareholders or executive bodies, a forward-looking approach will prove its worth in the event of a company dispute.

More about me

Law is constantly on the move. The task of a lawyer is to advise on the pulse of the times.

Especially in IT law, copyright law and intellectual property law, there is often a lot going on. For technology-oriented companies, legal changes can have a considerable strategic and financial impact.

In order to be able to offer optimal legal advice, I keep an eye on developments and point out necessary adjustments for the future in good time.

Career

I studied law at the Universities of Freiburg and Tübingen. I then worked as a research assistant at the Chair of Civil Law, Commercial and Business Law, Multimedia and Telecommunications Law of Prof. Dr. Gerald Spindler at the University of Göttingen and as a publications officer at the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
During my legal clerkship in Cologne, I worked in the IP/IT practice department of an international law firm in Düsseldorf and London.
I was admitted to the bar in 2008. From 2008 to 2011 I worked at the law firm Bartsch und Partner and am a founding partner of the law firm Bartsch Rechtsanwälte.
I have regularly published articles and judgment notes on legal issues in the field of IT, telecommunications and data protection law.

Teaching activity

Lecturer at the Stuttgart Media University (IT law), Stuttgart

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Wolfgang Döring

My specialties

IT Law

Information technology law (“IT law”) concerns the large area of software, hardware and data processing, which is developing and changing faster than almost any other area. It is therefore easy to lose track here. We offer you sound advice and support you in all legal matters relating to your IT, including contract review and drafting, licenses, hosting and, last but not least, cybersecurity, to ensure that your IT business practices are legally sound and protected from malicious interference.

Intellectual Property

Intellectual property law is used whenever you need to protect your intellectual property, such as patents, trademarks and copyrights, and protect it from damage caused by unfair competition. We support you with tailor-made legal structuring (e.g. trademark searches and registrations, structuring and obtaining licenses and rights of use) as well as with the enforcement of or defence against claims for compensation in the event of infringement.

More about me

Globalization does not stop at legal advice. Especially when advising companies, it is often essential to look beyond national law.

Internationality is no longer just a matter for large companies. In the IP sector in particular, international activities often begin in small entrepreneurial structures.

With my advice, I also provide clients with the legal certainty in an international context that others can often only offer in a national context.

Wolfgang Döring in person

I have lived in beautiful Upper Bavaria for more than 20 years, with a few short interruptions. I spend my time with my family in the mountains, at the stove, on the way to or – even better – in Italy.

Career

Wolfgang Döring studied law in Freiburg and Aberdeen/GB. He then completed his legal clerkship in Mannheim and Heidelberg.

Wolfgang Döring was admitted to the bar in 2001. From 2001-2003 he worked as a lawyer at Bartsch und Partner and from 2004-2009 at Linklaters in London and Munich in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Practice Group. Wolfgang Döring subsequently held management positions at various leading global technology companies (Atos, SAP, Microsoft). For many years, his focus has been on setting up and managing the legal departments of fast-growing technology providers. For example, he spent four years as General Counsel of Celonis SE, a software company based in Munich and New York, which is one of the most valuable European scale-ups.

Wolfgang Döring is particularly involved in national and international projects in the areas of start-up and scale-up consulting, IT and business process outsourcing, global data protection projects, software licensing and distribution, mergers & acquisitions and has been working for Bartsch Rechtsanwälte as a lawyer (Of Counsel) since October 2013.

Memberships

  • German Society for Law and Informatics (DGRI)

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Prof. Dr. Michael Bartsch

My specialties

IT Law

Information technology law (“IT law”) concerns the large area of software, hardware and data processing, which is developing and changing faster than almost any other area. It is therefore easy to lose track here. We offer you sound advice and support you in all legal matters relating to your IT, including contract review and drafting, licenses, hosting and, last but not least, cybersecurity, to ensure that your IT business practices are legally sound and protected from malicious interference.

Commercial Law

You will hardly experience a working day on which you are not confronted with questions of commercial law, regardless of whether these are your own terms and conditions of delivery or purchase, ongoing agreements with customers or project-specific contracts. With our many years of experience, we can help you with the rapid provision of standard contracts as well as with the drafting of complex special agreements. We can also check the rules and regulations of your business partners and assist you in contract negotiations.

Company law

Company law covers the legal relationships between companies managed as partnerships (GbR, oHG, KG, PartG) or corporations (GmbH, UG, AG, SE, Verein), their shareholders and their executive bodies. Company law regulates and organizes the mostly similar but individual interests of these parties. If – as is often the case – the general statutory regulations do not adequately reflect the interests of the parties involved, they can use individual agreements and regulations to create a set of rules that deviates from the general statutory regulations and is tailored to their needs. Company law offers a great deal of freedom for this, which needs to be utilized. If disputes nevertheless arise between the company, shareholders or executive bodies, a forward-looking approach will prove its worth in the event of a company dispute.

Constructive law - that is an important keyword for my work.

Contracts, for example, are plans, just as technical drawings are plans. If you know many design elements and how they interact, you can design better. I have been designing since 1976; most of my publications concern contract law, including 100 pages of IT contracts with commentaries. Creative ideas are often required.

Always ask about the statics: Will it hold? In most cases, we need to ask about the dynamics: How can this develop further? The question of practical usefulness must always be asked: Is the text understandable for the non-lawyers who are supposed to deal with it? Is it a tool for the contracting parties to get along?

In my head, law is a construction kit that I can use to create constructive solutions. For me, this is a great task.

Career

Prof. Dr. Michael Bartsch studied law and literature at the Universities of Hamburg, Geneva and Freiburg im Breisgau. He completed his legal clerkship at the Regional Court of Karlsruhe and at the Senator for Science and Art in Berlin.

In 1976, he joined the law firm founded by his father Alfred Bartsch in 1950, which operated under the name “Bartsch und Partner” until June 30, 2011. He gave the firm its focus on law and technology.

Prof. Dr. Bartsch was appointed Dr. rer. pol. He received his doctorate from the University of Karlsruhe and was appointed honorary professor at the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design in 1999.

Prof. Dr. Bartsch is one of the founders of IT law in Germany. He was the founding chairman of the “Deutsche Gesellschaft für Informationstechnologie und Recht e. V.” which later became one of the two founding institutions of the “Deutsche Gesellschaft für Recht und Informatik e. V. (DGRI)”, and was most recently Chairman of the Advisory Board of this scientific society. He has been a member of the editorial board of the journal “Computer und Recht” since 1987 and is now its editor-in-chief. In the winter semester 1984/1985, he held the first lecture on IT contract law at a German university at the University of Karlsruhe.

Prof. Dr. Bartsch has published numerous articles on contract law, in particular on the drafting of contracts in the field of information technology.

The magazine “Computer und Recht” dedicated the October 2011 issue to his 65th birthday and the October 2016 issue to his 70th birthday. The German Society for Law and Informatics (DGRI) published a detailed biographical tribute in its 2011 yearbook (author: Thomas Heymann).

Prof. Dr. Bartsch was invited to speak at the German Jurists’ Conference 2016 on the topic of “Digital economy – analog law – does the German Civil Code need an update?”.

Memberships

Education

  • Studied law and literature at the Universities of Hamburg, Geneva and Freiburg im Breisgau
  • Legal clerkship at the Regional Court of Karlsruhe and at the Senator for Science and Art in Berlin
  • Doctorate (Dr. rer. pol. at the University of Karlsruhe (Software und das Jahr 2000 – Haftung und Versicherungsschutz für ein technisches Großproblem, Nomos Verlag Baden-Baden 1998)

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Dr. Thomas Scharpf

My specialties

Company law

Company law covers the legal relationships between companies managed as partnerships (GbR, oHG, KG, PartG) or corporations (GmbH, UG, AG, SE, Verein), their shareholders and their executive bodies. Company law regulates and organizes the mostly similar but individual interests of these parties. If – as is often the case – the general statutory regulations do not adequately reflect the interests of the parties involved, they can use individual agreements and regulations to create a set of rules that deviates from the general statutory regulations and is tailored to their needs. Company law offers a great deal of freedom for this, which needs to be utilized. If disputes nevertheless arise between the company, shareholders or executive bodies, a forward-looking approach will prove its worth in the event of a company dispute.

Capital market law

In a world that is constantly evolving, capital market law is of crucial importance. Whether you are dealing with complex financial transactions, the IPO of a company or compliance with regulatory requirements, we support you in achieving your goals securely and efficiently. We offer comprehensive advice and are always up to date with the latest legislation and case law.

IT Law

Information technology law (“IT law”) concerns the large area of software, hardware and data processing, which is developing and changing faster than almost any other area. It is therefore easy to lose track here. We offer you sound advice and support you in all legal matters relating to your IT, including contract review and drafting, licenses, hosting and, last but not least, cybersecurity, to ensure that your IT business practices are legally sound and protected from malicious interference.

Data protection

We offer comprehensive legal advice on data protection to ensure that your practices comply with applicable data protection laws. Our services include creating customized data protection policies, monitoring and auditing data processing activities and ensuring full compliance with all relevant data protection regulations.

General commercial law

We have extensive expertise in the field of commercial law. We are at your side from company formation to sales, from the creation of general terms and conditions to company design. Our advisory services also extend to general civil matters, corporate law and IT law.

More about me

Our clients value us as a customer and service-oriented service provider in all commercial law matters. We are always available to provide you with reliable and competent advice and assistance.

We draw on our extensive and long-standing experience in the efficient and practice-oriented preparation and implementation of your projects and the solution of your questions.

Your success and satisfaction are our benchmark, regardless of whether you are carrying out a complex project or have a routine question.

Career

Thomas Scharpf has been a partner at Bartsch Rechtsanwälte since 2021. Thomas Scharpf previously worked in commercial law at various international law firms. His particular strength lies in his interdisciplinary expertise in commercial law, especially in corporate law as well as in M&A and capital market transactions.

Thomas Scharpf holds a degree in business administration (FH) and has been a lawyer since 2003. He studied business administration at the University of Applied Sciences in Kempten and law at the University of Augsburg and obtained his doctorate in stock corporation law.

Education

  • Studied law at the University of Augsburg
  • Studied business administration at the University of Applied Sciences in Kempten

Memberships

  • German Institution of Arbitration (DIS)

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Sabine Przerwok

My specialties

Construction law

The construction and real estate sector is an anchor of stability and a driver of growth for the German economy. At the same time, it fulfills an essential function for society as a whole: it creates a liveable living and working environment. Construction and real estate law is characterized by a particularly high number of legal standards, whereby the boundary between legal and technical regulations is fluid. In addition, digital and sustainable solutions are also playing an increasingly important role here and are politically prescribed. In this complex environment, we provide you with comprehensive, targeted and specialized advice so that you are prepared for the legal challenges that arise in construction projects.

Building Smart

Building is technically complex. At the same time, it should be sustainable. The set deadline and budget targets should be met. At the moment, construction projects too often end in disputes over supplements or defects and none of the targets set are achieved. At the same time, the world is becoming more digital. A rethink is therefore necessary. Smart building is the order of the day and we provide the necessary legal tools.

Real Estate

We deal with all important issues relating to real estate and advise our clients in particular on real estate transactions, project developments and asset management. Our team is proficient in the development and management of large-scale real estate projects – from planning to execution and sales through to realization.

Planning & Project Management

Technically demanding projects require professional planning and implementation. Creating the optimum legal framework for such projects and being able to successfully accompany such projects requires a high degree of understanding of the given technical and economic contexts. We claim to understand something of what moves you in relation to your projects. That is why we are at your side in the best possible way.

Public procurement law

As specialist lawyers for public procurement law, we provide our clients with comprehensive support in all legal matters relating to tenders above and below the EU thresholds. We support the public sector and other clients in the design and implementation of procurement procedures. As lawyers for public procurement law, we also support companies that apply for public contracts as bidders and, if necessary, ensure effective legal protection – not only in review proceedings.

More about me

The focus of my work is on supporting complex construction projects and Europe-wide procurement procedures. I advise (public) clients, investors, architects and engineers as well as companies on projects and, if necessary, also in court or before the public procurement tribunals. He has particular expertise in sustainable planning and construction, so-called green contracts. I also have many years of experience in awarding IT and construction contracts, particularly in the medical sector.

Professional contract drafting combined with a feel for possible developments makes exactly this possible: the risk of cost-intensive and time-consuming disputes can be significantly reduced through forward-looking advice.

Providing forward-looking advice is my strength, and I use this to my clients’ advantage. Because even in legal disputes, those who act with foresight and do not react reflexively have an advantage.

Career

I studied law at the Universities of Freiburg and Uppsala (Sweden). After my legal clerkship in Baden-Baden with stations at an international law firm in Stuttgart in the area of public law / real estate law and at the German Embassy in Copenhagen, I joined Bartsch directly in 2012. I have been a partner in the firm since 2017.

I am a specialist lawyer for construction and architectural law as well as public procurement law and have successfully completed the specialist lawyer course for administrative law.

Memberships

  • German Society for Building Law e.V.

  • Institute for Building Law Freiburg

Teaching activities

  • Specialist lawyer training in construction and architectural law and administrative law, SiS Schwetzingen

  • Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Public Commercial Law

Publications

  • Stoltefuß/Przerwok, Construction law for construction companies, PraxisWissen Baurecht, July 2024

  • Public procurement law reform 2016: New rules for public contracts (IHK – Magazin Karlsruhe 2016, 3/2016, 37f)

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Julia Leutner

My specialties

IT Law

Information technology law (“IT law”) concerns the large area of software, hardware and data processing, which is developing and changing faster than almost any other area. It is therefore easy to lose track of things. We offer you sound advice and support you in all legal matters relating to your IT, including contract review and drafting, licenses, hosting and, last but not least, cybersecurity, to ensure that your IT business practices are legally sound and protected against harmful interference.

Data protection

We offer comprehensive legal advice in the area of data protection to ensure that your practices comply with applicable data protection laws. Our services include drafting customized data protection policies, monitoring and auditing data processing activities and ensuring full compliance with all relevant data protection regulations.

More about me

In a world where technological developments are advancing faster than legal regulations, it is crucial to have a reliable partner at your side.
My enthusiasm for IT enables me to understand and correctly classify my clients’ plans.
Thanks to my knowledge and experience in IT and data protection law from research and practice, I support our clients in overcoming legal hurdles and implementing their projects in a legally compliant manner.

Julia Leutner in person

I grew up in Bad Wildbad in the Black Forest.
In my free time, I enjoy weight training and photography.

Career

I studied law at the University of Freiburg, specializing in media and information law.
In Karlsruhe, I was a research assistant at the Institute for Information and Business Law (IIWR) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in data protection and IT security law with a special focus on smart mobility.

I completed my legal clerkship in Baden-Baden and Karlsruhe with stages at a medium-sized law firm in IT and data protection law.

I have been working as a lawyer at Bartsch Rechtsanwälte since June 2024 with a focus on IT law.

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Dr. habil. Christian Förster

My specialties

IT Law

Information technology law (“IT law”) concerns the large area of software, hardware and data processing, which is developing and changing faster than almost any other area. It is therefore easy to lose track of things. We offer you sound advice and support you in all legal matters relating to your IT, including contract review and drafting, licenses, hosting and, last but not least, cybersecurity, to ensure that your IT business practices are legally sound and protected against harmful interference.

Data protection

We offer comprehensive legal advice in the area of data protection to ensure that your practices comply with applicable data protection laws. Our services include drafting customized data protection policies, monitoring and auditing data processing activities and ensuring full compliance with all relevant data protection regulations.

Industrial Property Rights

Intellectual property law is used whenever you need to protect your intellectual property, such as patents, trademarks and copyrights, and protect it from damage caused by unfair competition. We support you with tailor-made legal structuring (e.g. trademark searches and registrations, structuring and obtaining licenses and rights of use) as well as with the enforcement of or defence against claims for compensation in the event of infringement.

Commercial Law

You will hardly experience a working day on which you are not confronted with questions of commercial law, regardless of whether these are your own terms and conditions of delivery or purchase, ongoing agreements with customers or project-specific contracts. With our many years of experience, we can help you with the rapid provision of standard contracts as well as with the drafting of complex special agreements. We can also check the rules and regulations of your business partners and assist you in contract negotiations.

Transportation & Logistics

Transport & Logistics includes the efficient planning, organization and implementation of goods and freight transport as well as the management of warehousing and distribution processes to ensure the smooth running of the supply chain. We support you from a legal perspective by reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts for you, helping to identify liability risks and handling any claims.

More about me

In more than two decades of university work, I have learned to get to the bottom of a legal problem before presenting my findings. For one thing, the devil is in the detail, and for another, you can only explain convincingly what you have understood yourself.

I therefore first listen to my clients to find out what is bothering them and what their goal is. My main task is then to pave the legal way for them to get there. This in turn means analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of the various alternatives and explaining them to the client. We can then decide together which is actually the best solution.

Career

I studied law at the University of Tübingen [from 1992 to 1997].[von 1992 bis 1997] Impressed by the elective station in Tokyo at the end of my legal clerkship, I began studying Japanese Studies in Tübingen and Kyoto [in 1999] parallel to my dissertation project.[1999] I completed my doctorate [2002] on the topic of corporate law: “The Dimension of the Company: A Chapter in German and Japanese Legal History”. [2002]

I then remained at the University of Tübingen as a research assistant and completed my habilitation there with the thesis: “Die Fusion der Personalsicherheiten – Eine Neusystematisierung von Bürgschaft und Garantie aus rechtsvergleichender Perspektive” [2009].[2009] I received a teaching license for the subjects of civil law, commercial and business law and comparative law.

This was followed by temporary professorships in Bonn, Dresden, Frankfurt am Main and Freiburg. After a first brief foray into the legal profession, I was offered a professorship for “Transcultural Studies (Social Sciences)” at the Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe” at the University of Heidelberg [in 2014], which I held until the Cluster expired [at the end of 2018]. [Ende 2018] [2014]

I have been a partner at Bartsch Rechtsanwälte since January 2019.

Memberships

  • German Society for Law and Informatics, Frankfurt a.M.
  • German Society for Transportation Law, Hamburg
  • German-Japanese Society, Frankfurt a.M.
  • German-Japanese Lawyers’ Association, Hamburg
  • German-Japanese Business Circle, Düsseldorf
  • Förderverein Forschungszentrum Informatik, Karlsruhe (Member of the Board)
  • Society for Comparative Law, Freiburg
  • Association of Civil Law Teachers

Comments

Comments

  • beck-online.GROSSKOMMENTAR BGB, ed. by Gsell et al: §§ 1204-1272 BGB (lien) – updated quarterly, approx. 200 pp.
  • beck-online.GROSSKOMMENTAR BGB, ed. by Gsell et al: §§ 33-54 LuftVG (third-party liability of the aircraft operator, liability of the air carrier) – updated quarterly, approx. 110 pp.
  • beck-online.GROSSKOMMENTAR BGB, ed. by Gsell et al: Art. 46b, 46c EGBGB (Implementation of the Rome I Regulation) – updated quarterly, approx. 30 pp.
  • beck-online.GROSSKOMMENTAR Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht, ed. by Henssler et al: Montreal Convention (Carriage by International Air) – updated quarterly, approx. 520 pp.
  • Beck’scher Online-Kommentar BGB, ed. v. Hau/Poseck: §§ 12, 823-840 BGB (tort law) and product liability law – updated quarterly, approx. 800 pp.
  • Heymann, Handelsgesetzbuch, ed. von Horn et al, Volume 1, 3rd edition 2019: §§ 1-37a HGB (merchant, commercial register, company), 431 pp.

Monographs

  • Allgemeiner Teil des BGB – Eine Einführung mit Fällen, 3rd edition Heidelberg (C.F. Müller) 2015, XI, 127 pp.
  • Schuldrecht Allgemeiner Teil – Eine Einführung mit Fällen, 3rd edition Heidelberg (C.F. Müller), 2015, XX, 306 p.
  • Schuldrecht Besonderer Teil – Eine Einführung mit Fällen, 2nd edition Heidelberg (C.F. Müller), 2016, XXV, 408 p.
  • Corporate Law – An Introduction with Cases, 2nd edition Heidelberg (C.F. Müller), 2016, XVIII, 301 pp.
  • Die Fusion von Bürgschaft und Garantie – Eine Neusystematisierung aus rechtsvergleichender Perspektive, Tübingen (Mohr Siebeck) 2010, XXII, 548 p. (habilitation thesis)
  • Die Dimension des Unternehmens – Ein Kapitel der deutschen und japanischen Rechtsgeschichte, Tübingen (Mohr Siebeck) 2003, XIV, 403 p. (Dissertation)

Co-authorships

  • COVID-19 – Legal issues relating to the Corona crisis, 3rd edition 2021, ed. v. Schmidt: Tort law, approx. 30 pages
  • Introduction to Japanese Law, ed. v. Kaspar/Schön: Pre-contractual breaches of the duty of disclosure, 2018, pp. 63-80
  • Laws of Korea, 2nd Annotated Edition 2015, ed. v. US-Korea Law Foundation: Co-Editor Civil and Commercial Law, ca. 30 p.

Essays (selection)

  • IT contract law: Part 2 – Software development contract (waterfall method), MMR 2024, pp. 384-390
  • IT Contract Law: Part 1 – Basics and General Part, MMR 2024, p. 4-21
  • Traffic safety obligations (II) – Selected facts, JA 2019, p. 1-8
  • The new package travel law, JA 2018, pp. 561-568
  • Obligations to ensure public safety (I) – System and essential case groups, JA 2017, pp. 721-728
  • Damages law – systematics and current case law, JA 2015, pp. 801-808
  • Collateral Damage – Product liability claims by Korean soldiers against US “Agent Orange” manufacturers, RIW 2015, p. 169-179; abridged version published under the title: “Die Folgen von Agent Orange” in FAZ of 28.4.2015, on the Internet at http://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/vietnamkrieg-die-folgen-von-agent-orange-13562135.html
  • Material breach of contract and set-off according to CISG standards, NJW 2015, pp. 830-833
  • The implementation of the Consumer Rights Directive in §§ 312 ff. BGB – A systematic presentation for studies and exams, JA 2014, pp. 721-730 (Part 1) and pp. 801-808 (Part 2)
  • New consumer law in the German Civil Code – scope of application, information obligations and right of withdrawal for off-premises and distance contracts since June 13, 2014, ZIP 2014, pp. 1569-1575
  • Presumption of fault in official liability – duty of supervision of kindergarten staff, NJW 2013, pp. 1201-1203
  • Third-party effect of BSE testing obligations – official liability for incorrect release of goods not tested for BSE, NJW 2013, pp. 571-573
  • Safeguarding Public Interest in Companies through Corporate Social Responsibility?, KSzW (Kölner Schrift zum Wirtschaftsrecht) 2013, pp. 106-112
  • Liability for breach of pre-contractual duty of disclosure in Japan, RIW 2013, pp. 44-54
  • The seller’s obligation to provide a replacement in the so-called “installation cases” – at the same time discussion of ECJ, judgment of the European Court of Justice. v. 16.6.2011 – Case C-65/09, C-87/09, ZIP 2011, p. 1493-1501
  • The termination of “Internet system contracts” in accordance with. § SECTION 649 BGB, ZGS 2011, PP. 253-259
  • Shareholders’ rights at the general meeting – quo vaditis?, AG 2011, pp. 362-373
  • Farewell to the contrast between contracts for work and services?, ZGS 2010, pp. 460-466
  • Problematic guarantee obligations in general terms and conditions, WM 2010, pp. 1677-1684
  • International Corporate Governance Codes – in particular the problem of multi-voting shares, in: Assmann et al. (eds.), Markt und Staat in einer globalisierten Wirtschaft, 2010, pp. 203-225
  • Representation – basic structure and recent developments, JURA 2010, pp. 351-358
  • The Black Knight – Section 826 BGB in company law, AcP 2009, pp. 399-444
  • From information overflow to incapacitation – Comparing German and Japanese consumer protection, Journal of Japanese Law No. 27 (2009), pp. 169-181
  • Shingi seijitsu no gensoku – The principle of good faith in Japanese law of obligations, RabelsZ 2009, pp. 78-99
  • Corporate social responsibility regulated by law – Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) put to the test, RIW 2008, pp. 833-840
  • European Corporate Governance – Actual convergence of the new codes?, ZIP 2006, pp. 162-171
  • The objection shower handle – humor in law, JURA 2005, pp. 314-319
  • SME promotion in European terms – New definition of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as of January 1, 2005, EWS 2005, p. 4-8

Courses

International School of Management, Stuttgart location (since 2022)
  • Conception and supervision of the compulsory basic module “Law and Ethics” as part of the Master’s program
Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Karlsruhe, teaching assignment Business Administration/Banking degree program (2020-2021)
  • Lectures: Civil Law I & II
University of Heidelberg, Professorship Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe” (2014-2018)
  • Lectures: Introduction to East Asian Law I & II (several times)
  • Seminars (among others):
    – Legal Consequences of Modern Technology
    – Law in Political Context
    – Treaties between East and West
    – Foundations of East Asian Law
    – Responsibility for Human Action – Legal Liability as Driving Factor in Modern Societies
University of Heidelberg, Lectureship Faculty of Law (2013-2016)
  • Lectures: Introduction to East Asian Legal Systems I & II (several times)
University of Frankfurt a.M., Discharge Professorship Faculty of Law (2011-2013)
  • Lectures (among others):
    – BGB AT
    – Law of Obligations AT (several times)
    – Contractual obligations
    – Enrichment law
    – Company law
  • Seminars on corporate, medical and technology law, among others

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