Our corporate law work relates to companies of all legal forms, including private companies (civil law partnerships, general partnerships, limited partnerships with or without a limited liability company as general partner), corporations (limited liability companies, stock corporations, partnerships limited by shares), professional partnerships, cooperatives and European law companies (SE, SCE). In this context we assist our clients in the preparation, implementation and notarization of measures such as:

Mergers & Acquisitions is one of the main focal points of our notarial work. Our partners are experts in handling M&A transactions of all magnitudes, from the preparation and signing of the sale and purchase or other acquisition agreement to its closing and the subsequent post-closing actions.

Göring, Schmiegelt & Fischer has extensive experience of all notarial activities in connection with corporate finance transactions. In particular, we assist with:

Real estate law constitutes a further main focus of our work, both in the areas of private and commercial real estate. The track record of our partners ranges from private real property sales and purchases to the disposal and acquisition of very large commercial real property portfolios. The real estate division of our notarial office serves our clients in connection with the following (among other matters):

One of our priority areas is that of estate planning, especially in the entrepreneurial sector, and the related matters of family law. We assist entrepreneurs and private clients – and in some cases have been doing so for generations – in drafting and executing their wills, and advise them with regard to all questions arising in connection with planning their succession, including in cases where international aspects are involved. Our work in this area focuses in particular on the following matters:

We advise foundations and their founders in devising conceptual plans and implementing foundation projects of all kinds, including the implementation of foundations in succession and inheritance planning. In addition to our services during the establishment phase, we also advise foundations on the legal aspects of their operative business. In this area we are competent and experienced partners for all questions related to the laws of non-profit organisations and the supervision of foundations. By way of example, our activities include:

In addition to the settlement of estates, our work has for many years included the execution of wills. We are frequently retained for estates that include equity investments, high net worth estates and estates that involve complex legal questions, often with international aspects.