We are focused on Corporate, Finance and Commercial. This means that we can provide you with the highest standards of advice in the core business areas from a single source.
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Team
We are focused on Corporate, Finance and Commercial. This means that we can provide you with the highest standards of advice in the core business areas from a single source.
Stephan R. Göthel specialises in the areas of corporate, corporate finance, M&A, private equity/venture capital and start-ups/scale-ups. He advises companies from a wide range of industries, ranging from founders to market leaders, as well as investors and family offices. An entrepreneur himself, he thinks and acts as entrepreneurially as his clients. Stephan R. Göthel was named one of Germany's best lawyers in "Corporate Law" since the year 2022 by Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers.
Vita
| current | Founding partner of Pier11 |
| Professor of Company Law at BSP Business & Law School, Berlin and Hamburg | |
| Member of various advisory boards | |
| 2008–2015 | Attorney and partner at Taylor Wessing in Hamburg |
| 2007 | Attorney at Happ Luther in Hamburg |
| 2003–2007 | Attorney at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Hamburg |
| 2001–2003 | Research and teaching assistant at Bucerius Law School, Hamburg |
| 1998–2000 | Legal clerkship in Düsseldorf |
| 1992–1998, 2002/2003 |
Legal studies at the Universities of Münster (Dr. jur.), Lausanne, and Strasbourg, University of Michigan Law School and Cornell Law School (LL.M.) (Scholarship holder of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes) |
Memberships
Languages
German, English
Selected Publications
I. Books
II. Chapters in Books
III. Articles (Selection)
Oliver Rossbach specialises in the areas of finance, restructuring/insolvency and und regulatory. Based on his experience as attorney and as in-house lawyer, he is able to provide clients with up-to-the-minute advice from a legal and business perspective. His creative and pragmatic approach guarantees that even the most complex mandates will be brought to a successful conclusion.
Vita
| current | Founding partner of Pier11 |
| 2013–2015 | Attorney and partner at Taylor Wessing in Hamburg |
| 2007–2013 | In-house lawyer (Director) at Deutsche Bank AG in Frankfurt and Hamburg |
| 2003–2007 | In-house lawyer at Bundesverband deutscher Banken (Association of German Banks) in Berlin |
| 2001–2003 | Research and teaching assistant at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg |
| 1998–2000 | Legal clerkship in Düsseldorf |
| 1993–1998 | Legal studies at the Universities of Constance (Dr. jur.) and Geneva |
| 1990–1993 | Training as a banker with Deutsche Bank Group in Cologne |
Memberships
Languages
German, English
Selected Publications
I. Books and Chapters in Books
II. Articles
Vita
| current | Attorney and Associate at Pier11 |
Languages
German, English
Christian Hennig has worked in various positions for German banks for over 30 years and as a lawyer in private practice for many years. He has proven expertise in the field of asset finance, in particular ship finance, and in the restructuring and workout of non-performing loan exposures. Due to his many years of in-house work for banks, he has a profound understanding of the entrepreneurial concerns of banks and their clients.
Vita
| current | Of Counsel at Pier11 |
| Since 2006 | M.M.Warburg & CO, Hamburg, setting up and managing a ship finance department as well as selling all kinds of banking products for the operation of shipping companies; most recently focused on restructurings and workouts of non-performing loans. |
| Since 1990/2007 |
Private practice as a lawyer |
| 1990–2006 | Sales executive at Dresdner Bank AG with positions in corporate banking, as assistant to the board of directors and in the area of shipping business |
| 1987–1989 |
Legal clerkship in Hamburg |
| 1980–1986 | Legal studies at the University of Hamburg (Dr. jur.) and at the Free University of Berlin |
Languages
German, English
Selected Publications
Activities as Lecturer
In progress ...
Vita
Languages
German, English
