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 many companies in the technology, media and consumer business, ranging from founders to market leaders, as well as investors and family offices, especially on investments. An entrepreneur himself, he thinks and acts as entrepreneurially as his clients. Further, he has a strong expertise to lead negotiations and to assert the interests of his clients.
Vita
| current | Founding partner of Pier11 |
| Professor of Business Law at BSP Business School Berlin, 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.) |
Memberships
Languages
German, English
Selected Publications
I. Books
II. Chapters in Books
III. Articles (Selection)
Oliver Rossbach specialises in the areas of finance, restructuring and insolvency. 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
Martin Fornoff is focused on the areas of finance and restructuring law as well as regulatory law. In these areas Martin Fornoff has practical experience in providing legal advice to companies in various branches.
Vita
| current | Attorney and Senior Associate at Pier11 |
| 2014–2016 | Legal clerkship in the federal state of Schleswig Holstein, among others at M.M.Warburg & CO (AG & Co.) KGaA; secondary employment at EY (Transaction Tax) |
| 2013–2014 | Working student at Taylor Wessing |
| 2010–2013 | Working student at EY (Transaction Advisory Services – Restructuring) |
| 2008–2013 | Legal studies at the University of Hamburg and the University of Kiel (Dr. jur.) |
Languages
German, English
Selected Publications
Steffen F. Wulff is focused on corporate law and M&A. He has professional experience in advising companies and foundations on legal matters. He is also interested in alternative dispute resolution.
Vita
| current | Attorney and Associate at Pier11 |
| 2019-2020 | LL.M. studies at the German University of Administrative Sciences |
| 2018-2019 | Attorney at a business law firm in Hamburg |
| 2016-2018 | Legal clerkship in Hamburg with stages i. a. at the German University of Administrative Sciences and a management consultancy in Dubai, UAE |
| 2012-2015 | Research assistant at a business law firm in Hamburg (tax and corporate) |
| 2009-2015 | Legal studies at the University of Hamburg with focus studies on civil procedure law and insolvency law |
Languages
German, English
Janina Buchholz specialises in transaction and project management. She works with our attorneys in all phases of corporate transactions and is particularly responsible for the coordination of transactions.
Vita
| current | Transaction Manager at Pier11 |
| 2016-2017 | Research assistant at Pier11 |
| 2010-2015 | Legal studies at the University of Bayreuth |
| 2007-2010 | Legal and economics studies (International Business Law) at the University of Bayreuth |
Languages
German, English
