DE EN EXPERTS THE FIRM About Gleiss Lutz Our Values Our Responsibility History Reputation Offices INTERNATIONAL DE EN LEGAL INFO List of partners Information pursuant to Section 5 German Telemedia Act and Sections 2 and 3 German Ordinance on the Duty to Provide Information on Services The information on this website within the meaning of § 5 TMG is provided by the law firm Gleiss Lutz Hootz Hirsch PartmbB Rechtsanwälte, Steuerberater (AG Stuttgart PR 136), represented by the partners with sole power of representation named below. Gleiss Lutz's identification number for the purposes of section 27a Value-added Tax Act is DE147522069. Partners marked with an asterisk are both lawyers and notaries; partners marked with a hash are both lawyers and tax advisors. Berlin Office Christian Steinke*, Dr. Stefan Lingemann* (certified labour law attorney), Dr. Stefan Weidert LL.M. (certified intellectual property and IT law attorney), Dr. Reimar Buchner (certified administrative and medical law attorney), Dr. Johannes Niewerth LL.M. (certified administrative law attorney), Dr. Tobias Boecken, Dr. Andreas Neun (certified administrative law attorney), Dr. Martin Viciano Gofferje, Dr. Christian Hamann, Dr. Alexander Molle LL.M., Dr. Rut Steinhauser LL.M. Address Washingtonplatz 3, 10557 Berlin T +49 30 800979-0 F +49 30 800979-979 info@gleisslutz.com Düsseldorf Office Dr. Burghard Hildebrandt, Dr. Alexander Schwarz M.Jur., Dr. Matthias Sonntag (Fachanwalt für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz), Dr. Steffen Krieger (Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht), Dr. Martin Raible MALD, Dr. Thomas Menke, Martin Hitzer, Dr. David Quinke LL.M., Dr. Jacob von Andreae. Address Dreischeibenhaus 1, 40211 Düsseldorf T +49 211 54061-0 F +49 211 54061-111 info@gleisslutz.com Frankfurt Office Prof. Dr. Ulrich Baeck (certified labour law attorney), Dr. Wolfgang Bosch, Dr. Hoimar von Ditfurth, Dr. Bernhard Busch, Dr. Burkhard Jäkel (certified tax attorney), Dr. Doris-Maria Schuster (certified labour law attorney), Dr. Thomas Winzer, Dr. Stefan Rützel LL.M., Dr. Helge Kortz LL.M., Dr. Eva Reudelhuber, Dr. Maximilian von Rom, Dr. Tim Weber, Dr. Stephan Aubel, LL.M., Dr. Patrick Kaffiné LL.M., Dr. Cornelia Topf, Dr. Stefan Mayer#, Dr. Kai Arne Birke, Dr. Andrea Leufgen, Frank Schlobach LL.M., Dr. Eike Bicker LL.M., Dr. Christian v. Köckritz, Dr. Alexander Fritzsche LL.M., Dr. Andreas Löhdefink, Dr. Lukas Schultze-Moderow M.Jur. Address Taunusanlage 11, 60329 Frankfurt T +49 69 95514-0 F +49 69 95514-198 info@gleisslutz.com Hamburg Office Dr. Patrick Mossler LL.M., Dr. Johann Wagner LL.M.#. Address Görtz-Palais, Neuer Wall 86 20354 Hamburg T +49 40 460017-0 F +49 40 460017-28 info@gleisslutz.com Munich Office Dr. Ingo Brinker LL.M., Dr. Rainer Loges LL.M., Peter Steffen Carl, Dr. Andreas Wehlau LL.M. (certified intellectual property law attorney), Dr. Petra Linsmeier, Dr. Ralf Morshäuser, Dr. Jan Balssen LL.M., Dr. Jens Günther, Dr. Tobias Harzenetter. Address Karl-Scharnagl-Ring 6, 80539 Munich T +49 89 21667-0 F +49 89 21667-111 info@gleisslutz.com Stuttgart Office Dr. Stefan Völker, Prof. Dr. Martin Diller (certified labour law attorney), Dr. Hansjörg Scheel LL.M., Dr. Katrin Haußmann (certified labour law attorney), Dr. Matthias Karl LL.M., Dr. Dirk Wasmann, Dr. Andreas Spahlinger, Dr. Stephan Wilske LL.M., Dr. Ulrich Soltész LL.M., Dr. Achim Dannecker#, Dr. Gabriele Roßkopf LL.M., Dr. Christian Cascante LL.M., Prof. Dr. Michael Arnold, Dr. Christian Steinle, Dr. Michael Burian LL.M., Dr. Ulrich Denzel LL.M., Dr. Jochen Tyrolt, Dr. Alexander Werder LL.M.#, Dr. Christian Arnold LL.M., Dr. Marco König, Dr. Eric Wagner, Dr. Vera Rothenburg, Dr. Adrian Bingel LL.M., Dr. Moritz Holm-Hadulla, Dr. Matthias Tresselt, Dr. Johannes Hertfelder LL.M, Dr. Marc Ruttloff. Address Lautenschlagerstrasse 21, 70173 Stuttgart T +49 711 8997-0 F +49 711 855096 info@gleisslutz.com Admission All partners of Gleiss Lutz are admitted to the bar in Germany as Rechtsanwalt (professional title awarded in the Federal Republic of Germany) and are members of the bar associations at their respective locations. The respective bar association is also the competent regulatory body. Berlin: Rechtsanwaltskammer Berlin, Littenstraße 9, 10179 Berlin Düsseldorf: Rechtsanwaltskammer Düsseldorf, Freiligrathstraße 25, 40479 Düsseldorf Frankfurt: Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt, Bockenheimer Anlage 36, 60322 Frankfurt am Main Hamburg: Rechtsanwaltskammer Hamburg, Valentinskamp 88, 20355 Hamburg München: Rechtsanwaltskammer München, Tal 33, 80331 München Stuttgart: Rechtsanwaltskammer Stuttgart, Königstraße 14, 70173 Stuttgart Partners who are tax advisors as well as lawyers (marked with a hash) are admitted in Germany as Steuerberater (professional title awarded in the Federal Republic of Germany) and are members of the chambers of tax advisors at their respective locations. The respective chamber of tax advisors is also the competent regulatory body. Berlin: Steuerberaterkammer Berlin, Wichmannstraße 6, 10787 Berlin Frankfurt: Steuerberaterkammer Hessen, Bleichstraße 1, 60313 Frankfurt am Main München: Steuerberaterkammer München, Nederlinger Straße 9, 80638 München Stuttgart: Steuerberaterkammer Stuttgart, Hegelstraße 33, 70174 Stuttgart Partners who are notaries (marked with an asterisk) as well as lawyers are admitted as notaries in Berlin (notaries of the Berlin Office) or Frankfurt am Main (notary of the Frankfurt Office) respectively, belong to the relevant chambers at their respective location, and are subject to the supervisory authority for the respective location: Berlin: Notarkammer Berlin, Littenstraße 10, 10179 Berlin The President of the Berlin Regional Court (Landgericht Berlin), Littenstraße 12-17, 10179 Berlin The President of the Berlin Court of Appeal (Kammergericht Berlin), Elßholzstr. 30 – 33, 10781 Berlin Frankfurt: Notarkammer Frankfurt, Bockenheimer Anlage 36, 60322 Frankfurt am Main The President of the Frankfurt Regional Court (Landgericht Frankfurt), Gerichtsstraße 2, 60313 Frankfurt am Main The President of the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt), Zeil 42, 60313 Frankfurt am Main Professional Liability Insurance Allianz Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft, Königinstraße 28, 80802 München Professional Codes of Practice Lawyers The relevant professional rules and regulations for lawyers can be accessed and viewed under the "Berufsrecht" section of the Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer website (www.brak.de). These include, in particular, the following: BRAO - Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung BORA - Berufsordnung für Rechtsanwälte FAO - Fachanwaltsordnung RVG - Gesetz über die Vergütung der Rechtsanwältinnen und Rechtsanwälte CCBE - Berufsregeln der Rechtsanwälte der Europäischen Gemeinschaft EuRAG - Gesetz über die Tätigkeit europäischer Rechtsanwälte in Deutschland Tax advisors The relevant professional rules and regulations for tax advisors can be accessed and viewed at the website of the Bundessteuerberaterkammer (www.bstbk.de). These include, in particular, the following: StBerG - Steuerberatungsgesetz DVStB - Durchführungsverordnung zum Steuerberatungsgesetz BOStB - Berufsordnung der Bundessteuerberaterkammer StBGebV - Steuerberatergebührenverordnung Notaries The relevant professional rules and regulations for notaries can be accessed and viewed at the website of the Bundesnotarkammer (www.bnotk.de). These include, in particular, the following: BNotO - Bundesnotarordnung BeurkG - Beurkundungsgesetz Richtlinien der Notarkammern DONot - Dienstordnung für Notarinnen und Notare GNotKG - Gerichts- und Notarkostengesetz Europäischer Kodex des notariellen Standesrechts Avoiding Conflicts of Interest and Impermissible Involvement in Notarizations Lawyers are prohibited by professional regulations from representing conflicting interests (section 43a (4) of the Federal Regulations for Lawyers (BRAO)). In addition, there are certain circumstances under which notaries are not permitted to be involved in a notarization (section 3 Notarization Act (BeurkG) Therefore, before an engagement is accepted, a conflict of interests check will be carried out, as well as a check on whether the notary’s involvement in the notarization is permissible. Information under section 36 German Consumer Dispute Resolution Act (VerbraucherstreitbeilegungsG) Like all lawyers, Gleiss Lutz Hootz Hirsch PartmbB is under no obligation to take part in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board (Verbraucherschlichtungsstelle). Nor is Gleiss Lutz Hootz Hirsch PartmbB prepared to take part in such proceedings. Disclaimer The information on this website serves to present the law firm of Gleiss Lutz. It does not constitute legal advice, nor can it be a substitute for legal advice. Gleiss Lutz does not accept any liability for the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of the content provided on this website. The same applies to the contents of external websites to which this website directly or indirectly refers by means of hyperlinks and over which Gleiss Lutz has no influence. 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