Legal 500 Germany: P+P and 14 partners are ranked in all of the firm’s core practice areas

In the current edition of Legal 500 Germany, P+P and 14 partners are ranked in all of the firm’s core practice areas.

In real estate law, all four P+P partners are recommended: Wolfram Pätzold of the Munich office, as well as his colleagues in Berlin, Carsten Führling, Matthias Durst and the "strong Stefan Lebek", who is "particularly admired by competitors".

In private equity, P+P partners Andreas Rodin and Patricia Volhard are known as „luminaries of fund structuring" and the firm as a whole is "superb in fund structuring". The firm is "extremely strong" in the area of closed funds and has the "best quality mandates". In addition, this practice area demonstrates the "close interconnection of advice on funds and tax advice". Patricia Volhard is "very highly regarded" and "very active and visible in the market", as is her colleague Andreas Rodin ("frequently recommended").

On the transactional side, the Munich partners Ralf Bergjan and Matthias Bruse have distinguished themselves. In particular, P+P is "the best in management advice", which is "attributed to the firm's strong tax practice".

In the area of tax law, the partners are "superior beyond any shadow of doubt, states a client", and the firm is "particularly strong in the area of fund structuring, in which they are especially effective in the interface between private equity and tax law". Frankfurt partner Pia Dorfmueller receives particular praise; she is considered "technically very strong" and is, "in addition to transactional tax law, particularly active in corporate tax structuring".

The "excellent special expertise in capital market and tax law is integrated into the ongoing consultancy services and Wolfgang Grobecker's very professional team focuses on the responsibility of executive organs and corporate governance". In addition, the firm often takes on mandates involving shareholder conflicts, advice to shareholders' meetings and internal restructuring. Other recommended partners are Eva Nase, who has expertise in corporate disputes, as well as capital market, corporate and group company law, and Ralf Bergjan, who advised on M&A transactions, restructuring and joint ventures.

Other recommended partners in M&A are Otto Haberstock and Andrea von Drygalski. The firm specializes in representing entrepreneurs, companies and financial investors on transactions, including reorganization before a sale, as well as the strategic acquisition of companies or parts of companies.

Last but not least, P+P partner Christian Tönies is recommended for his accomplished advice in the area of venture capital. This practice are is "very well-equipped, very consistent, focused and [P+P is] a great firm for venture capital investment".