Practice
Maximilian primarily advises on national and international tax law, as well as on business successions and estate planning. His work includes the establishment, reorganization or dissolution of family-owned corporate structures, as well as matrimonial property law and advice on wills. Due to his great passion for international affairs and not least because of his own professional stays in the USA, Canada, and Israel, Maximilian often advises on cross-border matters. In addition to entrepreneurial families and high-net-worth individuals in Germany and abroad, his clientele includes both charitable and private foundations, as well as trusts. He is listed in national and international rankings for his private clients and tax expertise.
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CV
- Joined POELLATH in 2010
- Research associate at the Max Planck Research Center for Tax Law and Public Finance (2010)
- Admitted to bar in 2009, admitted as tax advisor in 2013
- Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel (2007)
- Legal trainee at a major American law firm in Charlotte (USA, 2005)
- Studied law and economics in Bayreuth, Duke (USA, LL.M. 2005), Nuremberg, Munich and Leipzig (Ph.D. 2011, awarded the Feldbausch prize of the University of Leipzig)
Languages
German, English, Spanish
“Maximilian is an excellent lawyer and tax adviser, (…). He manages work streams very well and is a perfect lawyer to work with. He takes a very client-centric approach.”
Chambers HNW Guide
“He is highly professional, a quick thinker and always keeps an eye on the big picture. Clients trust him (and rightly so).”
The Legal 500
“Maximilian has a strong tax focus. I found him easy to work with (…).”
Chambers HNW Guide
“Maximilian Haag is very responsive, technically knowledgeable, extremely service oriented.”
The Legal 500
“is extremely competent and responsive and provides concrete answers. In addition, he is very pleasant and professional to deal with”
The Legal 500
“It is good to know that he is there when you need him.”
Client
“Maximilian is an excellent lawyer and tax adviser, (…). He manages work streams very well and is a perfect lawyer to work with. He takes a very client-centric approach.”
Chambers HNW Guide
“He is highly professional, a quick thinker and always keeps an eye on the big picture. Clients trust him (and rightly so).”
The Legal 500
“Maximilian has a strong tax focus. I found him easy to work with (…).”
Chambers HNW Guide
“Maximilian Haag is very responsive, technically knowledgeable, extremely service oriented.”
The Legal 500
“is extremely competent and responsive and provides concrete answers. In addition, he is very pleasant and professional to deal with”
The Legal 500
“It is good to know that he is there when you need him.”
Client
28.10.2024
German Bundestag Passes New Exit Tax on Investment Fund Shares
11.10.2024
Potential Double Taxation of Distributions from a Foreign Trust
27.08.2024
Potential gift tax relief for capital contributions to corporate entities
all Insights
Awards
maximilian.haag@pplaw.com
+49 (89) 24240-430
+49 (89) 24240-999
Assistant:
Caprice Schladt, Petra Mayer