JUVE Handbook - German edition 2009/2010

On a national level, P+P is ranked among the TOP 25 law firms with 'particular lawyers that are still recommended enthusiastically by clients'. The Frankfurt office is strengthened by the new partner Andreas Junius and his 'considerable corporate expertise as well as his specialization in Islamic financing'.
P+P partners are often listed in several practice areas that demonstrates the wide range of these professionals' competence. As such, Reinhard Pöllath is considered a leading expert on tax law and business succcession/asset management/foundations and is moreover a frequently recommended M&A practitioner. His colleague Matthias Bruse is a leading expert on private equity and venture capital and frequently recommended for M&A as well as business succession and asset management. Andrea von Drygalski, Otto Haberstock and Philipp von Braunschweig (all Munich) are frequently recommended for their expertise on both M&A and private equity transactions. Furthermore, Frankfurt partner Andreas Rodin is often recommended for fund structuring, tax law, and business successions/asset management/foundations.
Each office has its own focus in addition to shared practice areas. The Berlin office is highly commended for its performance in real estate matters. In addition, it is characterized as very experienced in tax law and is also known in the market for advising on private equity/venture capital, banking and finance law and business succession/asset management/foundations. Stefan Lebek is regarded as a leading lawyer in real estate law, and Carsten Führling and Matthias Durst are also recommended experts ('deal-oriented, in the upper price class, but without a huge team, client'). P+P's Munich office is especially recommended for its M&A practice and its advice on tax law, private equity/venture capital and business succession/asset management/foundations. P+P Munich has 'outstanding transaction lawyers'; in particular Matthias Bruse ('hiqh performance, fits personally with us, client'), Andrea von Drygalski, Philipp von Braunschweig ('specialized expertise, confident appearance, client'), Reinhard Pöllath and Otto Haberstock ('very canny, fair and professional, client'). In the area of business succession/asset management/foundations P+P is among the law firms with a significant impact on the market. P+P partners Reinhard Pöllath and Andreas Richter are both regarded as leading experts for corporate advice, as well as advising high net worth individuals. P+P enjoys an 'excellent reputation for advising influential families in their companies' operative matters' and combines 'its special know-how … on alternative investments such as private equity and venture capital, as well as tax law, with its long-term family office and foundation advice.' In general, P+P specialize in 'advising family-run companies, a considerable number of family offices and foundations in corporate deals and investments (e.g. private equity and hedge funds, tax law and the respective regulatory law). Furthermore, P+P is well-known for succession planning (e.g. succession and family law) and the incorporation and advising of foundations from private assets'. In addition to Reinhard Pöllath and Andreas Richter (Berlin) ('also highly qualified in common public interest law, client'), Matthias Bruse (Munich) and Andreas Rodin (Frankfurt) are also frequently recommended practitioners. P+P belongs to the top law firms in the market for all areas of private equity, venture capital and fund structuring. The law firm 'is highly experienced in venture capital' and is characterized by its 'wide range of fund structurings, buy-outs, venture capital and advice to small shareholders and management'. In addition to Michael Inhester, 'Christian Tönies has appeared on the scene as another spirited young lawyer who is already frequently recommended.' P+P enjoys an 'excellent reputation for management advice and fund structuring' and has very good relationships to leading funds, in particular in the mid-cap area. Highly recommended P+P partners include Matthias Bruse ('outstanding, very confident, competitor'), Andrea von Drygalski, Otto Haberstock ('perfect, always reliable, client'), Philipp von Braunschweig, Michael Inhester, Andreas Rodin ('no one is better in fund structuring, client'), Benedikt Hohaus, Christian Tönies ('pragmatic, efficient and fast, competitor').
P+P partners Richard Engl, Reinhard Pöllath (both Munich) and Thomas Töben (Berlin) are listed as leading experts on tax law. P+P's strength is its transaction-focused tax know-how, in particular in the practice areas of private equity, real estate, M&A and the firm's 'high-level tax consulting' on investments and projects of major private assets. Another focus includes tax advising on German and international private equity and real estate funds, management and investors in Germany and "a number of major private and institutional investors and investment banks". In addition to the leading lawyers Reinhard Pöllath, Thomas Töben ("quick thinker, competitor") and Richard Engl, Dr. Andreas Rodin ("real expert in fund structuring, competitor"), Michael Best and Wolfgang Tischbirek are frequently recommended .