Legal 500 Experts 2012

The publisher of the Legal 500 series provides comprehensive analyses and information on law firms through various publications. The 2012 edition of "The European Legal 500" included P+P as a leading firm in the company's core practice areas, including corporate and M&A (mid-sized deals), investment funds, private equity, real estate and construction, and tax. Frankfurt partners Andreas Rodin and Patricia Volhard are listed as 'leading individuals' for their private equity know-how. The firm is known for "finding solutions rather than more problems" and provides "amazing fund structuring expertise, complemented by the firm's solid mid-cap transactional practice", with Andreas Rodin as a "key figure...[who] has strong industry knowledge and of German tax issues pertaining to it". Andreas Rodin is also "highly recommended" for his investment funds practice, where P+P has "outstanding industry knowledge and a sound combination of legal and commercial understanding". Clients regard it as "the best address in Germany for this type of work". In addition, P+P has an extraordinary tax practice, "reinforced" by Frankfurt partner Pia Dorfmueller. One of the key strengths lies in the "creative approach to developing solutions" and "tax-efficient structuring of funds". Again, Andreas Rodin is highlighted as "a creative expert on fund structuring and tax issues." Moreover, P+P has "deep relationships with private equity clients and maintains a significant corporate M&A presence". Munich partner Matthias Bruse is "constructive, cooperative and solutions-oriented and Jan Wildberger similarly so." Legal 500 also lists P+P among the leading law firms for their real estate and construction practice. P+P Berlin partners Matthias Durst and Stefan Lebek form a "superb and pragmatic team", and Munich partner Wolfram Pätzold is "very co-operative and constructive".