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JUVELAW FIRM DOSSIER
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This practice – one of the rising stars of the Ger-man white collar crime scene – is finally standing on its own two feet. In just a few years, Dr. Norbert Scharf has produced a criminal law team virtually from scratch which is held in extremely high es-teem. Initially only seldom involved in high-pro-file proceedings and not always in a leading role, step by step he has pushed his way to the front lines.Düsseldorf defense veteran Sven Thomas from the firm TDWE and Scharf worked together many times in recent years. What sceptics in the market believed made the latter merely a shadow of the highly experienced defense lawyer now proved to be a springboard and a prime example of success-
ful client advice; Scharf held on to the clients even after Thomas partially stepped down. He also po-sitioned himself at the side of a host of other eco-nomic players, among them the chairman of the VW supervisory board Pötsch in the emissions af-fair, Deutsche Börse CEO Kengeter and the drug-store entrepreneur Schlecker. Scharf has a partner in Dr. Sebastian Gall who, although not as well known yet, attracted attention with his litigation for Schlecker’s daughter and the successful battle for a Swiss citizen against US extradition. The rul-ing from Frankfurt Higher Regional Court (Ober-landesgericht) in this matter is seen as a game-changer.
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ContentsPRACTICE AREAS Page
Insolvency and Restructuring 6
White Collar Crime and Tax Criminal Law 8
What is JUVE German Commercial Law Firms? 10
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Practice AreasRankings and Analysis
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Insolvency and Restructuring
DentonsFreshfields Bruckhaus DeringerGleiss LutzGörg
AnchorCMS Hasche Siglehww Hermann Wienberg WilhelmNoerrSchultze & BraunTaylor Wessing
Dr. Beck & PartnerFlöther & WissingKebekus et ZimmermannWhite & Case
AnchorBBL Bernsau Brockdorff & PartnerBrinkmann & PartnerGörghww Hermann Wienberg WilhelmJafféPlutaSchultze & BraunSGP Schneider Geiwitz & Partner
BBL Bernsau Brockdorff & PartnerBrinkmann & PartnerBRL Boege Rohde LuebbehuesenHeuking Kühn Lüer WojtekHogan LovellsWellensiek
AderholdAndresPartnerBuchalik BrömmekampFinkenhofMayer BrownMcDermott Will & Emery
Müller-Heydenreich Bierbach & KollegenPiepenburg GerlingReimerSchmidt-Jortzig Petersen Penzlin
AndresPartnerBRL Boege Rohde LuebbehuesenCMS Hasche SigleKüblerLeonhardt RattundeNiering Stock TömpWellensiek
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Insolvency Administration/Trusteeships
Insolvency and Corporate Rescue
Recommended:
Dr. Thilo Schultze
(“excellent, internationally
experienced”, competitor)
Dr. Volker Muschalle
(“renowned specialist”,
competitor)
Dr. Hans Schenk
Martin Mucha
Dr. Wolfgang Bilgery
U R T E I LStrengths:
Corporate rescue in the Mittelstand; insolvency
administration focusing on continuation, even in
complex cases.
Insolvency and Corporate Rescue Insolvency Administration/Trusteeships Comment: This firm highly recommended for
corporate rescue and recommended for insolvency
administration pressed ahead with the sustainable
growth it is known for: the Munich office gained
weight with two partner appointments, bolstering
the interface between civil law restructuring and
►criminal law. One prominent case in this context
was the defense of Schlecker family members in
criminal proceedings. Although many insolvency
firms conduct litigation, this criminal law expertise
is a USP. GB knows the auto supply industry like
few others and has played a number of roles for
years, incl. corporate rescue advice with or without
trusteeship, insolvency administration and now
also CRO. The frequent proposals for trustee roles,
now from across Germany, demonstrate the firm’s
high regard, even outside of this sector.
Strengths: Corporate rescue in the Mittelstand;
insolvency administration focusing on continua-
tion, even in complex cases.
Recommended: Dr. Thilo Schultze (“excellent,
internationally experienced”, competitor), Dr.
Volker Muschalle (“renowned specialist”, com-
petitor), Dr. Hans Schenk, Martin Mucha, Dr.
Wolfgang Bilgery.
Practice: Restructuring and crisis advice, mainly
to the Mittelstand. Also on a national level for large
companies; on the creditor side for credit institutes
and international real estate service providers.
Much trustee work. Extensive support to the Grub
Brugger insolvency administrators: court appoint-
ments throughout Baden-Württemberg; specialist
employment lawyers and litigators. (14 equity
partners, 3 salary partners, 15 associates)
Clients: • MWS Group in insolvency protection proceedings;• Strenesse insolvency administrator (Nerlich/Görg) on
sale; • Hoeckle Group on self-administration (CRO).
Trustee: Automotive Group Kontec (Ludwigshafen). Insolvency administration: Süddeutsche Aktienbank (Stuttgart).
Insolvency and Restructuring Analysis
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Dr. Felix Dörr & KollegenFeigen GrafHammPartnerKrause & KollegenThomas Deckers Wehnert Elsner
DierlammKempf SchillingParkVBB RechtsanwälteWessing & Partner
Gercke WollschlägerOtmar KuryUfer Knauer
Ignor & PartnerLeitner & PartnerLohberger & LeipoldRedeker Sellner Dahs
Compart & SchmidtKnierim & KrugQuedenfeldProf. Dr. Franz SaldittSchiller & KollegenStrafverteidigerbüroWannemacher & Partner
Brehm & v. MoersEisenmann Wahle Birk & WeidnerDr. Frank Dr. Auffermann Halbritter Dr. HorrerLangrock Voß & SoykaNoerrRoxinTrüg Habetha
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Dr. Norbert Scharf
(“always excellently
prepared, very analytical”,
“having an impressive run,
hats off”, “I really like
working with him”, “calm,
obliging, reliable”,
competitors)
U R T E I LStrengths:
Defense of individual managers.
White Collar Crime and Tax Criminal Law
White Collar Crime: Advice/Litigation for Individuals
White Collar Crime: Individuals Comment: In an impressive year,
GB secured its spot among the firms
respected in white collar crime. The
driving force behind this is well-con-
nected partner Scharf. From an occasional, not al-
ways leading role in high-profile proceedings, he
has developed into an established player at the
forefront of the market. Defense work for drug-
store entrepreneur Schlecker and chairman of the
VW supervisory board Pötsch are just the most re-
cent examples. This was flanked by remarkable
success in extradition proceedings. The last critics
left doubting the sustainability of GB’s develop-
ment were thus silenced.
Strengths: Defense of individual managers.
Development potential: The practice will go
even further if it puts other lawyers besides Scharf
in the spotlight in high-profile proceedings. The
conditions are good, as GB boasts a solid criminal
law team.
Recommended: Dr. Norbert Scharf (“always ex-
cellently prepared, very analytical”, “having an
impressive run, hats off”, “I really like working
with him”, “calm, obliging, reliable”, competi-
tors).
Practice: Focus on the defense of individuals in
white collar crime and tax criminal law, incl. ac-
counting and corruption offenses, also tax crimi-
nal law. Most work is for managers, also on the
interface with civil law liability and professional
regulations. (2 equity partners, 2 associates)
Clients: • Anton and Meike Schlecker in criminal trial; • chairman of VW supervisory board Pötsch on emis-
sions affair; • Deutsche Börse CEO Kengeter on insider trading; • former shareholder of bank Oppenheim in Sal.
Oppenheim proceedings; • Swiss citizen on annulment of US extradition warrant.
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Analysis
White Collar Crime and Tax Criminal Law
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