Dr. Thorsten Seidel LL.M.
Biography
Dr. Thorsten Seidel joined Baker McKenzie, Berlin in 2000, and spent a year in the Firm’s Chicago office as a foreign attorney in 2002. Thorsten acts also as a notary.
Practice Focus
Thorsten focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, re-organizations, private equity, venture capital and corporate disputes. His industry focus are regulated industries.
Representative Legal Matters
- Advised Evonik Industries AG on its re-organization and various M&A transactions.
- Advised Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA on various M&A transactions.
- Advised Thor Industries, Inc. on the acquisition of Erwin Hymer Group SE.
- Advised client active in the automotive industry in connection with post M&A dispute.
- Advised client active in the healthcare industry in connection with shareholder dispute.
- Advised Private Equity Fund on acquisition of a life science company.
- Advised EURO STOXX Company active in the telecom industry on several M&A transactions, auctions and its restructuring.
- Advised German Dax Company on corporate matters, corporate legal disputes and its re-organization.
- Advised various German and international midcap companies on M&A transactions, corporate matters, corporate legal disputes.
Professional Honors
- Best Lawyers in Germany 2019 for corporate law, Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers, 2019
Admissions
- Germany (1998)
Education
- University of Cape Town (LL.M.) (1998)
- Supreme Court of Berlin (Assessor Exam) (1998)
- University of Regensburg (Referendar Exam) (1995)
- University of Regensburg (Dr. jur.) (1995)
- University of Geneva
- University of Bonn
Languages
- English
- French
- German
Previous Offices
- Chicago
Geschäftsführer: Dr. Matthias Scholz, Dr. Thomas Schänzle, Dr. Christian Vocke
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