Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer) and Partner
Dr Albert Schröder has been working as a lawyer in our Freiburg office since 1993 and has been a partner since 1996. He primarily advises clients in the areas of corporate law (formation, transformation, dissolution, corporate succession), compliance, M&A/company acquisitions, private equity, corporate financing, and international commercial law. He also acts as an arbitrator in commercial arbitration proceedings.
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Legal Insights
26. March 2026
Recent Federal Court of Justice (BGH) decision on the admissibility of so‑called dismissal clauses (Hinauskündigungsklauseln) in management equity participations – refined guidance for corporate practice and contract drafting
The participation of external managing directors as partners in the companies they manage is a common structuring tool to align shareholder and management interests and to retain the management team. Often, the corporate position as partner is functionally tied to the office of managing director, so that the end of the management mandate also leads...
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Corporate law
Firm News
27. January 2026
Reporting and oversight duties for dormant stock corporations
Under stock corporation law, the executive board is responsible for managing the company, while the supervisory board is tasked with oversight. The executive board is legally required to provide the supervisory board with regular and comprehensive information. Statutory provisions mandate periodic (typically quarterly) reporting by the management board to the supervisory board. Additionally, the supervisory...
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2. June 2025
Requirements for the closing balance sheet under transformation law
Under the German Transformation Act (Umwandlungsgesetz – UmwG), companies can reorganize through mergers, demergers, or changes of legal form. A common demerger type is a spin-off, where a business unit is transferred from one company (the transferring legal entity) to another (the transferee). The spin-off takes effect automatically under the UmwG, avoiding the need for...
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