Dr. Barbara Mayer
Rechtsanwältin
Fachanwältin für Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht
barbara.mayer@fgvw.de
Telefon: +49 761 21808-314
Mobil: +49 173 3169669
Kaiser-Joseph-Straße 284
79098 Freiburg
Mayer, Barbara Dr.
Rechtsanwältin (Lawyer) and Partner
Certified Specialist in Corporate and Commercial Law
Studied in Heidelberg, Freiburg and Strasbourg
Member of the German Delegation of the CCBE (Council of Bars and Law Societies) Member of the Committee for Company Law of the Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer [German Federal Bar Association]
Focus
M&A / Company Acquisitions
Company Law (Formations, Reorganizations, Shareholder Disputes, Business Successions)
Merger Control
International Commercial Law
Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals Law
Compliance
Languages
German, English and French
News
Recommendations
Barbara Mayer is listed as one of "Germany's Best Lawyers" 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 in the practice area of corporate law (Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers)
Recommended in the field of corporate and M&A (M&A: international mid-cap deals), "excellent advisor", has "broad expertise" in stock corporation law, "pragmatic and goal-oriented", "also looks for ways outside the typical legal solution alternatives; her advice always helps us a lot", "reliable, competent, easy to reach, good advisor on all legal issues, lots of practical help" (The Legal 500 Germany 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
Recommended in the field of health (The Legal 500 Germany 2021)
Leading name in Baden-Württemberg and frequently recommended for corporate law, M&A (JUVE Handbook of German Commercial Law Firms 2010/2011, 2011/2012, 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021), "very constructive", "competent, very reliable and quick", "excellent international contacts", "considerable negotiating skills in the international context, very easy to get in contact with", "quick, pragmatic, competent", "strong international network", "excellent service, fast, simply formulated, precise, very reliable", "excellent consultant, experienced and tough"
Barbara Mayer is among the best company law experts of Germany (WirtschaftsWoche, 23/2019)
Corporate Lawyer of The Year 2019 - Germany:
Recommended for Corporate and M&A: international medium-sized deals (The Legal 500 EMEA 2018)
"Most Influental Woman in M&A Law 2018 - Germany" (Acquisition INTL)
"Corporate Lawyer of the Year" (Corporate LiveWire's Legal Awards 2015, 2016)
Dr. Barbara Mayer is "well known beyond the national borders" and is "extremely well-versed", enjoys "an outstanding reputation" and is, "without doubt, one of the most prestigious German corporate lawyers and transaction specialists". Barbara Mayer "is known by clients and colleagues to be very versed in transaction issues". (Kanzleien in Deutschland [Law Firms in Germany], 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Barbara Mayer is a "notable practitioner" and "key contact" for the corporate/M&A practice (Chambers Europe 2012, 2013, 2014)
One of the "leading heads for M&A and Corporate Finance" (WirtschaftsWoche Guide 2012 M&A and Corporate Finance)
Recommended in the US edition of Legal 500 for "corporate and M&A, mid-sized deals", 2010
European Legal Expert 2010 and 2011 for Corporate and M&A
Recommended in "PLC Which lawyer?" for "Life sciences: corporate & commercial" and "Life sciences: regulatory"
Publications
- Die virtuelle Hauptversammlung 2021 (The virtual Annual General Meeting 2021) - 20 practical questions on the conduct of the Annual General Meeting after the amendments to the COVMG, BB 2021, p. 899 et seq. (together with Moritz Jenne and Matthias Miller)
- Geschäftsführerhaftung: Vorbehaltlose Entlastung der Komplementärin einer GmbH & Co. KG durch ihre Mitgesellschafter (Managing Director Liability: Unconditional discharge of the general partner of a limited partnership with a private limited company as general partner by its co-shareholders), Federal Court of Justice, judgment of 22.09.2020 - II ZR 141/19, GmbHR 2020, 1344 et seq. (together with Moritz Jenne)
- Vorschlag mit Signalwirkung – Warum die Diskussion um eine Mandatspause für Vorstandsmitglieder richtig ist (Proposal with signal effect - Why the discussion about a mandate break for board members is justified), BB 39.2020
- Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie auf Vorstandsebene (Compatibility of work and family at board level), BRAKmagazin 06/2020, p. 13
- Haupt- und Gesellschafterversammlungen in Zeiten der COVID-19-Pandemie (Annual General Meetings in times of the COVID 19 pandemic), Comply 2/2020 (together with Moritz Jenne)
- Die virtuelle Hauptversammlung – 40 Praxisfragen zu Grundlagen, Planung, Einberufung und Durchführung der Hauptversammlung nach dem COVID-19-GesR-G (The virtual general meeting - 40 practical questions on the basics, planning, convening and conducting the general meeting in accordance with the COVID-19 Company Law Act), BB 2020, 1282 ff. (together with Moritz Jenne and Matthias Miller)
- Hauptversammlungen in Zeiten von Epidemien und sonstigen Gefahrenlagen – zugleich Besprechung des COVID-19-Pandemie-Gesetzes (Annual General Meetings in times of epidemics and other dangerous situations - at the same time review of the COVID 19 pandemic law), BB 2020, 835 et seq. (together with Moritz Jenne)
- Handelskonflikte, Brexit und Co: Ausblick auf den M&A-Markt 2020 (Commercial conflicts, Brexit and Co: Outlook on the M&A market 2020), BB 5.2020
- Der Referentenentwurf zum Verbandssanktionengesetz – Überblick und Folgen für die Überwachungstätigkeit des Aufsichtsrats (The draft on the Association Sanctions Act - overview and consequences for the monitoring activities of the supervisory board), Der Aufsichtsrat 2019, 170 ff. (together with Moritz Jenne)
- Der Entwurf zum Verbandssanktionengesetz - Überblick und Implikationen für das Compliance-Management (The draft of the Association Sanctions Act - Overview and implications for compliance management), CB 2019, issue 11, 405 ff. (together with Barbara Mayer)
- Verstoß gegen gesellschaftliche Treuepflicht durch Entlastungsbeschlüsse (Violation of social duty of loyalty through discharge resolutions), note to Higher Regional Court Frankfurt, judgment of May 23, 2019 - 5 U 21/18, law on limited liability companies 2019, 940 ff. (together with Moritz Jenne)
- Co-editor and co-author of the handbook Manz/Mayer/Schröder: Europäische Aktiengesellschaft (SE) (The European Company), Nomos-Verlag, 3rd edition 2018
- Der Brexit und seine Folgen auf den Rechtsverkehr zwischen der EU und dem Vereinigten Königreich [The Brexit and its Effects on the Legal Relations between the EU and the UK (together with Gerhard Manz)] BB 2016, 1731-1740.
- Gesellschaftsrechtliche Herausforderungen im internationalen Konzern - Ein Überblick über Gestaltungsfreiheit und Gestaltungsgrenzen in sechs Staaten [Challenges under Company Law in International Groups - A Summary of the Scope of Organizational Freedom and its Limits in Six Different States (together with Gerhard Manz)] IWB 14/2015, p. 529 et seqq.
- Hürden für Schadensersatz nach Unternehmenskauf [Barriers for Claims for Damages after Business Acquisitions], Platow Recht No. 129, 2015, p. 7 (together with Jan Henning Martens)
- Briefe an junge Juristen [Letters to young Lawyers] co-author, editor Gostomzyk/Jahn, C.H. Beck, 2015
- Nicht-Entlastung wegen unentschuldigter Pflichtverletzungen der Geschäftsführung [Non-discharge of Management due to Unexcused Violation of Duty] - comment on OLG Munich, decision dated 22 July 2015, file no. 7 U 2980/12 (together with Jan Henning Martens), IWRZ 2015, p. 30 et seq.
- Co-editor and co-author of the handbook Mayer/Manz/Schröder: Die Aktiengesellschaft [The German Stock Corporation] (7th edition, Haufe-Verlag 2014)
- Der Steuerberater als GmbH-Berater: Update zur GmbH-Reform [The Tax Advisor as an Advisor to GmbHs: Update on the GmbH Reform], in: SteuerConsultant [Tax Consultant] 2/2008, 18 et. seq.
- Haftungsrisiken bei Unternehmenskäufen ohne Due Diligence [Risks of Liability arising out of Company Acquisitions without Conducting a Due Diligence Review], in: SteuerConsultant [Tax Consultant] 10/2007, 36 et. seq.
- Co-author of Haufe-Steuer-Office [Haufe-Tax-Office], of Haufe-Rechnungswesen-Office [Haufe-Accounting-Office] and Praxis des Rechnungswesens [Accounting in Practice] (on issues concerning German stock corporations)
- Haufe-Datenbank zum Gesellschaftsrecht [Haufe's Database on Company Law] and Haufe Steuer Office [Haufe - Tax - Office]: Co-author
- Die Europäische Aktiengesellschaft (SE): eine Gesellschaftsform (auch) für den Mittelstand [The European Company (SE): A Form of Company (also) for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses], INF 21/2006
- Der EURO im Rechtsverkehr: Vertragsrecht [The EURO in Legal Transactions: Contract Law], published by the German-Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce (debelux), Brussels, 1998
- Produkthaftung: Risiken für die Verpackungsindustrie - Wege zu deren Minimierung [Product Liability: Risks for the Packaging Industry - Ways of Reducing Them] in: Creativ Verpacken [Pacing Creatively] 6/1997
- Die Bundespost: Wirtschaftsunternehmen oder Leistungsbehörde [The Federal Post Office: Commercial Enterprise or Public Service], Berlin 1990
- Die Bedeutung des Artikel 87 GG für die Organisation der Bundespost [The Importance of Article 87 Basic Law (GG) for the Organization of the Federal Post Office] in: Peter/Rhein, Wirtschaft und Recht: Rahmenbedingungen wirtschaftlicher Betätigung, Grenzen der Wirtschaftslenkung, Wirtschaftliche Betätigung der Öffentlichen Hand, Zukunft staatlicher Monopole [Commerce and Law: Framework Conditions for Commercial Operations, the Limits of Economic Intervention, Commercial Operations in the Public Sector, the Future of State Monopolies], Osnabrück, 1989
Memberships
- International Bar Association (IBA)
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft Internationales Wirtschaftsrecht im DAV [The German Bar Association's Working Group on International Commercial Law]
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht im DAV [The German Bar Association's Working Group on Company and Commercial Law]
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft Anwältinnen im DAV [The German Bar Association's Working Group on Female Lawyers]
- Deutscher Juristinnenbund [German Association of Female Lawyers]
- Reinacher Europadialoge e.V. (Chairwoman)