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    Dr Detlef Koch
    ADVANT Beiten - Frankfurt/Main
    Rechtsanwalt
    Partner

    Dr Detlef Koch

    ADVANT Beiten - Frankfurt/Main
    Rechtsanwalt
    Partner

    LANGUAGES

    English / German

    Beyond Europe

    US Desk

    Practice Areas

    Corporate/M&A

    Sectors

    Mobility - Real Estate

    Contacts

    T : +49 69 756095-408

    F : +49 69 756095-512

    Detlef.Koch@advant-beiten.com

    Expertise

    Dr Detlef Koch is Partner at ADVANT Beiten's Frankfurt office and member of the Corporate/M&A practice group. His focus includes corporate and real estate transactions, advice to and disputes between company bodies as well as companies in the real estate sector. He particularly advises his national and international clients on legal questions regarding transactions, corporate restructurings and aspects of corporate governance.

    Dr Detlef Koch studied law at the University of Frankfurt am Main. He was admitted to the German Bar in 1991.He has been a Partner at ADVANT Beiten since 2010. Prior to joining ADVANT Beiten, he was a Partner at national and international law firms.

    Awards

    TOP Lawyer
    Wirtschaftswoche 2025

    Dr Detlef Koch is listed as "TOP Lawyer" for corporate law

    Top Lawyer
    WirtschaftsWoche 2025

    Dr Detlef Koch is "TOP Lawyer" for real estate law.

    Recommended Lawyer
    Kanzleimonitor.de 2024/2025

    Dr Detlef Koch is listed among the leading lawyers for corporate law.

    Recommended Lawyer
    Best Lawyers in Kooperation mit Handelsblatt 2025
    Recommended Lawyer
    Best Lawyers in cooperation with Handelsblatt 2024
    Top Lawyer
    WirtschaftsWoche 2024

    Dr Detlef Koch is "TOP Lawyer" for real estate law and corporate law.

    Recommended Lawyer
    Best Lawyers in cooperation with Handelsblatt 2023
    TOP Lawyer
    WirtschaftsWoche 2023

    Dr Detlef Koch is "TOP Lawyer" for corporate law

    Recommended Lawyer
    JUVE Handbook Commercial Law Firms 2022/2023
    TOP Lawyer
    WirtschaftsWoche 2022

    Dr Detlef Koch is "TOP Lawyer" for corporate law

    Recommended Lawyer
    JUVE Handbook Commercial Law Firms 2021/2022

    "excellent" Client

    Track Record

    Best Lawyers: 82 Lawyers of BEITEN BURKHARDT Recommended as Best Lawyers for Germany
    Munich, 25 June 2021 - The US specialist publisher Best Lawyers has published its latest ranking of the best lawyers for Germany. These results are based on recommendations from competitors and thus confir…
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises Capitalmind on Strategic Transaction with Investec
    Frankfurt am Main, 8 June 2021 – The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised Capitalmind, one of Europe's leading independent M&A and corporate finance advisory firms, on the conclusion of a st…
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT Assists Holding Company Dr. Zwiebelhofer GmbH in the Purchase and Reintegration of two Croatian Companies into the König Metall Group
    Frankfurt, 21 August 2020 – The international commercial law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has provided legal advice to the Gaggenau-based holding Dr. Zwiebelhofer GmbH on the purchase and reintegration of two Cro…
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises Mérieux NutriSciences on Acquisition of Institut
    Frankfurt am Main, 24 May 2019 – The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised Mérieux NutriSciences on the acquisition of all shares of Institut Kirchhoff Berlin GmbH. The parties have agreed to…
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises Hoesch Group on the Sale of InsurTech Company asuro to BCA AG
    Frankfurt am Main, 11 March 2019 - The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised Hoesch Group AG, a holding company with focus on the insurance and financial service sector, on the sale of all sh…
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    New Year's Reception for the fifth time at Frankfurt's Museum Angewandte Kunst
    Last Tuesday, 29 January 2019, the New Year's Reception of the law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT took place in Frankfurt's museum of applied arts, the so-called Museum Angewandte Kunst. Around 270 guests accepted …
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    Regular election of the managing bodies at BEITEN BURKHARDT
    Munich, 26 November 2018 – The international commercial law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT duly elected on Saturday, 24 November 2018, the management bodies Steering Committee, Remuneration Committee and HR Committ…
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    The 5% Survey: Successful Kick-off Event at the Frankfurt Office of BEITEN BURKHARDT
    On Thursday, 6 September 2018, the so-called 5% Survey was presented at our Frankfurt office which explores the yield potential of the German real estate market. The analysis of the markets with regard …
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    Publications

    Publications:

    Restructuring and Private Equity, 
    Dr Detlef Koch and Heinrich Meyer
    Unternehmensfinanzierung für den Mittelstand, Ed. Convent, Markt und Mittelstand und FINANCE, Year Book 2012, p. 37 et seq.

    Real Estate Restructuring: Forced Administration or Forced Sale of a Real Property is Not Always the Best Solution in a Precarious Situation. Here Are Alternative Solutions.
    Dr Detlef Koch
    Jahresbuch Restrukturierung (Year Book Restructuring) 2012, Ed. FINANCE, September 2009, p. 24 et seq.

    The Pre-REIT Birth Assistant for Real Estate Investment Trusts
    Dr Detlef Koch
    Going Public, February 2007, p. 44

    The Legal Case - A Judicial Construct?
    Dr Detlef Koch
    Ed. Jeanette Schmid, Thomas Drosdeck, Detlef Koch, Nomos Verlag, 1997

    Product Liability: Law of Contract in Competition with Law of Tort
    Dr Detlef Koch
    Ed. Dr. Detlef Koch, Duncker & Humblot, Schriften zum Wirtschaftsrecht, 1995

    Liability Insurance Coverage Against Environmental Damages Caused by Soil Pollution
    Dr Detlef Koch and Dr. Gerhard Limberger
    VersR 1994, p. 394 et seq.

    Rescue Costs and Impact Risk in Water Pollution Liability Insurance
    Dr Detlef Koch
    VersR 1993, p. 537 et seq.

    The So-Called Zero Setting for Environmental Damages in Liability Insurance
    Dr Detlef Koch and Dr. Stefan Sigulla
    Die Versicherungspraxis 1993, p. 181 et seq.

    Spillage of Mineral Oil on the Premises of a Packing Line (Note on LG Hamburg as of 21 March 1991)
    Dr Detlef Koch
    VersR 1993, p. 305 et seq.

    On Impairments of Performance, Mistakes of Law and Administrative Acts - A Contribution to the Educational Reform
    Dr Detlef Koch
    Rechtshistorisches Journal, no. 10, p. 304 et seq.

    The Insurance Case in Water Pollution Liability Insurance
    Dr Detlef Koch and Dr. Gerhard Limberger
    VersR 1991, p. 134 et seq.