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Dr Sebastian Weller is Partner at ADVANT Beiten's Dusseldorf office and member of the Corporate/M&A practice group. He focuses on Corporate/M&A as well as Private Equity/Venture Capital, supporting clients in Germany and abroad particularly with corporate transactions (including restructuring projects, joint ventures or financing rounds). Among his clients are large corporate and medium-sized companies, private equity/venture capital funds and start-ups, as well as institutional and strategic investors. One industry focus is on the healthcare industry where he advises longstanding national and international clients.
Dr Weller studied law at Justus-Liebig-University, Gießen, and achieved his doctorate at the University of Augsburg. Since 2019, he has been working as Partner with ADVANT Beiten. Before joining ADVANT Beiten he worked for national and international law firms in Dusseldorf.
„Er ist herausragend in vielen Belangen. Fachlich mit das Beste was ich je erleben durfte und auch extrem kommunikationsstark. Er wusste immer, wann wir nochmals mehr fremd Know-how einholen sollten und wie die beste Vorgehensweise war. Wirklich einzigartig in der Zusammenarbeit.“; „Einfach unglaublich gut sowohl fachlich als auch als Projektleiter. Er hatte zu jeder Zeit alles unter Kontrolle und man fühlte sich immer besten informiert. Wirklich herausragend, mit ihm zu arbeiten. So lief das Projekt auch extrem smooth durch!“
Publications:
Healthcare & Life Sciences: Quo vadis Buy-and-Build?, in: M&A Review, 14 December 2023
Comments to the Judgement of Regional Court Munich I, 10 Dec. 2013 - 5HK O 1387/10: Establishing an effective Compliance System is part of the entire liability of the Board of Directors, in: Compliance-Berater 2014, p. 176
Benefit Clauses in Termination Agreements with Members of the Board of Directors - Stones or Bread?, in: GWR 2014, p. 167 -172
Conference Report: "4. Augsburger Forum für Medizinprodukterecht" – Conference Report, in: MPR 2008, p. 164 f.
Reprocessing of Used Medical Products - Uncertainties and Problems in Practice - in: MPR 2012, p. 82 et seq.
Reprocessing of Medical Devices – Is there legal certainty in Germany? Is the USA a shining example?, in: Journal of Medical Device Regulation – JMDR November 2011, p. 30 et seq.
Lectures/Seminars:
Lecture on "Investing in START-UPs - The Legal View" for the Manager Lounge on 1 October at the Business Club in Dusseldorf ;
Regular lectures on "Venture Capital" issues at Heinrich-Heine-University, Dusseldorf.
