Sebastian Diehl joins from Standard Chartered Bank in London where he led the legal coverage on multiple of the group’s M&A and venture capital transactions, including in Europe, Asia and North America. Prior to Standard Chartered, Sebastian Diehl spent several years in the London office of a leading German law firm, most recently as Associated Partner. There he regularly advised strategic clients and financial investors on cross-border M&A projects and PE/VC transactions with a focus on Germany.

With London, ADVANT Beiten is opening its tenth office and its fourth international presence outside of Germany. The new office will be based in Mayfair within the premises of its alliance partner ADVANT Nctm, whose London office has been established since 2008. With this expansion, the firm strengthens its visibility on the European market, expands its advisory services for cross-border transactions and further intensifies the co-operation within the alliance. A cross-practice team of ADVANT Beiten partners will be regularly present in London.

"In Sebastian Diehl, we have found an experienced partner for our new location who has an excellent network. Specialising in cross-border transactions and private equity, he brings in many years of experience in all areas of transaction advisory services and will work closely with our teams in Germany and worldwide," comments Dr Guido Krüger, Managing Partner of ADVANT Beiten.

"London is one of the world's leading financial and economic centres with a broad infrastructure for capital markets, asset management and private equity," says Dr Barbara Mayer, member of the Steering Committee at ADVANT Beiten, adding: "The city connects entrepreneurs, fund managers, banks and institutional investors. Together with our local colleagues from ADVANT Nctm and the addition of Sebastian Diehl, we are further expanding our transaction-orientated advisory services."

With London as one of the most active cross-border transaction markets in Europe, the city plays a key role in many German investments – particularly in the upper German SME segment which is facing the challenge of company succession. ADVANT Beiten is taking account of this multifaceted market environment with the opening of the new office – both locally and across borders. 

For more information, see our Spotlight London.

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Frauke Reuther
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ADVANT Beiten
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frauke.reuther@advant-beiten.com

Dr Kathrin Bürger, Dr Silke Dulle, Christina Kamppeter, Susanne Klein, Dr Ralf Hafner, Dr Georg Tolksdorf and Dr Sebastian Weller represent five different legal areas and are spread across five locations.

• Dr Kathrin Bürger (Labour Law, Frankfurt and München), Licensed Specialist for Labour Law, advises particularly on collective labour law issues. She assists companies with collective bargaining changes and (in-house) collective bargaining negotiations as well as strike preparation measures. Beyond that, Dr Bürger advises companies on the negotiation with works councils, also as a part of conciliation boards, as well as on all kinds of individual labour law issues.
• Dr Silke Dulle (Corporate/M&A, Berlin), Licensed Specialist for Medical Law, provides legal advice to clients of the healthcare sector, especially in the area of hospitals and health insurance companies. Her legal consultancy covers hospital law, social security and pharmaceutical law, procurement law and corporate law.
• Christina Kamppeter (Labour Law, Munich), Licensed Specialist for Labour Law, advises national and international companies on all aspects of individual and collective labour law, in particular regarding negotiations with works councils and trade unions. One focus of her work is on providing labour law advice on restructurings.
• Susanne Klein (IP/IT/Media, Frankfurt), Licensed Specialist for Information Technology Law, is a renowned expert in data protection law. In addition, she advises her national and international clients in IT and copyright law.
• Dr Ralf Hafner (Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Munich), advises his national and international clients in complex international disputes on dispute resolution out of court and represents them in arbitration and state court proceedings.
• Dr Georg Tolksdorf (Assets/Succession/Foundations, Hamburg) provides legal advice in the area of inheritance and foundation law as well as (tax-optimized) succession planning for private individuals and (family-owned) companies. Another focus of his work is on the execution of (corporate) wills.
• Dr Sebastian Weller (Corporate/M&A, Dusseldorf) focuses on Corporate/M&A as well as Private Equity/Venture Capital, particularly providing legal advice for take-overs, participations and restructuring projects. He provides support on all issues relating to corporate and transformation law as well as corporate compliance.

In addition to the seven new Equity Partners, the following Salary Partners have been appointed Local Partners:

• Dr Anne Dziuba, Labour Law, Munich
• Dr Daniel Fischer, Real Estate, Frankfurt
• Dr Christina Hackbarth, IP/IT/Media, Munich
• Christian Hipp, Antitrust Law, Berlin
• Tanja Hogh Holub, IP/IT/Media, Munich
• Sylvia Jenoh, Tax, Frankfurt
• Dr Klaus Kemen, Real Estate, Berlin
• Dr Markus Ley, Corporate/M&A, Berlin
• Jörn Manhart, Labour Law, Dusseldorf
• Carsten Pütger, Corporate/M&A, Dusseldorf
• Dr Jochen Reuter, Real Estate, Frankfurt
• Dr Winfried Richardt, Corporate/M&A, Dusseldorf
• Dr Florian Weichselgärtner, Dispute Resolution, Munich
• Mathias Zimmer-Goertz, IP/IT/Media, Dusseldorf

Furthermore, the following colleagues successfully continue their career path and have been appointed from  Senior Associates to Salary Partners:

• Annalena Benz, Real Estate, Munich
• Jens Ledermann, Tax, Frankfurt
• Dr Martina Schlamp, Labour Law, Munich

Beyond growth from its own ranks, ADVANT Beiten also continues its course of targeted growth with lateral hires in selected areas and confirms the salary partnership of the following colleagues:

• Christian Burmeister, Corporate/M&A, Freiburg/Berlin
• Dr Moritz Jenne, Corporate/M&A, Freiburg
• Dr Sebastian Kroll, Labour Law, Munich
• Markus P. Linnartz, Tax, Dusseldorf
• Dr Ariane Loof, Labour Law, Berlin
• Dr Michael Matthiessen, Labour Law, Berlin
• Dr Birgit Münchbach, Corporate/M&A, Freiburg
• Kristin Müller-Nedebock, Tax, Hamburg

"All seniority levels are of central importance for the future of our law firm. We are therefore all the more pleased to be able to accompany so many colleagues of different seniority levels, legal areas and locations on their career paths, comments Philipp Cotta, Managing Partner of ADVANT Beiten, and adds: Our modified career track offers all colleagues even more flexibility in their individual career planning and allows us to emphasise our professional expertise across the different levels even more clearly to our clients."

Congratulations to all elected and confirmed partners.