Banking & Finance
Baker McKenzie's Banking & Finance practice in Germany offers comprehensive legal services to banks, financial institutions, and corporate clients, specializing in acquisition finance, project finance, restructuring and insolvency, financial services regulation, structured finance, trade and export finance, real estate finance, and securitization. The team is adept at managing complex, cross-border transactions, providing strategic advice on corporate loans, exit financings, and revolving credit facilities. Notably, the firm has advised on significant asset-backed securities transactions, such as LeasePlan Deutschland's €549.1 million "Bumper 7" securitization. With a strong presence in Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin, and Düsseldorf, Baker McKenzie delivers tailored solutions to navigate the evolving financial landscape.
Business
Baker McKenzie Partnerschaftsgesellschaft offers comprehensive legal services in the Business practice area, encompassing corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and capital markets. The firm advises clients on a wide range of transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and corporate restructurings. Their expertise extends to handling complex cross-border deals, ensuring compliance with international regulations, and providing strategic counsel to facilitate clients' business objectives. The firm's global reach and multidisciplinary approach enable them to address the diverse needs of businesses operating in various industries and jurisdictions.
Civil & Human Rights
Baker McKenzie Partnerschaftsgesellschaft offers comprehensive legal services in international labor and human rights, assisting multinational companies in mitigating supply chain risks and ensuring compliance with evolving global standards. Their labor lawyers have contributed to shaping international labor standards through participation in International Labor Organization committees and advising the UN Global Compact on its Business for the Rule of Law Framework. The firm provides expert counsel on labor relations matters, including developing industrial relations strategies, negotiating with works councils and trade unions, and representing employers in industrial actions. Additionally, they design and implement programs and policies to maintain positive employee relations in non-union workplaces.
Corporate & Commercial
Baker McKenzie's Corporate & Commercial practice offers comprehensive legal services, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations, and general corporate governance. The firm assists clients in navigating complex cross-border transactions, ensuring compliance with international regulations, and optimizing investment structures. With a global presence and a multidisciplinary approach, Baker McKenzie provides tailored solutions to meet the diverse needs of businesses operating in various industries worldwide.
Energy, Environment & ESG
Baker McKenzie Partnerschaftsgesellschaft offers comprehensive legal services in the Energy, Environment, and ESG sectors, assisting clients with renewable energy project development, including photovoltaic, onshore wind, biogas, and hydrogen initiatives. The firm provides guidance on battery storage and charging infrastructure projects, corporate power purchase agreements, climate protection projects, and voluntary certificate trading. Additionally, they support clients in implementing new ESG regulations and navigating environmental compliance challenges. Their integrated approach combines local market expertise with international standards to address the full spectrum of client needs across clean energy technologies.
Intellectual Property
Baker McKenzie Partnerschaftsgesellschaft's Intellectual Property practice offers comprehensive services to protect and manage clients' IP assets across multiple jurisdictions. With over 300 dedicated IP lawyers in 74 offices worldwide, the firm provides expertise in brand management, enforcement, copyright, patent litigation and prosecution, trade secrets, and transactional IP services. They serve diverse industries, including automotive, luxury and fashion, consumer goods, financial services, technology, media, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and pharmaceuticals. Their 360° IP Solution ensures efficient, high-quality, and strategic management of complex global IP portfolios.
Lawsuits & Disputes
Baker McKenzie Partnerschaftsgesellschaft's Lawsuits & Disputes practice offers comprehensive legal services in litigation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution, assisting clients in effectively managing and resolving complex disputes across multiple jurisdictions. With a team of over 1,000 dispute resolution lawyers in more than 30 countries, the firm provides strategic counsel tailored to clients' commercial objectives, ensuring efficient and cost-effective solutions. Their expertise spans various industries, including technology, healthcare, and financial services, enabling them to address sector-specific challenges. The firm's global reach and local knowledge allow them to handle cross-border disputes seamlessly, offering clients a single point of contact for multijurisdictional matters. Additionally, Baker McKenzie emphasizes proactive risk management, advising clients on strategies to minimize exposure and prevent disputes before they arise.
Media, Technology and Telecoms
Baker McKenzie Partnerschaftsgesellschaft's Media, Technology, and Telecoms practice offers comprehensive legal services to clients navigating the rapidly evolving digital landscape. The firm advises on complex cross-border transactions and commercial matters, including e-commerce, data privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance. Their team assists major e-commerce players, internet service providers, and innovative start-ups with regulatory and consumer protection requirements, advertising and marketing strategies, competition law, and dispute resolution. Additionally, they provide guidance on technology transactions, such as global outsourcing, cloud services, and technology procurement, ensuring clients effectively manage legal and commercial risks in the digital economy.
Real Estate
Baker McKenzie's Real Estate practice comprises over 330 lawyers across 77 offices worldwide, offering clients a unique blend of local knowledge and global perspective. The team advises on all stages of real estate transactions, including structuring, negotiating, and executing acquisitions, sales, joint ventures, and developments. Their expertise spans various property types, such as office, commercial, hotel, and industrial real estate. By integrating services across multiple legal areas-including M&A, tax, fund structuring, finance, private equity, environmental, and construction-they provide comprehensive solutions tailored to the evolving real estate market. Clients include domestic and foreign investors, property companies, occupiers, contractors, construction firms, financial institutions, and government departments.
