HBA Lawyers

Owners and managers can rely on our extensive expertise, industry experience and tried-and-tested advice when drafting management contracts.

The same applies to employee participation programs (stock options) and termination agreements. If necessary, we will of course represent our clients out of court or before labor and social courts. Personal support is very important to us. As is special commitment.

When clients feel passionately represented by us in labor law and social law, we see our approach confirmed. We always want to be measured by this. Our structure as a team also allows us to support clients in all aspects of working life and human resource management. With comprehensive competence and the highest level of professional know-how in all specialist areas, we demonstrate both an overview and an attention to detail.

Ultimately, both happy and less happy family events have legal consequences. This applies to marriages, the birth of children, the joint purchase of a house or gifts to family members. But also the resulting duties in the care and upbringing of children, necessary separations or the consequences of a death.

With our self-image as a companion in all situations, we always give clients the appropriate personal support. In each of these situations, they can expect special attention to their individual wishes and needs - supplemented by legal expertise and pragmatic solutions.

We value heart. But we don't confuse heart with leniency. Instead, we advise, support and represent clients in all facets of family law. We accompany them through all phases of divorce. We are equally committed to division, maintenance and custody proceedings.

Over many years of practice, we have built up a wide network of specialized experts, tax consultants and colleagues in other countries. With this kind of support, the sensitive area of ​​family law becomes a humane and completely manageable area at all times.

Only then can tailor-made solutions be achieved. We can say this from our many years of experience.

Accordingly, we have adapted our personal advice and support to precisely meet these requirements. Our main focus is on securing and structuring family assets. In concrete terms, we provide careful legal planning, individually tailored to meet individual requirements, including inheritance, tax or corporate law, for example.

We also provide advice on questions and cases relating to inheritance law, the establishment and administration of private foundations, as well as the transfer of assets and company succession. The combination of our expertise from various areas makes us particularly suitable as advisors to family businesses and private company owners.

We do this through intensive personal advice and extensive support for projects of all types and sizes. We bring our expertise to bear right from the acquisition of real estate, whether at home or abroad, we accompany planning phases, take on the drafting and negotiation of contracts and, if required, are also available to provide advice during implementation.

Our domain also includes representation in construction proceedings and all the intricacies of construction contract law. We also support clients in the legal enforcement of their tenancy and property rights, which we are particularly well versed in thanks to our many years of experience.

Unrestricted trust and personal access play an important role here. After all, such processes usually take months and require constructive cooperation. With knowledge of these special features, we have internalized the ability to respond precisely to the wishes of our respective clients in all situations of acquisition, acquisition of a shareholding, as well as in the sale of companies and shares.

We support national and international investors with the same commitment that we also apply to owners. Our work ranges from project planning and process strategy to due diligence processes and the preparation and negotiation of transaction documents. We also offer in-depth advice on strategic group planning, restructuring, reorganization and integration processes of companies.

Due to our many years of specialization in corporate, business and commercial law, we are a stable partner for many clients at all times in the various phases of their business.

Be it organizational or legal restructuring. Be it initiating the right restructuring steps. Be it the appropriate measures for creditors and debtors in crisis or insolvency cases.

Our many years of experience and expertise in restructuring, reorganization and the handling of insolvencies regularly prove to be a blessing in disguise. Here too, even the most far-reaching steps are easy when we work together.

We support our clients through all levels of financial difficulties and personal liability issues. We help companies of all sizes to develop sustainable strategies for their organization, restructuring or debt restructuring.

We represent banks in their restructuring or the enforcement of claims and the realization of collateral. As experienced insolvency administrators, we also ensure fair procedures and fair settlement of claims. And last but not least, we also support our clients in the acquisition of companies from bankrupt estates. The end result is always a highly effective solution - and the best possible future.

Legally and humanly. At hba, we have made a virtue of this and combined both. We actively support our clients in all situations in life, in disputes both large and small. Be it through considered advice and recommendations for action or as their committed representative before state courts or arbitration tribunals. Many years of experience in complex disputes predestines us for this.

We have the best practice in corporate law disputes, M&A contracts, competition law differences, construction contracts and insolvencies, as well as in labor and social law proceedings or warranty or liability cases.

We have proven ourselves as objective arbitrators in numerous national and international proceedings. Anyone who needs sensitive but decisive support in family law matters will definitely appreciate our intuition and, at the same time, our firmness.

Whether preventative or in case of an emergency – our high level of expertise in matters of criminal law, corporate law, aspects of employee employment, tax issues and insolvency proves to be the perfect basis for our dedicated, personal commitment to our clients' interests.

We represent companies and their bodies with great sympathy in matters of corporate criminal law. The focus of our work is on defending against criminal prosecution, securing assets, securing data and quickly recovering any damages.

We are also actively involved in creating protective structures for companies. This can prevent the commission of criminal offenses, even if only negligently. With the current development of legislation - and especially case law - such precautions pay off in many ways. Specifically, we provide support in setting up our own compliance departments. We also offer ongoing assistance with individual questions about legal prevention.

We also provide support in matters relating to the civil and criminal liability of bodies of legal entities. As a special service, we also provide training on how to behave correctly towards investigative and competition authorities during interrogations and house searches.

At hba, we are happy to take on all questions relating to competition and intellectual property law in a comprehensive manner. Whether it is a question of determining the admissibility of sales and advertising measures or of public subsidies, providing committed support in competition law disputes or interim injunctions, or representing clients before national or international competition authorities - in all of these cases, we quickly demonstrate what applied legal expertise can achieve.

We also offer expertise on complex contracts with competition and intellectual property rights content, such as distribution, licensing and franchise agreements. We advise on antitrust issues or abuse of a dominant market position, as well as in the context of state aid proceedings.

Clients can also count on our expertise in the planning, coordination and execution of national and international M&A transactions under competition law, as well as all merger control issues. At hba, comprehensive really does mean comprehensive.

We support you in protecting your intellectual property in all matters of intellectual property law (in particular trademarks, designs, patents, utility models, copyright works and the right to one's own image). Building on a comprehensive understanding of your business model, we advise technology-intensive companies, especially start-ups, in the areas of IP, IT and e-commerce.