Expertise

Steffen is a Managing Associate in the Tax practice group at Addleshaw Goddard in Frankfurt.

Steffen advises and represents clients in complex domestic and international tax law matters. His expertise covers a broad range of subjects, including tax planning, tax structuring, and transaction related tax advice with a particular expertise in tax risk and W&I insurance. He also assists clients in tax proceedings, tax audits and tax litigation matters.

His practice spans a range of sectors, including real estate, construction, insurance, finance, financial services, infrastructure, electricity and energy.

He has been qualified as a Rechtsanwalt in Germany since 2020. Before joining Addleshaw Goddard, Steffen worked at other international law firms in Frankfurt and Dubai.

Experience
  • Advising a leading underwriter in underwriting German tax risks.
  • Advising Condor on entering into a cooperation with the corporate group of Karl-Heinz Kögel in the area of package holidays.
  • Advising Exacompta on the acquisition of the business of German office supply manufacturer HAN GmbH & Co. KG.
  • Advising HarperCollins on the acquisition of Crunchyroll’s manga publishing operations in Germany.
  • Advising Deutsche Bank AG on tax aspects of a M&A transaction.
  • Advising Commerzbank AG on the acquisition of a majority stake in Aquila Capital Investmentgesellschaft GmbH.
  • Advising Midea Group Co., Ltd on its successful IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as Special German Counsel.
  • Advising Samsung SRA Asset Management on the sale of the "Silberturm" in Frankfurt.
  • Advising Panattoni on the sale of a logistics park in Kaltenkirchen.
  • Advising HIH Invest Real Estate on the acquisition of “H-LAB” at Potsdam Science Park.
  • Advising ABG Capital on the acquisition of the “SKY Eschborn” office complex.
  • Advising HASPA Green GmbH on the acquisition of two wind farms in Germany.
  • Advising DIC Asset AG on the acquisition of the "Magazinhof" in Kassel.
  • Advising abrdn Investments Deutschland AG on the acquisition of two building sites in Frankfurt.
  • Advising HT Group on the acquisition of a new office building.
Education
  • Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, University of Applied Sciences Aschaffenburg, 2011
  • First State Exam, Law – University Würzburg, 2018
  • Europajurist (Univ. Würzburg), European Law – University Würzburg, 2018
  • Second State Exam, Law – Higher Regional Court Bamberg, 2020
Languages
  • German
  • English
Memberships
  • Frankfurt Bar Association