Expertise
Steffen is a Managing Associate in the Tax practice group of 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, transaction related tax advice with a special expertise in tax risk and W&I insurances. He also assists clients in tax proceedings, tax audits and tax litigation matters.
His expertise relates to many different sectors, such as real estate, construction, insurance, finance, financial services, infrastructure, electricity and energy.
He is qualified as Rechtsanwalt in Germany since 2020. Before joining Addleshaw Goddard, Steffen worked at other international law firms in Frankfurt and Dubai.
- Experience
Steffen's recent experience at Addleshaw Goddard and the previous firms includes advising:
- Deutsche Bank AG on tax aspects of a M&A transaction.
- Commerzbank AG on the acquisition of a majority stake in Aquila Capital Investmentgesellschaft GmbH.
- Midea Group Co., Ltd on its successful IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as Special German Counsel.
- Samsung SRA Asset Management on the sale of the "Silberturm" in Frankfurt.
- Panattoni on the sale of a logistics park in Kaltenkirchen.
- HIH Invest Real Estate on the acquisition of “H-LAB” at Potsdam Science Park.
- ABG Capital on the acquisition of the “SKY Eschborn” office complex.
- HASPA Green GmbH on the acquisition of two wind farms in Germany.
- DIC Asset AG on the acquisition of the "Magazinhof" in Kassel.
- abrdn Investments Deutschland AG on the acquisition of two building sites in Frankfurt.
- 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