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Lawyers for Family Foundations

A foundation offers business-owning families a range of advantages. As part of private estate planning or company succession, family foundations serve to avoid fragmentation of company assets and enable financial provision to be made for family members, e.g. in the form of regular distributions.

Our lawyers for family foundations advise business owners, family firms and family offices on selecting and designing a suitable form of foundation, establishing the foundation and in all ongoing legal and tax matters associated with family foundations and non-profit foundations. 

Based on an in-depth analysis of the asset situation and the structure of the family business(es) involved, the CMS lawyers specialising in family foundations will recommend establishing a non-profit foundation, a family foundation or a trust, as appropriate. Where an international solution is appropriate or necessary, we involve experts from the CMS Private Clients Specialty Group within the CMS organisation.

Looking for advisors with relevant experience and specific expertise in foundations? The contact details of our lawyers for family foundations are listed below.

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Hans Christian Blum
Hans Christian Blum
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Fachanwalt für Erbrecht (Certified lawyer for inheritance law) | Co-Head of the CMS Private Clients Group
Germany, Stuttgart
Germany, Cologne
Hans Christian Blum advises entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals. His clients primarily aim at protecting and preserving family businesses/family assets as well as keeping peace in the family...
Jasper Philippi
Dr. Jasper Philippi
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Fachanwalt für Erbrecht (Certified lawyer for inheritance law)
Germany, Hamburg
Jasper Philippi advises private clients, entrepreneurial families and family offices on corporate succession and asset planning including cross-border aspects. He focuses on inheritance law and the law...
Dirk Schauer
Dr. Dirk Schauer
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Fachanwalt für Erbrecht (Certified lawyer for inheritance law) | Head of Private Clients, CMS Germany
Germany, Stuttgart
Dirk Schauer advises entrepreneurs and private clients on national and international estate planning and corporate succession planning as well as on foundations. He advises on the structuring and protection...
Michael Schellenberger
Dr. Michael Schellenberger, Mag. rer. publ.
Principal Counsel
Rechtsanwalt | Fachanwalt für Erbrecht (Certified lawyer for inheritance law)
Germany, Stuttgart
Michael Schellenberger assists business owners and high net worth individuals with their asset structuring, corporate investment management, succession planning and matrimonial regime issues. He also...
Luise Uhl-Ludäscher
Luise Uhl-Ludäscher, Dipl.-Ökonomin, Dipl.-Finanzwirtin (FH)
Principal Counsel
Tax Adviser
Germany, Stuttgart
Luise Uhl-Ludäscher specialises in tax planning, advising medium-sized family businesses and there owners and families as well as high-net-worth individuals on corporate succession and estate planning...
Michael Heuser
Dr. Michael Heuser
Counsel
Rechtsanwalt | Fachanwalt für Erbrecht (Certified lawyer for inheritance law)
Germany, Stuttgart
Michael Heuser specialises in conflict resolution for private clients, advising heirs, beneficiaries of compulsory portions, executors, shareholders, entrepreneurs and family businesses on contentious...
Anna-Lena Löcherbach
Anna-Lena Löcherbach, LL.M. (King's College London)
Counsel
Rechtsanwältin | Fachanwältin für Steuerrecht (Certified lawyer for tax law)
Germany, Munich
Anna-Lena Löcherbach advises medium-sized businesses as well as group companies mainly on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. She also advises entrepreneurs and businesses on general...
Philine Lindner
Philine Lindner
Senior Associate
Rechtsanwältin | Fachanwältin für Steuerrecht (Certified lawyer for tax law)
Germany, Hamburg
Philine Lindner specialises in advising medium-sized companies and groups on domestic and cross-border corporate tax law matters. With special expertise in reorganisation tax law, she handles national...
Stephan Pulvermacher
Stephan Pulvermacher
Senior Associate
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Stuttgart
Stephan Pulvermacher advises entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals on German and international asset and business succession. He is experienced in all legal issues relating to the structuring...
Hanna Stukenbrock
Dr. Hanna Stukenbrock, Maître en droit
Senior Associate
Rechtsanwältin
Germany, Hamburg
Hanna Stukenbrock advises entrepreneurs and private individuals on their long-term asset and corporate succession planning. In this context, her work focuses on developing individual solutions to safeguard...