Angelika Thies has long-standing experience advising family-owned businesses and groups on all German and international aspects of company taxation, particularly regarding complex restructurings within groups of companies and corporate succession. Her German and international tax law expertise is also sought in the context of real estate transactions, including tax due diligence and structuring. She advises her clients on an ongoing basis on tax planning and structuring as well as on tax audits and also represents them in fiscal court proceedings. Moreover, Angelika regularly advises internationally operating companies on transfer pricing issues as they can arise in the case of a business policy change or in the context of documentation obligations.

From 1996 to 2002, Angelika worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Frankfurt, including secondments to London and New York, and was made partner in 2000. She then joined Ernst & Young as a partner in the transactional tax practice. In 2004, she joined CMS Germany as a tax law partner. Alongside her tax advisory practice, Angelika teaches as an honorary professor for M&A and international tax law at the University of Mainz.