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Lawyers for private clients

An interdisciplinary and international approach is the hallmark of our lawyers for private clients when advising high net worth individuals and (family) business owners on all legal and tax matters related to their private affairs. 

We also act on behalf of banks, asset managers and family offices. We work with them to develop bespoke solutions on behalf of our clients, as well as advising them directly on wealth management issues.

The range of services provided by our lawyers for private clients covers all aspects of wealth and succession planning, from asset and succession structuring, contractual and financing matters to contingency planning and personal tax planning in matters relating to matrimonial property law. We also represent private clients and businesspersons in court proceedings and vis-à-vis government bodies.

The CMS Private Clients Specialty Group within the international CMS organisation offers cross-border wealth management and succession planning for global business-owning families and high net worth individuals.

Details of our lawyers for private clients are listed below. Please feel free to contact them at any time.

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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...
Björn Demuth
Dr. Björn Demuth
Partner
Rechtsanwalt, Tax Adviser | Fachanwalt für Steuerrecht (Certified lawyer for tax law)
Germany, Stuttgart
Björn Demuth’s practice focuses on corporate compliance, succession planning and tax law. He is a tax advisor and certified tax lawyer with long-standing experience advising his clients on the German...
Thomas Gerdel
Thomas Gerdel, LL.M.
Partner
Rechtsanwalt, Tax Adviser | Fachanwalt für Steuerrecht (Certified lawyer for tax law) | Head of Tax, CMS Germany
Germany, Duesseldorf
Thomas Gerdel has long-standing experience advising his clients on all tax aspects of corporate and real estate transactions. He reviews entrepreneurial activities from a tax point of view, considering...
Markus Herz
Markus Herz
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Frankfurt
With more than ten years of wide-ranging experience, Markus Herz specialises in domestic and cross-border private equity and M&A transactions, advising German and international companies, institutional...
Christopher Lilien-Waldau
Christopher Freiherr von Lilien-Waldau
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Duesseldorf
Christopher von Lilien-Waldau advises companies, shareholders and investors on domestic and cross-border private equity and M&A transactions, including distressed M&A. He also advises financial investors...
Richard Mitterhuber
Richard Mitterhuber
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Head of Corporate / M&A, CMS Germany
Germany, Munich
Richard Mitterhuber advises German and international companies on reorganization projects and transactions. His clients include large and medium-sized companies in Germany and abroad, international groups...
Daniel Otte
Dr. Daniel Otte, LL.M. (Boston Univ.)
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Fachanwalt für Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht (Certified lawyer for commercial and corporate law)
Germany, Cologne
Daniel Otte advises entrepreneurs and family businesses on strategic management and equity interest issues. He is particularly experienced in corporate law disputes and represents clients in and out of...
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...
Peter Polke
Dr. Peter Polke
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Frankfurt
Peter Polke specialises in advising on private equity and M&A transactions, often with cross-border implications. He has long-standing experience in handling complex transaction structures and his practice...
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...