With a team of more than 120 lawyers, CMS is the biggest law firm in Cologne. We cover all areas of business law for you, including commercial, corporate and transaction law, labour and employment, as well as competition and media law. Our Cologne office has a particularly strong banking and insurance law practice and is renowned for its public-private partnership work. Cologne is also one of the firm’s centres of excellence for insolvency law.
Our clients include public authorities as well as major companies headquartered in the region, who consult us on their national and international projects. Contact CMS in Cologne to find out more about our services. Our legal experts and sector-specific teams look forward to working with you!
Our expertise
Banking & Finance
Commercial
Antitrust, Competition & Trade
Compliance & Forensic Services
Corporate / M&A
Dispute Resolution
Restructuring and Insolvency
Intellectual Property
Labor, Employment & Pensions
Public Commercial Law & Procurement
Real Estate & Public
Consumer Products
Energy & Climate Change
Funds
Hospitality, Travel & Leisure
Infrastructure & Projects
Insurance
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Private Equity & Venture Capital
TMC - Technology, Media & Communications
Directions
By plane
The office is an approx. 20-minute taxi ride from Cologne/Bonn Airport. Alternatively, you can use the S-Bahn (Line S 13) travelling in the direction of Kerpen, Horrem Station (Kerpen, Horrem Bf.) or the Regional Express train (RE 8) travelling in the direction of Mönchengladbach, Mönchengladbach Central Station (Mönchengladbach, Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof, Hbf). Change at Cologne Central Station (Köln, Hauptbahnhof, Hbf) to the underground (U-Bahn), Line 18 and travel to Neumarkt, direction Appellhofplatz. From there, take the underground, Lines 3 or 4 to Severinstraße, direction Poststraße. From Cologne Central Station you can, however, also take the bus from Breslauer Platz Bus Station (Breslauer Platz, Busbahnhof), Line 133 to Severinstraße, direction Zollstock Südfriedhof. Travelling time in both cases is approx. 30-40 minutes, plus a 4-minute walk.
By car
Access is via Bayenstraße („Rheinuferstraße“). Access to the Rheinauhafen district is restricted to public taxis and vehicles with a special permit, so please park in the Rheinauhafen underground car park. In the underground car park please take the direction "Kranhaus Mitte" which is marked in blue. The entry to the building you will find in the blue area on the crosswalk.
By train
Change at Cologne Central Station to the underground, Line 18 and travel to Neumarkt, direction Appellhofplatz. From there, take the underground, Lines 3 or 4 to Severinstraße, direction Poststraße. From Cologne Central Station, you can, however, also take the bus from Breslauer Platz Bus Station, Line 133 to Rheinauhafen, direction Zollstock Südfriedhof. Travelling time in both cases is approx. 9 minutes, plus an approx. 15-minute walk.
Local market knowledge. Global outlook
We provide future-facing legal advice to help your organisation thrive. Combining local market knowledge and a global perspective, and with lawyers in locations worldwide, your organisation benefits from the expertise it needs, even across borders.
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