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Dirk Schmidbauer
Senior Associate

Dr. Dirk Schmidbauer, LL.M.

Rechtsanwalt

Languages
  • German
  • English
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Dirk Schmidbauer advises listed and non-listed companies and their boards on corporate law, in particular on stock corporation, corporate group and capital markets law, including securities acquisition and takeover law.

Dirk has particular focuses advising on corporate governance issues, board duties, including decisions under the Business Judgement Rule, and board liability. He also supports clients on an ongoing basis in the preparation and implementation of general meetings as well as capital and structural measures. In addition, he advises on public takeovers and (delisting) acquisition offers.

Dirk also represents clients in disputes in and out of court, in particular board liability disputes, actions for avoidance and annulment as well as compensation settlement proceedings.

Dirk started his legal career at CMS in 2022.

Publications

  • 13. Kapitel - Börsennotierte Aktiengesellschaft, in: Handbuch des Aktienrechts, , C.F. Müller, 10. Auflage 2025
  • Öffentliche Übernahmen und Strukturmaßnahmen im Visier aktivistischer Aktionäre – Reaktionsmöglichkeiten, Neue Zeitschrift für Gesellschaftsrecht (NZG) 2023, 1014
  • Öffentliche Übernahmen und Strukturmaßnahmen im Visier aktivistischer Aktionäre – Methoden und Strategien , Neue Zeitschrift für Gesellschaftsrecht (NZG) 2023, 972
  • Die Kompetenzverteilung zwischen Vorstand und Hauptversammlung im Rahmen des Merger of Equals"Unter besonderer Betrachtung des Business Combination Agreements und ungeschriebener Hauptversammlungskompetenzen, Nomos, 2021
  • Die Willensbildung in der Aktiengesellschaft außerhalb der Hauptversammlung"Keine gesonderte Beteiligung der HV im Rahmen des Merger of Equals notwendig – zugleich Bespr. OLG München Urt. v. 14.10.2020 – 7 U 448/19, NZG 2021, 1160, Neue Zeitschrift für Gesellschaftsrecht (NZG) 2021, 1150
  • Analoge Anwendung von § 47 Abs. 4 S. 2 Alt. 1 GmbHG bei Beteiligung eines abstimmenden Gesellschafters am Vertragspartner der beschlussfassenden Gesellschaft" (§ 47 Abs. 4 S. 2 Alt. 1 GmbHG), GmbH-Rundschau (GmbHR) 2019, 108

Education

  • 2022: Admitted as a lawyer
  • 2020 - 2022: Second state examination in law
  • 2018 - 2020: PhD at the University of Cologne, thesis on stock corporation and group law topic
  • 2018: First state examination in law
  • 2013 - 2018: Law studies at the University of Cologne with a focus on public limited company and capital markets law
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