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Dominik von Zehmen specialises in advising listed companies and their management boards and supervisory boards on German stock corporation and capital markets law. His core areas include annual general meetings, capital and corporate restructuring measures, as well as corporate governance and capital markets compliance (including insider law, ad hoc publicity and transparency of shareholdings). He provides ongoing advice to management and supervisory boards on board duties and liability issues.
A particular focus of his work is advising supervisory boards on personnel and remuneration matters relating to the management board, including remuneration systems, share-based remuneration programmes and share ownership guidelines, as well as on the negotiation, conclusion and termination of management board service agreements (including separation and severance arrangements).
In addition, he advises on public takeovers and (delisting) acquisition offers, including the post-offer integration of target companies (e.g. squeeze-outs, domination and profit and loss transfer agreements, transformation measures), and assists with structuring contractual or de facto group relationships. He also represents clients in actions for avoidance and annulment, approval proceedings as well as compensation settlement proceedings and board liability disputes.
Dominik von Zehmen joined CMS in 2016 and has been a partner since 2026. He regularly publishes on stock corporation law and capital markets law topics and is, among other things, a co-author of the Handbuch des Aktienrechts and the Handbuch Vertragsgestaltung für Geschäftsführer, Vorstände und Aufsichtsräte.
