Dipl.-Kfm. StB
Born in 1968 in Mosbach/Baden
Married, 3 children

Career
› Studied Business Administration at Mannheim University, majoring in Industrial Management, Business Taxation and Tax Law
› 1994: Graduated with ‘Diplom-Kaufmann’ degree
› Worked for big-four company in the auditing sector
› Worked at medium-sized auditing company in the auditing and tax consulting segment
› 1998: Appointment as Certified Tax Consultant
› 1999: Manager of a medium-sized auditing firm
› 2002: Self-employment – initially as partner in a joint tax consulting firm
› 2005: Acquisition of the tax consulting firm and continuation as an individual firm
› 2009: Founded CH. BECKER GmbH & Co. KG
› Since 2009: Managing Partner of CH. BECKER GmbH & Co. KG

Specializations
› Business consulting incl. financing arrangements
› Corporate restructuring and succession consulting
› Transaction consulting for SMEs and craft trade companies
› Production of annual financial statements and consolidated financial statements for companies of all legal structures
› Corporate taxation consulting

Focus industries
E-commerce
Software companies
Craft trades
Real estate industry
Freelancers

Other positions
› Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Compusoft Deutschland AG and Go2B AG
› Administrative board member of the St. Elisabeth Catholic parish, Rimbach
› Chairman of the Board of the Freunde der Lions im Weschnitztal e.V.

Dipl.-Kfm. StB
Born in 1986 in Heidelberg
Married

Career
› Studied Business Administration at Mannheim University, majoring in Banking Management, Business Taxation and Tax Law
› 2011: Graduated with a ‘Diplom-Kaufmann’ degree
› Worked for a big-four company in the fiscal transaction consultancy sector
› 2014: Appointment as Certified Tax Consultant
› Worked for medium-sized auditing firm in auditing and tax consulting
› Since 2019: Tax Consultant and Managing Director at CH. BECKER GmbH & Co. KG

Specializations
› Transaction consulting for SMEs
› Taxation and strategic business consulting for SMEs
› Taxation consulting on corporate taxation law and international taxation law
› Production of annual financial statements and tax returns

Focus industries
Wealth management
Business incubators and start-ups
Financial investors and business angels
Physicians and pharmacies

Lawyer
Born in 1954
Married, 1 child

Career
› Studied law at Heidelberg University, majoring in Foreign Public Law and International Law at the Max Planck Institute
› 1982 Completed Second State Examination in Law, admitted to German Bar as lawyer
› 1982–1987 Lawyer in Mannheim
› 1988–1997 Lawyer and Partner in Heidelberg, co-founder of a medium-sized commercial law firm
› 1998–2002 Lawyer and Partner in Heidelberg after a merger with a national commercial law firm with eight offices throughout Germany
› 1998–2002 Board Member of Association of European Lawyers.
› 1998–2004 Legal support for real estate project in Denver, Colorado USA
› 2005–2014 Lawyer and Partner in a medium-sized commercial law firm in Frankfurt am Main
› 2014–today Lawyer and Senior Partner at Maiss Rechtsanwälte PartG with offices in Frankfurt and Darmstadt
› 2016 Founding and Board Member in Global Business Lawyers.
› Since 2018, Vice-President of Global Business Lawyers

Specializations
› Legal advice and representation of German and foreign companies, specializing in cross-border transactions
› Advice and support for NATO members, specializing in German labor law and international taxation law
› Processing of inheritance and family law cases, specializing in international private law and the NATO Status of Forces Agreement

Focus industries
International commercial enterprises
Automotive supply industry
Military service providers
Self-employed

Other positions
› Since 2004, FIFA Players’ Agent in the Proprofil Agency

Lawyer
Specialized Attorney for Employment Law
Certified external data protection officer (DSC)
Born in 1982 in Bensheim
Married, 1 child

Career
› Studied Law at Goethe University in Frankfurt/Main
› Research Associate at leading commercial law-focused firms in Frankfurt/Main
› 2008: First State Examination in Law
› 2010: Second State Examination in Law
› As part of elective internship placement, completed traineeship at US law firm HBS P.C. in Atlanta/Georgia.
› 2011: Lawyer/Associate at two leading medium-sized law firms in Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse, specializing in labor law/general civil law/rental and real estate ownership law
› 2014–today Partner at Maiss Rechtsanwälte PartG with offices in Frankfurt and Darmstadt
Successful completion of Specialist Legal Training on labor law

Specializations
› LABOUR LAW:
· Advising national and international companies/private individuals on all areas of individual and collective labor law
· Case management and contracting
· Conciliation committee proceedings
· Corporate restructuring processes
› GENERAL CIVICL LAW – including contracting, claims management and case management
› DATA PRIVACY
› SPORTS LAW

Focus industries
Medium-sized companies
Start-ups
Software companies
Craft trades
Associations

Other positions
› Member of German Lawyers Association – Working group on sports law and Young Attorneys Forum
› Member of TU Darmstadt’s HIGHEST 1877 Club
› Managing Partner at dapex – data protection experts

Lawyer, LL.M. (Cardiff)
Specialized Attorney (Fachanwalt) for Commercial and Corporate Law
Born in 1982 in Darmstadt
Married, 2 children

Career
› Studied law at Goethe University in Frankfurt/Main
Worked with leading commercial law-focused boutique firm in Frankfurt/Main
› 2008: First State Examination in Law
› 2010: Second State Examination in Law
› 2010-2011: Studied International Commercial Law at Cardiff University, Wales (UK)
› 2011: Lawyer and Senior Associate in big four law firm in the Corporate/M&A/Restructuring segment
› 2014–today Partner at Maiss Rechtsanwälte PartG with offices in Frankfurt and Darmstadt
› 2014: Specialist course on commercial and corporate law
› 2017: Specialist course on IT law

Specializations
› Corporate law, especially company formation, general business contracting at company and partner levels
› Company restructuring under the German Reorganization of Companies Act (Umwandlungsgesetz)
› Legal support for corporate transactions (M&A)
› Drafting and negotiating general operative contracts, e.g. joint ventures, terms and conditions etc.
› Support for and negotiation of investment rounds for start-ups
› Drafting and negotiating software contracts and other IT-sector contracts

Focus industries
E-commerce
Software companies
Craft trades
Freelancers

Other positions
› Managing Partner at dapex – data protection experts
› Member and former Board Member of the Junior Chamber for Darmstadt Southern Hesse

Lawyer
born 1968 in Seeheim-Jugenheim
married, 1 child

Career
› Studied law at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz with a focus on commercial and corporate law
› 1996: Second state examination with immediate entry as the first legal advisor at a medium-sized Volksbank
› 1997: Attorney Admission
› 2017: After 20 years as a bank counsel moved to BECKER GmbH & Co. KG as well as successful completion of the specialist lawyer course for commercial and corporate law
› Since 2018: Partner at BECKER und Partner mbB Rechtsanwälte und Steuerberater (lawyers and tax consultants)
› 2019: activity as an officially appointed notary representative

Main areas of activity
› Company law, in particular the formation of companies, general entrepreneurial contract drafting at company and shareholder level, restructuring of companies according to the Transformation Act, legal support for company transactions
› Banking and capital market law, in particular legal support in drawing up loans including their collateral, legal support in restructuring negotiations with banks

Industry focus
E-commerce
Software company
Craft
Real estate industry
Freelancer

Part-time activities
› Support of a church association in the implementation of Christian events such as the DEK and the like.