Sustainability
LAW SUSTAINABLE / COMBINING PROFIT WITH PURPOSE / NOT AFRAID OF RULES / DIVERSITY INSTEAD OF CONFORMITY / TAKING A STAND / CHANGING YOURSELF AND CHANGING THE WORLD / CARE ABOUT EXTERNALITIES / GREEN DEALS / RESPONSIBILITY
Asset Management
Transparency obligations (SFDR)
ESG Riskmanagement
ESG for venture capital und private equity
greenwashing prevention
ESG fund structuring (Art. 8 and Art. 9 SFDR)
Taxonomy Regulation (GIR)
Banking / Payments
CSRD for banks
ESG Riskmanagement
ESG Rating
greenwashing prevention
Taxonomy Regulation (GAR)
Transparency obligations (SFDR)
Capital Markets
ESG-specific requirements for IPO
Prospecting ESG issues
Securities Offerings (Traditional)
Corporate / M&A
Corporate Sustainable Governance
Corporate Sustainablity Due Diligence Directive
CSRD for corporates
ESG in contracts
ESG related requirements of investors in M&A transactions
ESG compliance in portfolio companies
ESG Due Diligence
ESG for venture capital und private equity
ESG in financing contracts
Supply Chain Act
Sustainable Executive Board Remuneration
Corporate Finance / Restructuring
Sustainability linked Bonds/Loans
ESG Asset backed Securities
Crypto / DLT
Tokenized ESG Assets
Data / Media / IT
data privacy and esg reporting
Outsourcing and IT Migration
Software Licensing and Open Source
Dispute Resolution
Greenwashing litigation
Climate protection lawsuits
Directors' liability with reference to ESG
Class actions (MuFKG/KapMuG/UKlaG) for breach of ESG-related duties
Protection, Exploitation and Defense of Innovation
Public Law
CSRD for public sector entities
ESG compliance for public sector companies
Real Estate
ESG-related financing
Green leases
Nachhaltige Immobilien
Tax
ESG tax strategies
Green tax
Transaction
RESPECT AND OBJECTIVITY, NOT BICKERING AND POSTURING / UNDERSTANDING CLIENT AND OPPONENT / A GOOD TRANSACTION LEAVES ONLY WINNERS / FOCUS ON THE ESSENTIALS / NO FEAR OF FIGURES / CALMNESS / INDEPENDENT THINKING / NOT IMPEDING, BUT MAKING POSSIBLE / CLEAR LANGUAGE / TAKING A POSITION
Asset Management
Investment Law aspects of Transactions
Banking / Payments
Banking Regulatory Compliance in Transactions
Third Party Payment Services
Capital Markets
Capital Market Law aspects of Transactions
Securities Offerings (Traditional)
Corporate / M&A
Alternative Financing (Profit Participation Instruments, Silent Partnership)
Cross Border Transactions
Shareholder Agreements
Real Estate Transactions
Joint Ventures
state/government-owned enterprise (SOE/GOE)
Post-M&A- and Post-Exit-Litigation
Private Equity
Employment Law aspects of Transactions
Corporate Reorganizations (Mergers, Spin-offs, Split-offs, Changes of Legal Form)
Mergers & Acquisitions
Venture Capital
Corporate Finance / Restructuring
Acquisition Financing (LMA and local documentation)
Amend and Extend and Standstill Negotiations
Asset Based Lending
Commodity Trade Financing
Debt-to-Equity Swap
Factoring Financing
Forfaitierung
Hedging Contracts (ISDA and German Master Agreement)
Real Estate Financing
Loan-/ Bond-Collateralisation
Debt Sales and Purchases (LMA and local)
Credit Restructuring outside and through Insolvency Proceedings
Sale und Lease Back Financing
Promissory Note (Schuldschein) Loans
Syndicated Corporate Debt
Unitranche und Private Debt
Venture Debt Financing
Crypto / DLT
Data Protection and AML for Crypto Offerings
Security Token Offerings
Data / Media / IT
IP and Data Protection aspects of Transactions
Outsourcing and IT Migration
Software Licensing and Open Source
Dispute Resolution
Post-M&A- and Post-Exit-Litigation
Protection, Exploitation and Defense of Innovation
Public Law
Bau-/planungs- und umweltrechtliche Begleitung von Transaktionen
Real Estate
Leasehold Agreements
Forward Deals/Bauträgerverträge
Real Estate Financing
Real Estate Transactions
Brokerage Agreements
Project Development
Tax
Equity/Debt Token Tax
Internationales Steuerrecht (grenzüberschreitende Investitionen einschl. Equity-/Mezzanine-Finanzierungen)
M&A Tax (in particular, PE/VC/Real Estate)
Restructuring (in particular, Restructuring Tax Law)
Reorganization (Reorganization Tax Law)
Litigation
NOT AVOIDING EVERY CONFLICT / KNOWING WHEN IT’S WORTH FIGHTING / RECOGNIZING EXISTENTIAL SITUATIONS / SEPARATING THE IMPORTANT FROM THE UNIMPORTANT / GIVING THE STORY A SPIN / STICKING TO THE TRUTH / EXPLAINING THE COMPLEX IN SIMPLE TERMS / MAINTAINING AN OVERVIEW / UNDERSTANDING OF BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP / THINKING LONG TERM
Asset Management
Investment Law Litigation
Banking / Payments
Abwehr Anlegerklagen (Anlageberatung und -vermittlung/Prospekthaftung/Ratings)
Litigation against BaFin/ECB/ESA Measures
Capital Markets
Securities Litigation
Securities Offerings (Traditional)
Corporate / M&A
Corporate Litigation
Directors’ and Officers’ Liability (D&O)
Corporate Finance / Restructuring
Insolvency Litigation and Claw Back Litigation
Debt Recovery Litigation
Security Enforcement or Defence
Pre-insolvency Shareholder and/or Manager Liability
Crypto / DLT
Crypto/Blockchain Litigation
Data / Media / IT
Outsourcing and IT Migration
Litigation against Data Protection Authorities
Software Licensing and Open Source
Technology Litigation
Dispute Resolution
Consumer Litigation Defense
Employment Law Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Litigation
Real Estate Litigation
Insolvency Disputes
Collective Redress and Class Action Litigation
Credit Agreement Disputes and Collateral Disputes
Post-M&A- and Post-Exit-Litigation
Arbitration
Protection, Exploitation and Defense of Innovation
Sports Law Litigation
Copyright Litigation
German Act against Unfair Competition (UWG)/IP and Injunctive Relief
Tax Litigation (Cum-ex, Cum-Cum, Tax Advisor Liability)
Public Law
Information Claims against Authorities (German Environmental Information Act (UIG) and German Freedom of Information Act [IFG])
Regulatory Litigation
Real Estate
Real Estate Litigation
Tax
Financial Proceedings and Company Audits
Regulation
WHAT IS (STILL) POSSIBLE AND WHAT IS NOT POSSIBLE (ANYMORE) / LEADERSHIP FUNCTION / REDUCING COMPLEXITY / PROMOTING ACCEPTANCE / TO THE POINT / OUTSIDE THE BOX / NETWORKING / KNOWING THE SUPERVISOR
Asset Management
AIF Structures
Crypto-Verwahrung (KAGB-Verwahrstellen)
German Investment Code (KAGB) Compliance for KVG/Custodians
Banking / Payments
AML Compliance
Bank Resolution and Restructuring/Deposit Insurance
Clearing & Settlement
Consumer Law Compliance
Cross-Border Payments
Digital Payments und Open Banking
eIDAS Verordnung/Trust Services/Bankident Verfahren
German Banking Act (KWG) Authorization Procedures (including Ownership Control Procedures)
Platform Banking
Regulation of OTC Derivative Transactions (EMIR)
Solvency Supervision (CRR/CRD)
MAR and MaRisk Complinace
Capital Markets
Market Conduct Law (MAR, Benchmark Regulation, CRA Regulation, Short Selling Regulation)
Regulation of Market Infrastructure (Exchanges, MTF, OTF, incl. Crypto/Security Token trade)
Securities Offerings (Traditional)
Corporate / M&A
Corporate Governance und Compliance
Capital Market Communications (Ad Hoc, Regular Publicity, Prospectuses)
Corporate Finance / Restructuring
Corporate Derivatives / Hedging Activities
Genehmigungspflichten Kreditgeschäft (Lending)/Kreditverwaltung und Sicherheitenverwahrung
Capital Markets Compliance
Lending-related Fund Regulation
Lending-related Banking Supervisory Law
Crypto / DLT
Crypto Trading Systems
Crypto-Verwahrung (KAGB-Verwahrstellen)
Data Protection and AML for Crypto Offerings
Data / Media / IT
Employee Data Protection
Data Processing
GDPR Compliance of Business Models and External/Internal Processes
Elektronische Vertrauensdienste (eIDAS/VDG)
International Data Transfers
Outsourcing and IT Migration
Software Licensing and Open Source
Dispute Resolution
Health Law Litigation (in particular, Legal Protection against Measures of the Public Prosecutor General (GBA))
Protection, Exploitation and Defense of Innovation
Public Law
Employment Law for State-owned Companies (Civil Service Law)
Healthcare
Public Contracts and Orders (including Public Procurement Law)
Public Grants and Subsidies (including State Aid Law)
Regulatory Litigation
Remediation of Environmental Damage/Raw Materials Production and Storage
Savings Bank Law
State-owned Enterprises (Constitutional, Municipal and Budgetary Law)
Environmental and Climate Protection Compliance
Fines and Sanctions under EU Law
Real Estate
Green Buildings/Taxonomy (Sustainable Finance)
Real Estate AIF
Real Estate Tax
Public Construction- , Planning- and Environmental Law
Tax
Investmentfonds und Investmentsteuerrecht (inkl. Lux-AIF)/Anleihen und Genussrechte/sonstige Finanzprodukte
Innovation & Tech
Making goals a reality / Being agile / / Today is tomorrow’s yesterday
Asset Management
Crypto AIF
Crypto-Verwahrung (KAGB-Verwahrstellen)
Banking / Payments
Cross-Border Payments
Crypto Custody (Banks)
Digital Banking Solutions
Digital Payments und Open Banking
Platform Banking
Capital Markets
Regulation of Market Infrastructure (Exchanges, MTF, OTF, incl. Crypto/Security Token trade)
Securities Offerings (Traditional)
Securities Offerings (Digital and DLT)
Corporate / M&A
Corporate Sustainablity Due Diligence Directive
ESG Due Diligence
Sustainable Executive Board Remuneration
Corporate Finance / Restructuring
Sustainability linked Bonds/Loans
ESG Asset backed Securities
Crypto / DLT
Crypto Trading Systems
Crypto-Verwahrung (KAGB-Verwahrstellen)
Data Protection and AML for Crypto Offerings
Security Token Offerings
Data / Media / IT
Cloud Solutions
CRM and Scoring/Tracking (ePrivacy)
Complex Big Data Projects, Machine Learning and Smart Data
Freedom of Speach, Opinion and Artistic Expression in Digital Media
Online Sales and Digital Content
Open Data
Outsourcing and IT Migration
Software Development and Agile Projects
Software Licensing and Open Source
Dispute Resolution
Protection, Exploitation and Defense of Innovation
Public Law
Climate Change Litigation
Government Big Data Projects
Government Data Usage
Real Estate
Green Buildings/Taxonomy (Sustainable Finance)
Tax
Equity/Debt Token Tax
Tax Tech (WebApp Products)
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lindenpartners advises its clients throughout Germany from its offices in Berlin Mitte. Founded in 2006 by lawyers from major firms, lindenpartners has grown steadily and now comprises over 35 lawyers. We are a law firm characterised by a dynamic team spirit, which meets the highest standards despite our manageable size.
We are dedicated to the classic areas of commercial law. We are not a conventional law firm. We are tech-savvy and particularly skilled in providing legal support for new ideas and technical developments. We are free from status thinking and try to combine freedom with responsibility for our clients and ourselves. Diversity and sustainability are particularly important to us.
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Sustainable business, a safe and modern working environment, diversity and inclusion characterize our work. We advise on a pro bono basis in selected cases.
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