Mike Goldammer | Taylor Wessing

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Legal 500 2026

Recommended lawyer for China Corporate / M&A

With over 20 years of experience as a lawyer in both Germany and China and as an internationally recognised expert in the fields of compliance and corporate/M&A, Mike heads the Shanghai office and primarily advises medium-sized companies and globally-operating groups in their activities in the People’s Republic of China.

He focuses his practice on advising subsidiaries or joint ventures on all phases of the development and localisation of compliance-management systems both in a preventive and investigative manner in the context of internal investigations, mainly concerning business activities between Germany/Europe and China. Mike combines legal expertise with extensive knowledge of the country with a broad intercultural understanding, which is essential in dealing with sensitive issues relating to compliance such as anti-corruption, conflicts of interest, fraud, or breach of trust.

CV

Since 2009 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2007 – 2009 Associate Partner, Rödl & Partner, Beijing

2003 – 2007 Associate, Rödl & Partner, Nürnberg, Shanghai & Beijing

Career

Since 2009 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2007 – 2009 Associate Partner, Rödl & Partner, Beijing

2003 – 2007 Associate, Rödl & Partner, Nürnberg, Shanghai & Beijing

Education

2003 Second state examination, Düsseldorf

2001 – 2003 Legal clerkship, Bielefeld

2000 First state examination, Dresden

Memberships & Associations

Chinaforum Bayern e.V.
Deutsch Chinesische Juristenvereinigung e.V.

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Legal 500 2026

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Technology, media & communications

Dawn Raid App by Taylor Wessing legal tech

29 September 2025

by multiple authors

Technology, media & communications

China Business Law Awards 2025: Taylor Wessing China Group honoured as ‘Legaltech Pioneers’ and in the ‘IP Patent’ category

23 July 2025

by multiple authors

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Corporate crime & compliance

China Business Law Awards 2024: Taylor Wessing China Group awarded in the categories ‘Corporate Compliance’ and ‘Employment & Labour’

25 July 2024

by Mike Goldammer and Dr. Guang Li, LL.M. (Cornell / Freiburg)

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