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Cristina de Witte

Cristina de Witte

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Cristina has many years of experience advising companies on all aspects of corporate law. She focuses on advising and managing national and international restructurings and M&A transactions for strategic and financial investors. Cristina has special expertise in the transport and logistics sector, the chemical industry, and the life sciences & healthcare sector. Among her clients are German small and medium-sized companies as well as international group companies. 

Cristina studied law at the University of Cologne. She completed her legal training in Cologne, Germany, Malta and London. After being admitted to the bar in 2015, she joined Taylor Wessing as lawyer in the same year.

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Sectors

Logistics & transport

CV

2020 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2018 - 2020 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2015 - 2018 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2015 Second State Examination, Cologne
2014 Training stage of the legal clerkship at Taylor Wessing UK LLP, London, UK
2013 Training stage of the legal clerkship at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Valetta, Malta
2012 - 2015 Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court, Cologne
2012 First State Examination, Cologne
2006 - 2012 Legal studies, University Cologne

Career

2020 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2018 - 2020 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2015 - 2018 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Education

2015 Second State Examination, Cologne
2014 Training stage of the legal clerkship at Taylor Wessing UK LLP, London, UK
2013 Training stage of the legal clerkship at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Valetta, Malta
2012 - 2015 Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court, Cologne
2012 First State Examination, Cologne
2006 - 2012 Legal studies, University Cologne

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Deutscher Anwaltverein

Rechtsanwaltskammer Düsseldorf

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English

Experience

DEUTZ AG strengthens defense division with Taylor Wessing

Taylor Wessing is once again providing comprehensive legal advice to Cologne-based DEUTZ AG, a leading global engine manufacturer, on its full acquisition of SOBEK Group GmbH (SOBEK). Based in Hirschberg, SOBEK is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-precision electric drive systems, which are used in unmanned aerial systems and military drones, among other applications. In the civilian sector, its customer industries include motorsports, medical technology, and robotics.

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