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Nikolaus Plagemann

Nikolaus Plagemann

Salary Partner

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Nikolaus has strong expertise in the entire field of stock corporation and capital markets law. His clients particularly appreciate his pragmatic approach and his sure eye for the implementation of the solutions he develops. Having previously worked in-house for many years, as head of the corporate office and in-house counsel for well-known listed and internationally operating groups, he knows what is important to his clients. Always solution-oriented, he brings his profound practical experience and diverse interdisciplinary knowledge to bear.

He specializes in advising management boards and in providing independent advice to supervisory boards on their respective corporate decisions - in the case of public companies, with a particular attention on compliance with and implementation of post-listing obligations and conformity with the recommendations of the GCGC.

With his recommendations, he always aims to protect his clients from risks, but in the relevant sensitive constellations he also advises on the effective enforcement of liability claims, on investigations and special audits as well as on D&O.

He applies his extensive experience and expertise gained from numerous shareholders' meetings in and after the shareholders' meeting, for example, in representing clients in stock corporation law disputes over resolutions.
He also advises supervisory boards on service agreements and on questions regarding the remuneration of board members.

In addition, he advises on corporate acquisitions, takeovers and corporate law transactions.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Corporate/M&A & capital markets
Corporate litigation & post-M&A disputes
Equity capital markets
General corporate
Joint ventures

CV

Since 2022 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2017 - 2021 Head of Corpporate Office CECONOMY AG, Düsseldorf
2015 - 2017 Head of Group Corporate Legal METRO AG, Düsseldorf
2014 – 2015 Associate Partner FPS Fritze Wicke Seelig Partnerschaftsgesellschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB
2009 – 2014 Associate Shearman & Sterling LLP
2008 Second State Examination, Düsseldorf
2006 - 2008 Legal Clerkship, Düsseldorf und Montevideo/Uruguay
2006 First State Examination, Munich
2003 Degree Additional Traning for Jurists, Bayreuth
2001 - 2006 Legal studies, Universities of Passau, Bayreuth and Munich

Career

Since 2022 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2017 - 2021 Head of Corpporate Office CECONOMY AG, Düsseldorf
2015 - 2017 Head of Group Corporate Legal METRO AG, Düsseldorf
2014 – 2015 Associate Partner FPS Fritze Wicke Seelig Partnerschaftsgesellschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB
2009 – 2014 Associate Shearman & Sterling LLP

Education

2008 Second State Examination, Düsseldorf
2006 - 2008 Legal Clerkship, Düsseldorf und Montevideo/Uruguay
2006 First State Examination, Munich
2003 Degree Additional Traning for Jurists, Bayreuth
2001 - 2006 Legal studies, Universities of Passau, Bayreuth and Munich

Publications

Malus und Clawback im Jahr 2023 - Eine empirische Untersuchung im DAX, MDAX und SDAX, Der Aufsichtsrat 07-08/2023, S. 104 ff. (Co-Autor: Dr. Thomas Kopelke)

Überlegungen zur Einführung und Ausgestaltung einer E-Mail-„Richtlinie“ für den Aufsichtsrat, BOARD 2/2023, S. 74 ff.

Memberships & Associations

Financial Experts Association (FEA) e. V.

Frauen in die Aufsichtsräte (FidAR) e. V.

Deutscher Juristentag (DJT) e. V.

Gesellschaftsrechtliche Vereinigung – Wissenschaftliche Vereinigung für Unternehmens- und Gesellschaftsrecht (VGR) e. V.

Additional languages

English

Experience

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CECONOMY AG: First point of contact for the Supervisory Board

First point of contact for the Supervisory Board with regard to all questions relating to the company's corporate governance and obligations under stock corporation and capital market law, including during critical phases such as management changes with regard to the premature separation from Management Board members and the appointment of individual Supervisory Board members as deputies for missing Management Board members. Previous activity inhouse.

Nikolaus Plagemann

CECONOMY AG: Constant involvement in the preparation and execution of the general meetings

Constant involvement in the preparation and execution of the general meetings, including subsequent disputes about resolutions. Previous activity inhouse.

Nikolaus Plagemann

Ongoing advice to the Management Board of METRO AG

Ongoing advice to the Management Board of METRO AG and members of the Advisory Board of Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH on corporate and capital market law issues, including shareholder disputes at Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH. Previous activity inhouse.

Nikolaus Plagemann

IPIC: Ongoing advice to shareholder representatives on the Supervisory Board of Ferrostaal AG

Ongoing advice to shareholder representatives on the Supervisory Board of Ferrostaal AG on corporate governance issues during the ongoing investigations by the public prosecutor and the internal investigation. Mandate from previous activity.

Nikolaus Plagemann

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