• About us
  • People
  • Expertise
    • Sectors
        • Technology, media & communications Technology, media & communications
        • Private Wealth Private wealth
        • Real estate, infrastructure & energy
        • Life sciences & healthcare icon Life sciences & healthcare
        • Aerospace & defence
        • Automotive & mobility
        • Business & professional services
        • Chemicals
        • Consumer & retail
        • Financial institutions & insurance
        • Hotels, hospitality & leisure
        • Logistics & transport
        • Manufacturing & industrials
        • Public services & education
    • Legal services
        • Artificial intelligence
        • Banking & finance
        • Brands & advertising
        • Commercial & consumer contracts
        • Competition, EU & trade
        • Copyright & media law
        • Corporate crime & compliance
        • Corporate/M&A & capital markets
        • Data & cyber
        • Deals
        • Disputes & investigations
        • Employment, pensions & mobility
        • Environmental, planning & regulatory
        • Environmental, social & governance (ESG)
        • Intellectual property
        • Information technology
        • Multi-service
        • Patents & innovation
        • Private client
        • Private equity
        • Projects, energy & infrastructure
        • Real estate & construction
        • Regulation
        • Restructuring & insolvency
  • Locations
    • Europe
        • Locations
        • Austria
        • Belgium
        • Czech Republic
        • France
        • Germany
        • Hungary
        • Italy
        • Netherlands
        • Poland
        • Portugal
        • Ireland
        • Slovakia
        • Spain
        • United Kingdom
        • Ukraine
          Groups & regions
        • CEE Turkish Desk
        • French German group
        • Our offices
    • Middle East & Africa
        • Locations
        • Middle East
        • UAE
          Groups
        • Africa group
        • Israel group
        • Our offices
    • Americas
        • Locations
        • Latin America
        • USA
          Groups
        • Brazil group
        • Our offices
    • Asia
        • Locations
        • Asia
        • China
        • South Korea
          Groups
        • India group
        • Japan group
        • Our offices
  • Insights
    • Insights
        • Featured Topics
        • Artificial intelligence
        • Data Centre Expertise
        • The EU Whistleblower Directive
        • German Supply Chain Act
        • Unified Patent Court
          Content hub
        • Global Data Hub
        • Interface: tech, IP and media law
        • Podcasts
        • Synapse
        • Browse all insights
    • In focus
        • AI
        • Dealonomics
        • Disputes
        • Intellectual property
        • MENA
        • Regulation
        • Browse in focus
    • Events
        • In person
        • Online
        • Browse all events
    • News
        • Media centre
        • Work highlights
        • Firm news
        • Browse all news
  • Careers
  • EN
    • English
    • 中文(简体)
    • Français
    • Deutsch
  • Home
  • People
  • Philipp Seimel
Philipp Seimel
Philipp Seimel

Philipp Seimel

Senior Associate

  • Frankfurt Germany
  • Hamburg Germany
Contact Me Today
+49 69 97130 0
vCard
Email me Call me
Featured award

The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2025

One to Watch: Corporate Law

Scroll to featured award

Philipp is a member of the Corporate/ M&A practice group and primarily advises national and international investors as well as start-ups and growth companies in the area of venture capital in all phases of the “investment life cycle”, from foundation to exit. A particular focus of his advisory services is on fintechs. In addition, Philipp Seimel is active in advising on M&A transactions.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Corporate/M&A & capital markets
Venture capital
Private equity
Venture capital taxation
Corporate venturing
Financing rounds (Seed, subsequent and growth financing) equity and non-equity instruments
Start-up advice
Exit strategies (venture capital)
Employee and management participation

CV

Since 2025 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2023 - 2025 Senior Associate, Dentons
2021 - 2023 Asscociate, Taylor Wessing
2016 – 2020 Research Assistant, Hogan Lovells
2018 - 2020 Legal clerkship in the area of the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main, 2nd state examination
2015 Bachelor of Laws, LLB
2013 - 2014 Studies at the Handelshögskolan Göteborg as part of the ERASMUS program
2011 - 2017 Law studies, University of Mannheim, 1st state examination

Career

Since 2025 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2023 - 2025 Senior Associate, Dentons
2021 - 2023 Asscociate, Taylor Wessing
2016 – 2020 Research Assistant, Hogan Lovells

Education

2018 - 2020 Legal clerkship in the area of the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main, 2nd state examination
2015 Bachelor of Laws, LLB
2013 - 2014 Studies at the Handelshögskolan Göteborg as part of the ERASMUS program
2011 - 2017 Law studies, University of Mannheim, 1st state examination

Additional languages

English

Awards

The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2025

Featured

One to Watch: Corporate Law

Philipp's news & insights

View Philipp's insights
Hand writing on post-it notes
Click here to find out more
Corporate/M&A & capital markets

Software for craftsmen: Taylor Wessing advises Plancraft on Series B financing round

15 August 2025

by multiple authors

Glass.Mapper.Sc.Fields.Image?.Alt
Venture capital

Taylor Wessing advises VC investors Illuminate and Speedinvest on $40 million Series B financing round in Pliant GmbH

28 April 2025

by multiple authors

Click here to find out more
Glass.Mapper.Sc.Fields.Image?.Alt
Venture capital

Venture Capital in Germany - Taylor Wessing was involved in 10 of the 20 largest financing rounds in 2021

9 June 2022

by multiple authors

Click here to find out more
View Philipp's insights

Related news & insights

Skyline view of traffic
Corporate/M&A & capital markets

Advising EpilepsyGTx on its US$33 million Series A financing

10 December 2025

by multiple authors

Click here to find out more
Suspension bridge
Corporate/M&A & capital markets

Advising Rezolve AI on its US$90 million acquisition of Crownpeak

3 December 2025

by multiple authors

Click here to find out more
People shaking hands during a meeting
Venture capital

AI Drones: Taylor Wessing advises Balderton Capital on €180 million financing round of Quantum Systems

28 November 2025

by multiple authors

Click here to find out more
Pen close up
Corporate/M&A & capital markets

Taylor Wessing advises thyssenkrupp on the sale of Automation Engineering to Agile Robots

28 November 2025

by multiple authors

Click here to find out more
Close-Up Of Modern Office Facade

Advising Sullivan Street Partners on its sale of Octavius to RSK Group

27 November 2025

by multiple authors

Click here to find out more
Aerial View Of Road Amidst Trees
Environmental, social & governance (ESG)

The need for ESG due diligence within the scope of legal due diligence

26 November 2025
Briefing

by Dr. Rebekka Krause

Click here to find out more
Road Marking
Corporate/M&A & capital markets

Advising Health Partners Europe and SEMPRIS on their sale to Specialist Risk Group

12 November 2025

by Andrew Edge and Lucinda Hicks

Click here to find out more
Suspension bridge vanishing point
Corporate/M&A & capital markets

Advising RSM UK on its transatlantic partnership with RSM US and Canada

6 November 2025

by multiple authors

Click here to find out more
Skyline view of traffic
Corporate/M&A & capital markets

Advising Figment on its acquisition of Rated Labs

5 November 2025

by multiple authors

Click here to find out more
crypto
Corporate/M&A & capital markets

Advising Rezolve AI on its acquisition of Subsquid

3 November 2025

by multiple authors

Click here to find out more
View all insights

Related people

Germany
Global
Alisa Mathes

Alisa Mathes-Salathe

Senior Associate

Frankfurt
+49 69 97130 0
Email me
View profile
Anne Kathrin Hoppe

Anne-Kathrin Hoppe

Salary Partner

Hamburg
+49 40 36803 0
Email me
View profile
Dr. Oliver Rothley

Dr. Oliver Rothley

Partner

Munich
+49 89 21038 283
Email me
View profile

Dr. Niclas von Woedtke, MBA (Kellogg/ WHU)

Salary Partner

Hamburg
+49 40 36803 0
Email me
View profile
Songjiwen Wu

Songjiwen Wu

Professional Support Lawyer

Frankfurt
+49 69 97130 0
Email me
View profile
Philipp Högl

Philipp Hoegl

Salary Partner

Hamburg
+49 40 36803 0
Email me
View profile
Holger Schrewe

Dr. Holger Schrewe, LL.M. (London)

Partner

Hamburg
+49 40 36803 0
Email me
View profile
Christian Koehler

Dr. Christian Köhler

Salary Partner

Berlin
Frankfurt
+49 30 885636 150
Email me
View profile
Tillmann Pfeifer

Dr. Tillmann Pfeifer

Partner

Hamburg
+49 40 36803 0
Email me
View profile

Dr. Daniel Schrembs, LL.M. (Duke University)

Salary Partner

Munich
+49 151 261 45 524
Email me
View profile
Full team
Robert Fenner

Robert Fenner

Partner

London
+44 20 7300 4986
Email me
View profile
Sven Schweneke

Sven Schweneke

Partner

Munich
+49 89 21038 0
Email me
View profile
Johannes Tapken

Johannes Philipp Tapken

Associate

Munich
+49 175 51 52 338
Email me
View profile

Chris Cowley

Partner

London
+44 20 7300 7189
Email me
View profile
Lieke van Daele

Lieke van Daele

Senior Associate

Eindhoven
+31 88 02 43 054
Email me
View profile
Dr. Philip Cavaillès, Rechtsanwalt, Solicitor (England & Wales)

Dr. Philip Cavaillès

Partner

Munich
+49 172 64 28 499
Email me
View profile
Alice Picton

Alice Picton

Senior Associate

London
+44 20 7300 7000
Email me
View profile
Ian Moore

Ian Moore

Partner

London
+44 20 7300 4664
Email me
View profile
Carolin Rosskothen

Dr. Carolin Roßkothen, LL.M.

Salary Partner

Hamburg
+49 40 36803 0
Email me
View profile
Jan Rataj

Jan Rataj

Counsel

Prague
+420 224 81 92 16
Email me
View profile
Full team

Meet me at

There are no upcoming events

See all events
Subscribe to our latest insights
  • About us
  • Campaigns and online tools
  • News
  • People
  • Expertise
  • Locations
  • Insights
  • Events
  • Media centre
  • Contact
  • Careers
  • Alumni
  • Data protection & privacy policy
  • Cookie policy
  • Legal and regulatory information
  • Regulatory information on costs
  • Complaints procedure for clients
  • Terms of use
  • Anti-slavery statement
  • Environmental
  • Scam emails

© Taylor Wessing