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TOP lawyer 2026 for Corporate law and M&A

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Amir-Said Ghassabeh advises on complex national and cross-border M&A and private equity transactions, including joint ventures and carve-outs. His expertise particularly encompasses M&A transactions in highly regulated industries. His clients include both national and international companies, especially from the industrials as well as the life sciences and healthcare sectors.

Additionally, he regularly advises on intricate corporate governance and corporate compliance matters. His transactions often have connections to the USA, Iran, and Switzerland.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Corporate/M&A & capital markets
Private equity
Environmental, social & governance (ESG)
Joint ventures
General corporate
Anti-money laundering & proceeds of crime
Compliance
Sanctions
Warranty & indemnity insurance

Sectors

Chemicals
Life sciences & healthcare
Manufacturing & industrials

CV

Since 2024 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2020 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2009 – 2020 Attorney, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hamburg and New York
2010 Admitted as an attorney, Hamburg
2007 – 2009 Legal clerkship, Hamburg and London
2005 – 2008 PhD, University of Hamburg
1998 – 2004 Legal Studies, Hamburg and Paris

Career

Since 2024 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2020 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2009 – 2020 Attorney, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hamburg and New York

Education

2010 Admitted as an attorney, Hamburg
2007 – 2009 Legal clerkship, Hamburg and London
2005 – 2008 PhD, University of Hamburg
1998 – 2004 Legal Studies, Hamburg and Paris

Publications

Sanktions-Compliance: Bestandteil guter und nachhaltiger Unternehmensführung, ESG 2022, S. 66

US-Sanktionen vs. EU-Recht: Weiterhin die Macht des Faktischen? - Zum EuGH-Urteil in der Rs. Bank Melli Iran, Betriebs-Berater, 2022, S. 329

Anti-Geldwäsche-Compliance in der deutschen Industrie – Eine Übersicht zu den geldwäscherechtlichen Pflichten privilegierter Güterhändler unter Berücksichtigung der neuen GWG-Regelungen, in: Corporate Compliance Zeitschrift, 01/2021

US-Sanktionen gegen Venezuela reichen weit, in: Börsen-Zeitung, 01/2020

US-Sanktionen – ein unauflösbares Dilemma?, in: Börsen-Zeitung, 06/2018

Iran: Was deutsche Unternehmen in Iran jetzt beachten sollten, in: manager magazin, 05/2018

Alternative Zahlungswege im Iran-Geschäft gesucht - Unternehmen setzen zunehmend auf Kryptowährungen, in: Börsen-Zeitung, 11/2017

Der beste Schutz für Direktinvestitionen im Iran - ein österreichisch-iranisches Abkommen bewahrt vor Diskriminierung und bietet Zugang zu Schiedsgerichten, in: Der Standard, 10/2017

Iran-Investitionen schützen, in: FAZ, 08/2017

Ring-Fencing US Nationals on the Boards of EU Businesses, in: WorldECR, 09/2016

Iran: Der eingezäunte Vorstand aus Amerika, in: FAZ, 06/2016

Die Zustellung einer punitive damages-Sammelklage an beklagte deutsche Unternehmen: Zugleich ein Beitrag zum unnötigen transatlantischen Justizkonflikt – Internationalrechtliche Studien Vol. 54, 2009, 04/2009

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Awards

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Featured

TOP lawyer 2026 for Corporate law and M&A

JUVE 2025/2026

excellent cooperation, extensive expertise in M&A, client

Legal 500 2025

Recommended Lawyer for Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Legal 500 2025

Oliver Kirschner and Amir Ghassabeh have a particular talent for combining client needs, state-of-the-art M&A advice and deal strategy. Our go-to team for all mid-cap M&A deals.

Best lawyers: Mergers and acquisitions law

Best lawyers: Corporate law

TOP Lawyer for M&A

TOP Lawyer for Corporate Law

Frequently recommended lawyer for M&A

Leading individual: Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice

Leading individual: Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Leading individual: Corporate Law

TOP Lawyer for M&A

TOP Lawyer for Corporate Law

Frequently recommended lawyer for M&A

"energetic, promising", competitor

TOP Lawyer for Merger & Acquisitions

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Leading individual: Corporate Law

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Experience

Rhinestahl Corporation on the acquisition of HYDRO Systems KG

Comprehensive legal advice to the US company Rhinestahl Corporation on all aspects of the acquisition of HYDRO Systems KG, including structuring, due diligence and contractual documentation. The acquisition led to the formation of RH Aero Systems, a company specialising in innovative aviation support concepts.

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