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Dr. Christian Dietz
Dr. Christian Dietz

Dr. Christian Dietz

Salary Partner

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Christian is a member of the Corporate Law/M&A & Capital Markets practice area and has his office in Munich. He advises national and international companies on all aspects of corporate law.

In addition to core corporate law advice, his legal practice focuses on M&A transactions, joint ventures and corporate (re)structuring.

He also advises on the legal implications of the use of artificial intelligence at the target company in the context of M&A transactions and on all corporate law issues relating to the use of artificial intelligence.

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CV

Since 2026 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2024 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2021 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2017 – 2021 Graduate research assistant, University of Würzburg
2017 Legal trainee, Clifford Chance, Frankfurt
2021 Admitted as a lawyer, Munich
2017 Second state examination
2016 Additional studies in administrative sciences, Deutsche Universität für Verwaltungswissenschaften Speyer
2015 – 2017 Legal clerkship, Higher Regional Court District of Bamberg
2015 First state examination
2011 – 2015 Legal Studies, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

Career

Since 2026 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2024 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2021 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2017 – 2021 Graduate research assistant, University of Würzburg
2017 Legal trainee, Clifford Chance, Frankfurt

Education

2021 Admitted as a lawyer, Munich
2017 Second state examination
2016 Additional studies in administrative sciences, Deutsche Universität für Verwaltungswissenschaften Speyer
2015 – 2017 Legal clerkship, Higher Regional Court District of Bamberg
2015 First state examination
2011 – 2015 Legal Studies, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

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English

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Taylor Wessing advises US-Based Grant Thornton Advisors in the bidding process for Grant Thornton Germany

Provided comprehensive German legal advice to US-Based Grant Thornton Advisors LLC in the bidding process for the audit firm Grant Thornton Germany.

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Sebastian Rünz, LL.M. (Toronto)
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Advising Regent on the acquisition of ContiTech's Original Equipment Solutions business unit

Taylor Wessing provided comprehensive legal advice to Regent on the acquisition of ContiTech's Original Equipment Solutions (“OESL Business Unit”) division. The transaction is still subject to antitrust and foreign trade approvals. The sale is part of the ContiTech Group's strategy to focus on industrial customers.

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Advising Mitel on its transaction to acquire Unify from Atos

We have advised Mitel, a global leader in business communications, on its transaction to acquire Unify, the Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) and Communication and Collaboration Services businesses (CCS) of the Atos group.

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