Dr. Christian Traichel

Christian focuses his practice on corporate transactions and corporate law. As an experienced negotiator, he supervises complex national and cross-border M&A transactions, joint ventures, and restructurings. His many years of experience are characterised by an issue-oriented and goal-oriented conduct of negotiations and project management.

He acts for leading national and international companies. In addition, Christian has extensive experience in supporting clients from North America, Japan, and France in their transactions in Germany. Christian is a member of the firm's partner council and has been a long-standing key contact partner between Taylor Wessing and the World Law Group, where he has been carrying out various functions for many years, currently as its incumbent president.

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Career

Since 1999	Partner, Taylor Wessing
2006 – 2008	Lecturer, Munich Business School
2005 – 2008	Lecturer, CDTM Institut der Münchener Universitäten (LMU and TU)

1994 – 1995

Legal clerkship, Munich with postings at law firms in Paris, Hong Kong and San Francisco

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Education

1999	Qualification as specialist lawyer for Tax Law
1996	Admitted as a lawyer, Munich
1995	Second state examination, Munich

1994	Doctoral degree on a comparative law theme dealing with French compulsory enforcement law, Ludwigs-Maximilians-University, Munich
1993	First state examination, Ludwigs-Maximilians-University, Munich
1988 – 1993	Degree studies in law, Universities of Augsburg and Munich
1990 – 1991	Studies in French and French literature, Université Strasbourg III

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Publications

Fremdfinanzierung für den Mittelstand, Alternativen zum Bankkredit (co-author) Published in C.H.Beck Verlag 2014 , p. 161 – 186, 208 – 219 (with Dr. Albrecht von Beauvais)
Das Handbuch für Familienunternehmen -Eine Schriftensammlung (co-author ) Published in the Reihe Alphazirkel Publikationen 2012
Know-how – Schwer zu fassen transkript Spezial Recht & Patente, Nr.3, 2011, p. 42 f. (with Dr. Dietrich Kamlah)
Mitarbeiterbeteiligung an Biotech-Unternehmen Going Public Sonderausgabe Biotechnologie 2006, p. 58 f.
Mezzanine Finanzierung (co-author) Published in C.H. Beck Verlag 2006, p. 197 – 214, 231 – 243 (with Dr. Albrecht von Beauvais)
Wissenstransfer bei Biotechdeals Finance Magazine, p. 22 f. (with Dr. Dietrich Kamlah)
European requirements set forth in the EU Takeover Directive and their impact on German takeover law (in Japanese) Journal of the Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Vol. 33 N° 11 2005 (with Dr. Florian Wagner)
Vertrauliche Informationen - Der besondere Umgang mit sensiblen Daten bei Transaktionen im Biotech-Bereich Going Public Sonderausgabe Biotechnologie 2005, p. 160 f.
Die Reform des französischen Zwangsvollstreckungsrechts (loi n°91-650 vom 9. Juli 1991; décret n°92-755 vom 31. Juli 1992), Published in Gieseking Verlag 1995

Memberships & Associations

Vereinigung für Gesellschaftsrecht

Additional languages

English

French

Expertise

Sectors Life sciences & healthcare Medical devices Pharmaceuticals

Experience

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Awards

The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2020	Leading individual: Corporate law
JUVE Handbook 2018-2020	Frequently recommended: Corporate Law
The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2019	Leading individual: Corporate Law
Legal 500 2017/2018	Recommended lawyer: Corporate Law
JUVE Handbook 2015-2016	"objectively oriented and pragmatic", competitors
Best Lawyers in Germany, Handelsblatt since 2011	Awarded as Best Lawyer: Corporate Law