Philip advises in the areas of corporate/M&A, private equity and venture capital with an emphasis on cross-border transactions.
Philip advises German and international corporates, financial investors, ventures and members of the management, in particular on acquisitions and disposals, financing rounds, joint ventures, corporate reorganisations and carve-outs as well as on corporate law and corporate governance topics. Due to a large number of projects, he has specific expertise in the pharmaceutical, mechanical engineering/manufacturing, new economy/technology, banking and finance sectors. In addition, Philip has extensive expertise in transaction management.
Since 2019 | Partner, Taylor Wessing, Munich |
2009 – 2019 | Counsel, Ashurst, Frankfurt a.M. |
2015 | Secondment, Kinnevik AB, London |
2008 | Doctoral candidate, Ashurst, Frankfurt a.M. |
2007 – 2008 | Front Office Lawyer, J.P. Morgan, London |
2009 | Doctoral thesis on a topic on Distressed M&A, Prof. Dr. Dr. Sester, Albert Ludwigs–Universität in Freiburg (magna cum laude) |
2008 | Admitted as a solicitor (England & Wales), Supreme Court of England and Wales |
2008 | Oxford Brookes University (OXILP), Oxford and The College of Law, London (Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test, QLTT) |
2007 | Admitted as Rechtsanwalt, Frankfurt bar (Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt a. M.) |
2005 – 2007 | Legal clerkship, Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart, OLG Stuttgart |
2000 – 2005 | Legal studies, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg i. Br. |
"Erfordernis der Vorlage einer Schlussbilanz vor Eintragung einer Verschmelzung“, (Requirement to submit a closing balance sheet before registration of a merger), comment on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Cologne dated 10.02.2020 - I-2 Wx 28/20, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 2020 "Schlussbilanz für die Ermittlung der Werthaltigkeit eines als Sacheinlage einzubringenden Unternehmens“ (Closing balance sheet for determining the value of a company to be contributed as a contribution in kind), comment on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart dated 09.03.2020 - 8 W 295/19, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 2020 "Zum Verzicht auf Anteilsgewährung im Rahmen eines sog. Sidestream Merger“ (Waiving the issuance of shares within the framework of a so-called sidestream merger), comment on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Cologne dated 22.01.2020 - 18 Wx 22/19, co-author: Dr. Christian Altenhofen, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 2020 "Der Beteiligte bzw. die Antragsberechtigung bei Eintragung einer Ausgliederung (Carve-Out/Hive-Down“, (Parties involved or the entitlement to apply for registration of a spin-off (carve-out/hive-down)), comment on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Berlin dated 28.01.2019 – 22 W 95/18, co-author: Dr. Christian Altenhofen, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 2019 "Inhaltliche Anforderungen an die Handelsregisteranmeldung im Fall der Anwachsung", (Prerequisites of the application to the commercial register in case of a collapse merger) comment on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Berlin dated 30.11.2018 – 22 W 69/18, co-author: Quynh Anh Le, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 2019 "Prozentuale Beteiligung am Stammkapital im Rahmen der GmbH-Gesellschafterliste", (Percentage participation in the share capital of the shareholders‘ list of a German limited liability company) comment on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Munich dated 12.10.2017 – 31 Wx 299/17, co-author: Jan Ischreyt, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 12/2017 "Beschlussfeststellungskompetenz des ad hoc bestellten Versammlungsleiters einer GmbH-Gesellschafterversammlung", (competency of the ad hoc chairman of a shareholders‘ meeting of a German limited liability company to determine whether a resolution has effectively been passed) comment on decision made by the Higher Regional Court of Berlin dated 12.10.2015 – 22 W 74/15, co-author: Dr. Philip Schmidt, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 04/2016 "Kauf, Verkauf und Übertragung von Unternehmen", Kapitel: "Unternehmenskauf im vorvertraglichen Stadium", (Acquisition, sale and transfer of companies), chapter about M&A in the pre-contractual stage, publisher Lang/Ossola-Haring, HDS-Verlag, co-author Maximilian Preisser, 11/2010 and 05/2015 "Die Zustimmungspflicht eines nicht sanierungswilligen Gesellschafters einer Publikumspersonengesellschaft", (The obligation of a limited partner to provide consent who is not willed to recapitalise an open ended fund organised as a partnership) comment on decision made by the Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart dated 11.07.2013, 19 U 11/13, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 09/2013 "Angemessenheit des Abfindungsangebotsbetrags an Vorzugsaktionäre wegen des Widerrufs der Börsenzulassung der Vorzugsaktien", (Adequacy of the compensation offered to preference shareholders in case of a delisting of the preference shares) comment on decision made by the Regional Court of Hannover, dated 27 April 2011, 130/06, co-author: Martina Rothe, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 02/2012 "Ad-hoc-Pflicht nach dem Urteil des EuGH", (Ad-hoc publications after the ruling of the European Court of Justice) co-author: Reinhard Eyring, Annual Year Book 2012 Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel, 10/2012 "Abfindung außenstehender Aktionäre beim Squeeze-Out", (Severance payments for outside shareholders in the case of a squeeze out), comment on decision made by the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt dated 30 March 2010, 5 W 32/09, co-author: Martina Rothe, Juris Praxisreport HaGesR, 10/2010 "Restrukturierungspraxis – Sanierung und Liquiditätsbeschaffung", (Restructuring practice – Restructuring and procurement of liquidity) chapter about distressed M&A, publisher Dietmar Schulz, Schäffer-Poeschel, 03/2010 "Der Unternehmenskauf in der Insolvenz – Rechtsvergleichung zwischen dem deutschen und französischen Insolvenzrecht", (Distressed M&A – Comparison between German and French insolvency law) dissertation, publisher Dr. Kovac, 09/2009 |
Münchner M&A Forum e.V. (MMA) German Bar Association (DAV) German–British Law Society (DBJ) German–French Law Society (DFJ) The Law Society of England and Wales
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