Firm Profile
In Hamburg, a tax law team around Dr. Oliver von Schweinitz moved from LPA-GGV to Schalast. The team led by Oliver von Schweinitz, who is also admitted to practice as an Attorney at Law in New York and as a tax advisor, advises numerous financial institutions in connection with tax law issues, inter alia, at the interface with US tax law and on questions of banking tax law. On the other hand, it deals with the support of transactions from a tax perspective. The team around Oliver von Schweinitz includes, among others, the experienced experts Cordula Clarner and Katharina Stuth. Oliver von Schweinitz joined Schalast as an equity partner. In addition to the tax team, two more experienced partners moved to Schalast's Hamburg office on January 1, 2021. Dr. Christoph T. Thies supports the employment law team led by Clemens Schalast. Dr. Thies, who is a specialist attorney for employment law, joined Schalast from the Hamburg employment law boutique Ruge Krömer and has particular expertise in the insurance industry, retail and hospitals/health care. In corporate law, Schalast brought in corporate lawyer Dr. Markus Schuback from Hansalawyers, who strengthens the corporate/M&A team not least with his litigation expertise.