
POELLATH advises wealthy private individuals, their family offices and foundations on all aspects of succession and inheritance planning, including related domestic and foreign tax law matters, and offers support in the establishment and restructuring of family foundations. Interfacing tax law issues are a core strength if Stephan Viskorf, while Andreas Richter is experienced asset management as well as in foundation and shareholder disputes. Katharina Gollan is a key contact for foundation and non-profit law issues. In January 2024, Sebastian Löcherbach was appointed to associated partner; he acts at the interface between corporate and tax law and also handles inheritance tax issues.
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Témoignages
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- 'POELLATH stands for market-leading advice on transactions and asset management. They offer coordinated legal and tax advice. The tax/private client teams are specialized in advising wealthy private individuals, especially family entrepreneurs, and their often complex international asset and corporate structures.'
- 'Andreas Richter is THE private clients lawyer in Germany.'
- 'Katharina Hemmen is excellent and highly recommended!'
- 'Outstanding, absolutely first class team.'
- 'The partners are excellent strategists, can deal with UHNWIs just as well as with business people and can develop and present appropriate, complex solutions to them. Strong in the concrete implementation of work products, including contact with tax authorities.'
- 'Excellent expertise and experience also in cross-border situations, broad and well-trained team with various focus areas (crypto, trusts, etc.).'
- 'State-of-the-art technology, good presentation of work results and recommendations, pragmatic and risk-adequate approach.'
Points forts
- Advising a UHNWI on globally oriented asset structuring, including advice on related tax declaration (voluntary disclosure).
- Advising a HNWI on the establishment of a dependent non-profit foundation and on the transfer of assets subject to usufruct.
- Advising a HNWI on moving with family to Lithuania with a complex asset structure and extensive share valuation.
Avocats
Hall of Fame
Avocats au sommet de leur profession, largement reconnus et respectés par l'ensemble du marché pour leur expertise éprouvée et leur intervention récurrente et longue date dans les dossiers les plus complexes et prestigieux.

Les grands avocats de demain
Jeunes associés disposant d’une reconnaissance montante sur le marché, jouant régulièrement un rôle clé dans des dossiers majeurs.
Katharina Gollan
Responsable de la pratique
Autres avocats clés
Katharina Hemmen; Sebastian Löcherbach