Professional background
Lawyer (Germany)
- 2017 Further qualification: specialist lawyer for tax law
- 2016-2018 TAXGATE Legal and Accounting, Stuttgart
- 2012 Foundation of Zillmer Tax Law
- 2012-2014 NovO GbR Legal and Tax Services, Chartered Accountants.
- 2009-2012 Blumers & Partner, Stuttgart (boutique law firm specializing in tax and corporate law including international advice).
Research associate
- 2007-2009 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Cologne; Tax Law Department
- 2003-2005 Meilicke Hoffmann & Partner, Bonn; Tax Department
- 2003 Hengeler Müller, Düsseldorf; Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Department
Intern, student assistant or trainee teacher
- 2007 William Fry Solicitors and Tax Advisors, Dublin/Irland
- 2006 Bonn Public Prosecutor's Office; Tax and Economic Crime Division
- 2005-2007 Meilicke Hoffmann & Partner, Bonn; Tax Department
- 2001-2003 Dr. Brentrup & Dr. Schulte GmbH, Chartered Accountants, Bonn
- 2001 Gleiss Lutz, Stuttgart; Tax department
- 2000 Howrey Simon Arnold & White, LLP, Washington, D.C./USA
Publications
Many (new) tax regulations are still relatively unknown. I contribute to raising awareness of these regulations by publishing articles in specialist journals. Here is an overview of my publications. Almost all of the texts can be purchased either via the legal portal juris.de or the nwb database.
Der Betrieb, issue 34, pp. 1931-1935
UBO register: tax secrecy is crumbling
available via juris.de
Erben und Vermögen (NWB), 2017, issue 1, p. 9
Administrative assets in the new inheritance tax law - new regulation relevant for all companies
(together with RA/StB Markus Betz, Stuttgart)
available via nwb database
Der Betrieb, 2016, issue 43, p. 2509
The UBO Register - Bye bye tax secrecy?
available via juris.de
Erben und Vermögen (NWB), 2016, issue 10, p. 340
Succession planning in the entrepreneurial family (together with RA/StB Markus Betz, Stuttgart)
available via nwb database
Nomos commentary on the BGB, 2012 and 2016
Fiscal appendix to § 21 BGB: Non-profit law of the registered association (2nd to 4th edition)
available via juris.de
BB – Betriebs-Berater, 2012, issue 38, p. 2345
International posting of workers: Taxation of pensions in the case of the influx of foreign workers
available via juris.de
DStR German Tax Law, 2011, p. 851
No extended reduction for participation in zebra companies
available via juris.de
BB – Betriebs-Berater, 2010, p. 1375
The new BMF decree on the application of DTAs to partnerships. (together with
Prof. Dr. W. Blumers)
available via juris.de
BB – Betriebs-Berater, 2009, p. 2620
Rude awakening with the corporation tax assessment - What to do when pooling agreements have supposedly destroyed loss and interest carry-forwards? (together with Prof. Dr. M. Elicker)
available via juris.de
DStR German Tax Law, 2008, p. 1466
On the Obligation to Charge for Binding Information in Restructurings - Expensively Purchased Legal Certainty?
(together with Dr. Thomas Keß)
NomosKommentar BGB, Vol. 1: Allgemeiner Teil mit EGBGB, 1st-4th edition, currently 4th ed. 2021, appendix on §§ 21-54 BGB: The non-profit association
(together with Dr. Thomas Heidel)
Memberships
The professional exchange with colleagues and the cooperation with experts from related fields as well as across national borders are important to me. In this way, I keep up to date with the latest developments and can always access additional specialist knowledge if necessary. My clients benefit from this broad network.
In Germany
Stuttgart Bar Association
www.rak-stuttgart.de
International
AIJA Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats - Young Lawyers’ Association, Brussels
Tax Law Commission, International Family Law and Private Clients Commission, International Business Law Commission
www.aija.org
IBA, International Bar Association, London
Private Client Tax Committee
www.ibanet.org
