Tax & Legal Excellence
Conference
Partner
The Tax & Legal Excellence Forum aims to connect partners who belong together, because networks are the foundation for innovation and value creation. The goal is to facilitate and sustainably promote interdisciplinary professional exchange among the worlds of politics, academia, business, and consulting.
Partnerships
strategic partner
Aspen Institute Germany
The Aspen Institute Germany is committed to fostering open, democratic, and effective societies in the Euro-Atlantic region. It strengthens the transatlantic partnership and promotes cohesion within the Euro-Atlantic community. The Institute’s goal is to develop shared responses to the major security, economic, and social challenges of the 21st century.
German Atlantic Society, Inc.
The Deutsche Atlantische Gesellschaft e.V. has set itself the task of deepening understanding of the goals of the Atlantic Alliance and providing information about NATO policy. It is committed to strengthening the European pillar of NATO and close ties with the two North American democracies. The focus is on supporting NATO and its values and promoting transatlantic dialog in politics, business and society.
German Society for Foreign Policy (DGAP)
The German Council on Foreign Relations is committed to a sustainable German and European foreign and security policy that is grounded in democracy, peace, and the rule of law. Founded in 1955, the organization is politically independent and, as a research and membership organization, shapes the foreign policy debate in Germany.
Exclusive partner
White & Case LLP
The US-based law firm White & Case is represented worldwide with 45 offices in 31 countries and is one of the leading international law firms. In addition to its long-standing focus on banking and finance law, White & Case has continuously diversified its advice - particularly in the areas of corporate law/M&A, capital markets, antitrust and litigation. The firm thus advises global companies, financial institutions and public institutions on complex and cross-border projects. In Germany, White & Case employs around 250 people, mainly in Frankfurt, supplemented by offices in Berlin, Düsseldorf and Hamburg. The firm stands for international reach, excellent legal expertise and practice-oriented solutions in all core areas of commercial law.
Funding partner
ADVANT Beiten
ADVANT Beiten is an independent international business law firm and part of the European law firm network ADVANT. Approximately 230 professionals—attorneys, tax advisors, and certified public accountants—advise small and medium-sized businesses, large corporations, banks, and the public sector in all key areas of business law, ranging from corporate law and M&A to energy and public procurement law and employment law. In Germany, the firm has offices in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Freiburg, Hamburg, and Munich.
BLOMSTEIN
BLOMSTEIN is a law firm specializing in antitrust law, public procurement law, and foreign trade law, with offices in Berlin and Brussels. Its practice areas include export controls, sanctions, investment controls, and state aid law—areas in which geopolitical developments directly impact business issues. The firm was named “Law Firm of the Year” for foreign trade law (2023) and public procurement law by JUVE and advises companies and public contracting authorities in complex regulatory proceedings.
DLA Piper
DLA Piper is one of the world’s leading commercial law firms and has offices in more than 40 countries across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region. The firm advises companies on all major areas of business law—from corporate law and M&A to regulation, compliance, and employment law. In Germany, DLA Piper has over 300 attorneys working in offices in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Cologne, and Munich.
Freshfields
Freshfields is an international law firm with offices in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the United States. The firm advises clients on all major areas of business law, including corporate, employment, tax, competition, antitrust, and litigation law. In Germany, Freshfields has offices in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, and Munich.
Linklaters
Linklaters is characterized by a comprehensive understanding of the legal and business environment of its clients. The law firm provides interdisciplinary advice in well-established teams and is very familiar with the markets, the economic situation and the regulatory framework of its clients' industries - within Germany, across borders and internationally.
Rödl & Partner
Rödl & Partner is represented by lawyers, tax advisors, business and IT consultants as well as auditors (a total of 5,260 colleagues) at 107 of its own locations in 50 countries. The company works closely with all its professionals across all business areas. Like no other company, Rödl & Partner provides German companies with consistently comprehensive and personal on-site advice worldwide, combining interdisciplinarity and internationality.
Taylor Wessing
Taylor Wessing is one of the leading international commercial law firms and advises clients worldwide at the interface of business, technology and law. With more than 30 offices - including five in Germany - the firm stands for excellent advice in all key areas of commercial law. Its particular strength lies in the strategic support of innovative companies in the technology, life sciences and real estate sectors, as well as in complex M&A transactions and growth financing. Through the combination of international reach and in-depth industry knowledge, Taylor Wessing supports clients in transforming legal challenges into sustainable competitive advantages.
Partner
ABP – Burger & Partners, Attorneys at Law
ABP offers the full range of legal services related to intellectual property protection—from patents and trademarks to IP strategy. More than 50 experts work at offices in Windischgarsten, Vienna, Munich, and Zurich, supported by a network of 120 law firms in approximately 100 countries. ABP thus assists companies with the global filing, management, and enforcement of their intellectual property rights.
Bär & Karrer
Bär & Karrer is one of Switzerland’s leading commercial law firms and specializes in complex transactions as well as representation in litigation, arbitration, and regulatory proceedings. More than 200 attorneys provide legal counsel at six offices across all language regions of Switzerland, including Zurich, Geneva, and Lugano. Founded in 1969, the firm has been named “Switzerland Law Firm of the Year” on multiple occasions.
BDO
BDO is one of Germany’s leading firms in the fields of auditing, tax consulting, corporate legal counsel, and advisory services. With over 3,250 employees across 28 locations, BDO supports companies of all sizes and across all industries. As a founding member of the international BDO network—which has over 90,000 employees in more than 160 countries—BDO combines local expertise with global reach.
Count Isola
Graf Isola is an Austrian business law firm with offices in Vienna and Graz. Founded in 1994, the firm provides counsel on all matters of business law and white-collar crime—ranging from corporate/M&A to banking & finance and restructuring, as well as foreign trade law and sanctions. Its mission: to provide tailored solutions rather than standard approaches, with an international presence through a network of partner firms.
Kendris
Kendris is an international consulting and fiduciary services firm headquartered in Zug. It provides support to private individuals, family offices, and corporations in the areas of trusts and foundations, Swiss and international tax law, family office services, and corporate services—at eleven locations in Switzerland as well as in London, Luxembourg, Dubai, and Singapore, among others. Since its management buyout in 2005, Kendris has been independent and has deliberately chosen not to engage in asset management itself.
Lenz and Johlen
Lenz und Johlen is one of Germany’s leading law firms in its areas of practice. More than 40 attorneys, including 19 certified specialists, provide legal counsel in the areas of administrative law, construction and architectural law, real estate law, public procurement law, and environmental and energy law. Founded in 1957, the firm has offices in Cologne and Berlin and operates nationwide.
MOMENTUM
Momentum is a boutique law firm providing legal and tax advisory services for small- and mid-cap transactions. Its attorneys and tax advisors offer integrated, one-stop advice, specializing in M&A, private equity, venture capital, financing, and tax law. Founded in 2021, the firm has offices in Munich and Frankfurt am Main.
NORDEMANN
NORDEMANN is synonymous with excellence in intellectual property and IT law. Approximately 25 attorneys at its offices in Berlin, Potsdam, and Munich provide counsel in the areas of copyright, trademark, patent, IT, and AI law, as well as data protection. The firm actively shapes legal developments—including as the publisher of the standard commentary on copyright law and as an expert witness before the German Bundestag and the European Parliament.
PLUTA
PLUTA is one of Germany’s leading law firms specializing in restructuring, reorganization, and insolvency administration. With approximately 600 employees across more than 40 offices in Germany, Italy, and Spain, the firm supports companies through crises, growth, and transformation—from self-administration and protective shield proceedings to distressed M&A. Founded in Ulm in 1982, the firm sees itself as a strategic partner to small and medium-sized businesses.
VOIGT SALUS
VOIGT SALUS is one of the leading law firms in the field of insolvency administration, rehabilitation, and restructuring. Based in Berlin and with offices throughout Germany, the firm’s attorneys and insolvency administrators practice before more than 20 insolvency courts. The firm has particular expertise, among other areas, in the rehabilitation of companies in the social economy and the healthcare sector.