Company law

A solid foundation is crucial for the success of your company. We provide you with comprehensive advice on company formation - from choosing the right legal form (e.g. GmbH, UG, KG, GbR or AG) to drafting the necessary contracts. Our lawyers are very familiar with GmbH law and other company forms. Together, we will find the optimal structure for your project in order to minimize liability risks and achieve your goals. We support you in drafting a customized articles of association that takes into account the interests of all shareholders and prevents future disputes. Of course, we also guide you through all the formal steps - from notarization to entry in the commercial register - to ensure that your formation runs smoothly and complies with the law.

Companies are constantly evolving. Whether restructuring for strategic or tax reasons, preparing for corporate succession or adapting to new market conditions - we are there to advise you. Our team plans and supports transformations (e.g. in accordance with the German Transformation Act) and reorganizations within your company or group. In doing so, we ensure that your company structure is optimally adapted to changing requirements, be it through mergers, demergers or changes of legal form.

You can also rely on our expertise in company acquisitions and sales (M&A). We advise you on the purchase or sale of companies, company shares or business assets - from due diligence and contract negotiations to the transfer of the company. Especially in the SME sector, M&A transactions are often one-off steps for which professional legal support is crucial. We draft your purchase agreement for you and accompany the entire process. If a company acquisition takes place in the context of insolvency, we can also support you with our experience. Our aim is to minimize risks and make the transition smooth so that you can concentrate on growing your business.

Conflicts between shareholders or between shareholders and managing directors can be a considerable burden for any company. In such a shareholder dispute, our lawyers in Celle are at your side with help and advice. We will examine your legal options, mediate between the parties and work towards amicable solutions in order to preserve the company's ability to act. Should a legal dispute be unavoidable, we will resolutely represent your interests in court.

We also focus on drafting and reviewing articles of association. Well-drafted articles of association (e.g. of a GmbH) contain clear rules for emergencies: for example, provisions on the departure of shareholders, succession, the distribution of votes and appropriation of profits or conflict resolution. We help you to adapt existing contracts or draw up new articles of association that are precisely tailored to your company. In this way, disputes can often be avoided in advance. If a conflict has already arisen, we will check which claims you are entitled to under the articles of association or the law and, if necessary, enforce them for you. With an experienced shareholder dispute lawyer at your side, you can be sure that your rights as a shareholder will be safeguarded.

Company succession is one of the biggest challenges for many family businesses and SMEs. It affects not only corporate law, but also inheritance law and tax issues. Our law firm in Celle supports you at an early stage in the planning and structuring of company succession so that the transition to the next generation or to an external successor runs smoothly.

We work with you to develop a succession concept tailored to your situation. In doing so, we take into account both the optimal corporate structure (for example, by transferring company shares, establishing a family holding company or adapting the articles of association) as well as inheritance regulations such as wills or inheritance contracts. Our special expertise at the interface of company law/inheritance law and tax law (specialist lawyers in our team) ensures that all aspects - from the continuation of the company to the protection of the family owners - are resolved in a legally secure and fiscally advantageous manner. A corporate succession lawyer from our team will advise you personally and comprehensively so that your life's work remains in good hands.