Legal information about Ogletree Deakins in Germany

Our legal advice in Germany is provided by Ogletree Deakins International LLP, a Limited Liability Partnership under English law with its registered office at St. Pauls’ House, 6th Floor, 8-10 Warwick Lane, London EC4M 7BP, United Kingdom.

Information according to § 5 Telemediengesetz (TMG – German Telemedia Act):

Contact us

Ogletree Deakins International LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under registration number 0C378101, with its registered office at St. Pauls’ House, 6th Floor, 8-10 Warwick Lane, London EC4M 7BP, United Kingdom.

Berlin Office

Dr. Ulrike Conradi, Managing Partner, Attorney at Law and Specialist Lawyer for Labor Law

Tauentzienstr. 16, 10789 Berlin

T +49.(0)30.86 20 30 0, F +49.(0)30. 86 20 30 100

Munich Office

Dr. Ulrike Conradi, Managing Partner, Attorney at Law and Specialist Lawyer for Labor Law

Altheimer Eck 10, 80331 München

T +49 89 47502090

For electronic contact please use the contact form provided for this purpose, which you can find here.

2)      Professionals

The term “Partner” in relation to Ogletree Deakins International LLP refers to a partner in Ogletree Deakins International LLP or an employee/consultant or an affiliated company or entity with appropriate qualifications.

A list of the shareholders and non-shareholders of Ogletree Deakins International LLP who are named as partners of Ogletree Deakins International LLP and/or its affiliated entities is available either at the registered office at St Pauls’ House, 6th Floor, 8-10 Warwick Lane, London EC4M 7BP, England or at www.ogletreedeakins.com. Such persons are solicitors, registered foreign lawyers or European lawyers.

Partners (Berlin): Dr. Ulrike Conradi, Dr. Martin Römermann, Jacqueline Piran, Andre Appel

Associates (Berlin): Stephan Makowka, Maximilian Colle, Dr. Merle Steinhuber, Julia Kulmegies, Isabelle Kannen

Partners (Munich): Dr. Ulrike Conradi, Dr. Martin Landauer, M.Jur. (Oxford), Dr. Martin Greßlin

Associate (Munich): Dr. Martin Braun

Information about other Ogletree locations can be found here and legal information about Ogletree can be found here.

3) VAT Identification Number

The VAT identification number (§ 27a UStG – German Sales Tax Act) of Ogletree Deakins Int. LLP in Germany is: DE 285758036.

4) Job title and competent chambers

Ogletree Deakins International LLP operates in many jurisdictions. The lawyers of Ogletree Deakins International LLP are subject to the applicable professional rules and regulations and to supervision by the relevant authorities in the countries in which Ogletree Deakins International LLP provides legal services. Below you will find details of our German practice and office in Germany and links to German professional law for lawyers, tax advisers, auditors and notaries.

Unless otherwise stated, the professional titles of the consultants working in the German office of Ogletree Deakins International LLP are Rechtsanwält*in (or Attorney at Law). The professional titles of Attorney at Law have been awarded in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Unless otherwise stated, all lawyers working in the German office of Ogletree Deakins International LLP are admitted to practice as lawyers in the Federal Republic of Germany and are members of the bar associations of their respective locations:

Berlin: Berlin Bar Association, Littenstraße 9, 10179 Berlin, T: +49 30 30 6931 0, F: +49 30 306931 99, E: info@rak-berlin.de, www.rak-berlin.org

Munich: Munich Bar Association, Tal 33, 80331 Munich, T: +49 (089) 53 29 44-0, F: +49 (089) 53 29 44-28, E: info@rak-m.dewww.rak-muenchen.de

5)     Supervisory authorities

The supervisory authorities are the President of the Berlin Regional Court, the President of the Court of Appeal and the Senate Administration for Justice and Consumer Protection: The President of the Berlin Regional Court, Littenstraße 12    17, 10179 Berlin, T: +49 30 9023 0, F: +49 30 9023 2223, Verwaltung@lg.berlin.de, www.berlin.de/sen/justiz/gerichte/landgericht

The President of the Court of Appeal, – Notary Department -, Elßholzstraße 30-33, 10781 Berlin, T: +49 30 9015 2539, F: +49 30 9015 2294, E: Notarabteilung@kg.berlin.de, www.berlin.de/sen/justiz/gerichte/kg/index.html

Senate Department for Justice and Consumer Protection, Salzburger Straße 21-25, 10825 Berlin, T: +49 30 9013 0, F: +49 30 9013 2000, E:poststelle@senjust.berlin.de, www.berlin.de/sen/justiz

6) Professional regulations

The following are the relevant professional rules and regulations applicable to the lawyers working in the German office of Ogletree Deakins International LLP.

Insofar as reference is made to the pages of other providers (Federal Chamber of Lawyers) for the retrieval of the professional legal regulations listed below, it must be pointed out that we have no influence whatsoever on the current and future design, content or authorship of the linked pages. For illegal, incorrect or incomplete contents and especially for damages resulting from the use or non-use of such information, only the provider of the linked pages is liable. The relevant professional regulations are

the Federal Lawyers’ Act (BRAO)/ (Federal Lawyers’ Act)

the regulation for the implementation of § 206 of the Federal Lawyers’ Act,

the Professional Rules for Attorneys (at Law) (BORA)

the Specialist Lawyers’ Act (FAO)

the law on the activities of European lawyers (EuRAG),

the Law regarding the Remuneration of Lawyers (RVG)/ (Law regarding the Remuneration of Lawyers)

the Professional Rules for Lawyers of the European Community (CCBE)/ (Professional rules for Lawyers of the European Community)

the Act on the Activities of European Lawyers in Germany (EuRAG) of 9 March 2000 (BGBI. I p. 182) (Law Implementing the Directives of the European Community pertaining to the professional law regulating the legal profession) and

the order of the Federal Chamber of Lawyers in accordance with § 9 (4) sentence 2 GwG.

These professional regulations can be viewed and called up on the pages of the Federal Chamber of Lawyers (www.brak.de) under the heading “Berufsrecht” (http://www.brak.de/fuer-anwaelte/gebuehren-und-honorare/) or under the heading “Gebühren und Honorare” (www.brak.de/fuer-anwaelte/berufsrecht)”.

7)    Information on liability insurance

The firm has obtained compulsory professional indemnity insurance in England and Wales with the insurer Lloyd’s Syndicate 4000, One Lime Street, London EC3M 7HA. The policy number is PSLNS1801032.

Territorial scope: In the entire EU area as well as the states of the EEA

8)    Out-of-court settlement of disputes

In the event of disputes among or between members of bar associations and their clients, there is the possibility of out-of-court settlement of disputes at the locally competent bar association (see § 73 BRAO) or at the arbitration board of the bar association at the Federal Bar Association (see § 191f BRAO) upon request. You can find further information here:

Federal Chamber of Lawyers: Arbitration Board of the Bar, Rauchstraße 26, 10787 Berlin, T: +49 30 2844417 0, F:+49 30 2844417 12, E: schlichtungsstelle@s-d-r.org, www.schlichtungsstelle-der-rechtsanwaltschaft.de

Berlin Bar Association: Board of the Berlin Bar Association, Littenstraße 9, 10179 Berlin, T: +49 30 30 6931 0, F:+49 30 306931 99, E: info@rak-berlin.de, www.rak-berlin.org

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