Dr. Maximilian Koch

Dr. Maximilian Koch

KOCH Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
  • Business Law
  • Germany
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Dipl.-Kfm. Dr. jur. Maximilian Koch is a German business lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) and the managing director and founder of KOCH Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH in Düsseldorf. He adivses German corporate law M&A as well as finance and capital markets law at EY Law in Dusseldorf. From July 2013 to September 2022 he was a Partner/Principle of Ernst & Young after practising as a Managing Director of a medium-sized business law firm and an attorney with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Dusseldorf. Before turning to law he worked as a manager in the medium-sized plastics processing industry for several years.

Practice Area
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Additional Practice Areas
  • Capital Markets Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Germany
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
  • German: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
Managing Director, Founder
KOCH Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
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Partner/Principle
Ernst & Young
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Managing Director, Partner
Medium-sized full-service business law firm in Dusseldorf / Cologne
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Senior Associate
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
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Lecturer
Institut für Handels- und Wirtschaftsrecht der Universität Osnabrück
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Scientific Associate
Shearman & Sterling LLP
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Manager
Deusta GmbH
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Employed as a manager of Deusta GmbH, a company that constructed, produced and distributed injection moulded thermoplastic precision items in particular for the international TV set industry.
Education
University of Osnabrueck
Dr. jur. (2000) | Stock Corporation Law / Law and Economics
Honors: Dr. jur. ("summa cum laude"); doctoral thesis "Diversifizierung und Vorstandskompetenzen"
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University of Osnabrueck
J.D. | German Law
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Honors: First State examination
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Distance University of Hagen
Dipl.-Kfm. | Business Administration
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Awards
Inclusion in the Best Lawyers list in the practice area of M&A
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Inclusion in the Best Lawyers list in the practice area of M&A
Private Equity Lawyer of the Year - North Rhine-Westphalia
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Inclusion in the Best Lawyers list for Germany in the practice area of Corporate
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Inclusion in the Best Lawyers list for Germany in the practice area of Corporate
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Best Lawyers Private Equity Lawyer of the Year - Dusseldorf
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Leading Lawyer 2012
Intercontinental Finance
Inclusion in the Best Lawyers list for Germany in the practice area of Private Equity
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Karmann-Foerderpreis 1993 (Karmann Award 1993 for excellent works of particular importance for medium-sized companies
University of Osnabrueck
Websites & Blogs
Website
Website
Contact & Map
KOCH Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Dreischeibenhaus
Dusseldorf 40211
Germany