People
Dr. Hans-Michael Giesen
Notar (Civil Law Notary) | Rechtsanwalt (Attorney)
Hans-Michael Giesen practices nearly exclusively as a civil law notary with a specific focus on company law and corporate transactions. His practice benefits from his earlier and long-standing experience as an international transaction lawyer. He also advises entrepreneurs and non-profit organizations seeking an experienced interlocutor who is used to addressing difficult issues and seeking pragmatic solutions.
Hans-Michael Giesen is the author of a number of legal publications, including co-authorship of a recognized collection of legal froms for M&A transactions (Beck’sches Formularbuch Mergers & Acquisitions, Third Edition 2018).
Languages: English (fluent), French (basic knowledge)
Civic Engagement and Memberships:
Member of the Board of trustees of the American Academy in Berlin; member of the managing board of the Foundation for the American Academy in Berlin; chairman of the board of Karajan-Akademie der Berliner Philharmoniker e.V., the young musicians academy of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; member of the foundation council of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; member of the council of the International Bar Association (IBA) representing the German Federal Bar (BRAK); German Association for Notarial Law; Rotary Club Berlin-Nord and many more
Career
Since August 2018 partner of the Legerwall law firm
2012 – 2018 Partner of the law firm GIESEN HEIDBRINK, Berlin
2008 – 2012 Partner of the business law firm GÖRG in Berlin
2000 – 2008 Partner of the international business law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, head of the corporate department at the Berlin office
1996 – 2000 Head of the New York office of Bruckhaus Westrick Stegemann, then Bruckhaus Westrick Heller Löber
1985 –1996 First associate, from 1990 partner of Westrick & Eckholdt, then Bruckhaus Westrick Stegemann in Frankfurt am Main, from 1990 co-founding partner of the Berlin office
1985 – 1986 Foreign Associate, Shearman & Sterling, New York
1984 – 1985 Post-graduate studies (LL.M.) at University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A., and New York bar exam; admitted to New York bar 1985 to 2016
1984 Doctoral dissertation at University of Münster/Westphalia on conflicts of interest in relation to German and French corporations’ law
1981 – 1984 Legal traineeship in Berlin and Brussels
1976 – 1980 Studies of law and economics at the Universities of Freiburg im Breisgau and Münster/Westphalia
1975 Graduation from high school in Mainz