Markus Schmitt|Partner

  • Admitted to the German Bar in 2003, joined Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein in 2011
  • Advising real estate, renewable energies, logistics, and insurance industries, specifically in the fields of corporate and real estate law (primarily sales and leases of real estate) and general contract law. Extensive experience in the area of transactions (specifically in complex real estate transactions, share deals and asset deals), as well as ongoing real estate and corporate law advice, including contract drafting. Extensive experience in judicial and extrajudicial pursuit of claims; accomplished litigator also in complex large-scale cases concerning compliance violations and disputes with executives or shareholders.
  • Professional experience: practice with a focus on real estate, corporate and procedural law at the following law firms: Bouchon & Partner (2008–2011), Sauer, Schmitt & Krämer (2003–2008); research assistant at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt/Main (1995–2000), Lecturer on civil, commercial and corporate law at the Hessische Verwaltungs- und Wirtschaftsakademie für Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht (1996–2007) and the University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management (FOM) in the fields of private commercial law, commercial and corporate law (2003–2008).
  • Legal clerkship in Frankfurt/Main and Darmstadt (2001–2002)
  • Studied at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt/Main (1988–1994)

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  • Memberships: German Lawyer Association
  • Languages: German
  • Credentials:
    • Liquidation of a real estate portfolio for a German group of insurance companies
    • Ongoing real estate and corporate law advice to logistics companies
    • Representation of companies in complex disputes against executives for compliance violations
    • Corporate law advice to companies (including incorporated liberal professionals) specifically in the real estate and energy industry