Start-ups

From founding to exit – practical legal solutions
that create real business value

We provide start-ups and growth-stage companies with precisely tailored legal advice across every stage of their development. From choosing the right legal structure and navigating funding rounds to managing expansion and achieving a successful exit, our focus is on efficiency, speed and long-term legal and economic sustainability.

Your contacts

Our services

From Founding to Exit
Comprehensive legal support from founding to exit – tailored to the specific needs of start-ups and emerging growth companies

Laying the Legal Foundation
Advice on incorporation procedures, articles of association, shareholder agreements and selecting the ideal legal structure

Fueling Growth
Support in financing rounds (seed, series A–C, venture debt) and negotiations with investors

Protecting What Matters
Early-stage protection and structuring of intellectual property (IP) and proprietary expertise

Building the Team
Drafting of employment contracts, ESOPs and incentive programmes for founder and employee participation

Scaling with Confidence
Development of scalable contract and compliance frameworks to enable sustainable growth and international expansion

Going Global
Extensive experience in guiding start-ups and scale-ups through global market entry and collaboration with international partners

Services for inbound projects

  • Advice on establishing a German subsidiary or branch office
  • Adaptation of corporate and contractual structures to comply with German law
  • Support with funding programmes, market entry agreements and strategic partnerships
  • Advice on German employment and social security law

Services for outbound projects

  • Advice and support for international incorporations, joint ventures and global distribution partnerships
  • Coordination with local advisors to adapt corporate and contractual structures to local legal requirements
  • Protection of intellectual property and trademark rights in international markets
  • Advice on country-specific employment and tax frameworks in collaboration with local experts
  • Extensive experience in managing international expansions and simultaneous market entries across multiple jurisdictions

Your advantages at a glance

  • Pragmatic, solution-oriented legal advice focusing on speed, efficiency and real-world implementation
  • A unique combination of corporate, investor and international perspectives that ensures balanced, growth-oriented guidance
  • Flexible, start-up-friendly fee models — from project-based assistance to long-term support as an external legal department

Related

  • Corporate Law & M&A

    Corporate Law & M&A

    Comprehensive legal support from incorporation and growth to transactions and succession planning

    more
  • Employment Law

    Employment Law

    Comprehensive guidance for employers on individual and collective employment law matters

    more
  • Intellectual Property & IT Law

    Intellectual Property & IT Law

    Protection, enforcement, defence, transfer and contract drafting for all IP- and IT-related matters

    more
  • External In-house Counsel

    External In-house Counsel

    tailored solutions for medium-sized companies without an in-house legal team

    more
  • Interim General Counsel

    Interim General Counsel

    temporary, flexible yet fully integrated support as your in-house chief legal officer

    more
  • Transaction Management

    Transaction Management

    comprehensive support for corporate transactions, from the initial idea to completion and beyond

    more