No matter is too large — and none is too complicated to explain in English

When the matter is big enough that getting it wrong is expensive.

Running a company or working for yourself in Germany means contracts, liability and disputes in a legal system you did not grow up in. These are the matters where the cost of muddling through is measured in years of revenue, not in a letter.

  • Contract and commercial disputes — whether you are owed money or being asked for it
  • Company and shareholder matters, including co-founders who no longer agree
  • Employer-side questions: hiring, terminating, and the freelancer who may not be one
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What we help with

Some of the situations people come to us with. Yours doesn't have to be on the list.

• A client or customer who will not pay

• A supplier or contractor who did not deliver what was agreed

• Contracts drafted in German you were asked to sign quickly

• Co-founder and shareholder disputes, and exits that turned hostile

• Freelancers who may legally be employees (Scheinselbständigkeit)

• Terminating staff, and the claims that follow

• Terms and conditions (AGB) that may not hold up

• A claim, a Mahnbescheid or a lawsuit against your company

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Common questions

No. We match on subject matter and language, not on value. Larger matters simply need a lawyer with the right specialisation, which is exactly what the first consultation establishes — if the right person is not in our network, we tell you straight away rather than passing you to someone approximate.

Also no. A disputed invoice and a shareholder dispute go through the same process here. The difference is which lawyer takes it.

It is the most expensive avoidable mistake made by small companies in Germany. If the working relationship looks like employment, the pension insurance can reclaim years of contributions from the company, with the employer's and the employee's share both landing on you. It is worth checking before anyone audits you, not after.

Yes. Business matters are usually brought by the company rather than an individual, and the lawyer acts for whichever of you holds the claim. Say so in the form and mention the legal form.

Both. The lawyer who takes your case represents you in court if it goes that way — your mandate is with them directly, and it does not change because it escalates.

General information, not legal advice — your lawyer assesses your specific case in the free first consultation.

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