Financial regulatory law is a matter of trust. Trust in the competence, experience, diligence and integrity of your adviser. But you are expecting even more: While you want to set up and run your business in compliance with all rules and regulations, you still want to be able to run it at all. And to develop it with new products and processes. Therefore, your legal adviser is also to be pragmatic and creative and should, as much as possible, have an in-depth knowledge of how businesses of your type are functioning.
When your headquarter is abroad, the choice of your German legal adviser matters even more. While you may have large legal, compliance and tax departments at home, his sole advice will be crucial in building, operating and progressing your business or cross-border activity succesfully in Germany.
As a former General Counsel and long-time partner of an international law firm, I know how much clients need solutions and not just legal opinions. It takes a lot to be comfortable giving specific guidance to clients: proficiency, experience, a true interest in what the client is doing, an established working relationship with the regulators - and also a splash of boldness. And I know it is worth going the extra mile: Getting legal advice that takes the form of thought-through, compliant and workable solutions means so much to my clients when doing business away from home.
I founded STARKE. LEGAL. to combine the excellence of advice offered by the large international law firms with the advantages of a personal adviser who is closer to his clients and their businesses. While some may only need punctual advice or a legal opinion, I can assist others in the way of an outsourced legal department. Project assignments are another type of service I can now offer to clients doing business in Germany.
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I do look forward to working with you - whether you are an existing or a new client.