Corporate Law & Company Formation

Whether establishing a business domestically or expanding internationally, corporate law decisions shape a company’s future — often with long-term and liability-related consequences. oikon LAW advises globally active SMEs, founders, and business owners at every stage, from company formation and ongoing corporate governance to structural adjustments, reorganisations, and succession planning.

How We Support You

• Company formation

• Cross-border corporate structuring

• Ongoing corporate law advisory

• Reorganisation, succession, and structural adjustments

  
  

Key Areas of Advice

Company Formation

How do you structure your company so that liability, financing, and growth are properly addressed from the outset?

Establishing a company is rarely just a formal act. Early decisions often determine the framework for future development and can be difficult to reverse later on. We guide you through the entire process — clearly, efficiently, and with legal certainty.

• Choice of legal form

• Shareholding and holding structures

• Management: appointment, representation, and allocation of responsibilities

• Drafting and coordination of articles of association, resolutions, and powers of attorney

• Formation roadmap through to commercial register registration and operational launch

  
  

Cross-Border Corporate Structuring

How do you avoid delays when documents, chains of authority, and international standards need to align?

International structures rarely fail because of strategy — they fail because of the details: formal documentation, document standards, deadlines, alignment with tax and compliance matters, and communication interfaces. We manage these matters as a full-service project with a clear to-do list and a dedicated point of contact.

• Structuring of subsidiaries or branches and appropriate governance frameworks

• Articles of association and corporate resolutions, including international coordination

• Coordination of incorporation formalities

• Integration of related issues, in particular tax, employment, and immigration law

• Project management: milestones, responsibilities, and reliable timelines

  
  

Ongoing Corporate Law Advisory

How do you keep your company legally and operationally fit — from resolutions to amendments of the articles — without unnecessary complexity?

Corporate law is part of day-to-day business reality. We provide ongoing support to ensure that structures remain lean, decisions are properly documented, and your company functions effectively in practice — not only on paper.

• Preparation and conduct of shareholders’ meetings

• Shareholders’ resolutions, minutes, and written circulation procedures

• Amendments to articles of association and shareholder agreements

• Changes in management

• Integration of rules of procedure and matrix structures

• Capital measures, changes in shareholdings, and structural updates

  
  

Reorganisation, Succession & Structural Adjustments

How do you implement structural changes in a way that is legally robust and commercially sound?

When companies grow, reposition themselves, or prepare for a generational transition, governance, responsibilities, and documentation must evolve accordingly. We support your structural changes with a clear focus on practical implementation, risk minimisation, and liability management.

• Reorganisations, structural changes, and carve-outs

• Preparation of succession and generational transition structures

• Corporate law support in liquidation and dissolution processes

• Documentation and commercial register implementation

  
  

Our Full-Service Approach

Corporate law issues often intersect directly with other legal areas. We take these interfaces into account and coordinate them where necessary — in particular tax law, employment law, and international or immigration-related matters.

You benefit from:

• clear communication and advice in accessible language

• pragmatic implementation instead of theoretical overcomplication

• structured project management with timelines, responsibilities, and milestones

• advice aligned with growth, risk minimisation, and governance

  
  

Contact

Ralph G. Werner - Partner
+49 89 23 23 73 6-11
ralph.werner@oikon.law

Daniel Fellmann - Senior Associate
+49 89 23 23 73 6-22
daniel.fellmann@oikon.law