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Mike Goldammer
Mike Goldammer

Mike Goldammer

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Recommended lawyer for China Corporate/ M&A

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With over 20 years of experience as a lawyer in both Germany and China and as an internationally recognised expert in the fields of compliance and corporate/M&A, Mike heads the Shanghai office and primarily advises medium-sized companies and globally-operating groups in their activities in the People’s Republic of China.

 

He focuses his practice on advising subsidiaries or joint ventures on all phases of the development and localisation of compliance-management systems both in a preventive and investigative manner in the context of internal investigations, mainly concerning business activities between Germany/Europe and China. Mike combines legal expertise with extensive knowledge of the country with a broad intercultural understanding, which is essential in dealing with sensitive issues relating to compliance such as anti-corruption, conflicts of interest, fraud, or breach of trust.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Corporate crime & compliance
Corporate/M&A & capital markets

Sectors

Business & professional services
Manufacturing & industrials

CV

Since 2009 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2007 – 2009 Associate Partner, Rödl & Partner, Beijing
2003 – 2007 Associate, Rödl & Partner, Nürnberg, Shanghai & Beijing
2001 – 2003 Legal clerkship, Bielefeld & Shanghai
2003 Second state examination, Düsseldorf
2001 – 2003 Legal clerkship, Bielefeld
2000 First state examination, Dresden
1995 – 2000 Legal degree, University of Dresden

Career

Since 2009 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2007 – 2009 Associate Partner, Rödl & Partner, Beijing
2003 – 2007 Associate, Rödl & Partner, Nürnberg, Shanghai & Beijing
2001 – 2003 Legal clerkship, Bielefeld & Shanghai

Education

2003 Second state examination, Düsseldorf
2001 – 2003 Legal clerkship, Bielefeld
2000 First state examination, Dresden
1995 – 2000 Legal degree, University of Dresden

Memberships & Associations

Chinaforum Bayern e.V.
Deutsch Chinesische Juristenvereinigung e.V.

Additional languages

English

Awards

Legal 500 2025

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Recommended lawyer for China Corporate/ M&A

Legal 500 2025

My contact Mike Goldammer is a very reliable and considerate external partner. It is really nice to work on challenging topics with such a great external colleague.

Legal 500 2025

Recommended lawyer for Compliance

China Business Law Awards 2024

Awarded for "Corporate Compliance"

Recommended lawyer for Compliance

Key lawyer for China Corporate / M&A

Key contact and lawyer for compliance matters in relation to China.

Taylor Wessing: home to a strong international investigations practice. Notable partners in Munich include … Mike Goldammer, a member of the firm’s corporate practice group who specialises in Asian matters.

Taylor Wessing is a highly service-oriented law firm, especially in relation to their compliance consultancy. Mike Goldammer is proficient in China-related issues.

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