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Dr. Maraike Ruhe
Dr. Maraike Ruhe

Dr. Maraike Ruhe

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Maraike primarily advises medium-sized companies - often family businesses - and wealthy private individuals on commercial and corporate law, especially on questions of corporate succession. Her practice is particularly focused on the structuring of corporate succession during lifetime as well as the review and drafting of articles of association and family governance.

 

In addition, she has many years of experience in corporate law (re)structuring of private and non-operational assets. Thanks to her extensive knowledge of contract drafting and intuition as well as taking into account the individual framework conditions, Maraike guides her clients during these processes and develops tailor-made solutions. A further focus of her work is the leading advice on complex national and international restructurings and M&A transactions. Maraike always works in close cooperation with different legal areas in order to provide comprehensive advice.

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Since 2007 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2005 – 2007 Legal clerkship, Düsseldorf
2016 Mediator
2012 Doctoral degree on a theme of German and European civil law, WWU Münster
2011 Specialist lawyer for commercial and corporate law
2007 Admitted as a lawyer, Düsseldorf
2007 Second state examination, Düsseldorf

Career

Since 2007 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2005 – 2007 Legal clerkship, Düsseldorf

Education

2016 Mediator
2012 Doctoral degree on a theme of German and European civil law, WWU Münster
2011 Specialist lawyer for commercial and corporate law
2007 Admitted as a lawyer, Düsseldorf
2007 Second state examination, Düsseldorf

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The Best Lawyersâ„¢ in Germany 2023

Leading individual: Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Leading individual: Mergers & Acquisitions

Experience

DEUTZ AG strengthens defense division with Taylor Wessing

Taylor Wessing is once again providing comprehensive legal advice to Cologne-based DEUTZ AG, a leading global engine manufacturer, on its full acquisition of SOBEK Group GmbH (SOBEK). Based in Hirschberg, SOBEK is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-precision electric drive systems, which are used in unmanned aerial systems and military drones, among other applications. In the civilian sector, its customer industries include motorsports, medical technology, and robotics.

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