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Florian Leitsbach

Florian Leitsbach

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Florian is a member of the Corporate/M&A & Capital Markets and Private Equity practice areas. He is based in Taylor Wessing's Munich office.

His main focus is advising on national and cross-border private equity and M&A transactions. He also advises national and international companies on all aspects of corporate law.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Corporate/M&A & capital markets
Private equity

CV

Since 2026 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2018 - 2025 Associate, Dechert
2018 Admission as a lawyer
2017 Second state examination, Munich
2016 Training as an Economic Mediator (Munich Center for Dispute Resolution - MuCDR)
2015 - 2017 Legal traineeship in Munich, Tel Aviv
2015 First state examination, Augsburg
2009 - 2015 Law studies, University Augsburg

Career

Since 2026 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2018 - 2025 Associate, Dechert

Education

2018 Admission as a lawyer
2017 Second state examination, Munich
2016 Training as an Economic Mediator (Munich Center for Dispute Resolution - MuCDR)
2015 - 2017 Legal traineeship in Munich, Tel Aviv
2015 First state examination, Augsburg
2009 - 2015 Law studies, University Augsburg

Memberships & Associations

Münchener Juristische Gesellschaft e. V.

Additional languages

English

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Best lawyers: Private Equity Law

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