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The news magazine FOCUS has once again awarded Germany's leading lawyers in its special Law & Advice (issue 37/2023). This year, three lawyers from SNP Schlawien were recommended in their respective fields.

In particular, the rise in interest rates and the increase in material prices have significantly reduced the sales prospects of property developers and project developers for their properties in recent months. A number of well-known real estate companies have already had to file for insolvency or are about to do so. But consumers whose fixed interest rates are expiring are often no longer able to afford follow-up financing. This leads to both commercial and private real estate financing becoming non-performing. In this situation, the financing banks have to clarify a large number of legal issues. Even though each case has to be considered specifically, this article - without claiming to be exhaustive - is intended to provide a brief overview of the banks' options for action.

The commercial law firm SNP Schlawien has advised Deutsche Investment Kapitalverwaltung AG on the purchase of two residential and commercial buildings with a combined rental area of around 2,200 square metres in Cologne.

Business law firm SNP Schlawien has made a significant addition to its transaction team in Munich with the arrival of Dr Thomas Schmid, previously head of the German M&A and private equity practice at Orrick.

On 01.07.2023, the new foundation law will come into force, which can be described as a fundamental reform of the previous foundation law. Up to now, foundation law in the federal states was regulated in 16 different state foundation laws. In this article, Dr. Stefan Schlawien and Peter Fabry explore the question of whether it makes sense to structure business succession and inheritance in the form of a (family) foundation.

With the arrival of Maria Demirci as a partner at the Munich office on 1 July 2023, the commercial law firm SNP Schlawien has taken a significant step in the expansion of its private client practice in the areas of inheritance law and asset succession as well as family law. The new partner comes from the well-known Munich succession boutique RDS | Roglmeier Demirci Rechtsanwälte PartmbB.

The corporate law firm SNP Schlawien has advised the Swiss medical technology company Luciole Medical AG on the acquisition of Hamburg-based Spiegelberg GmbH & Co. KG. The seller was the private equity company SHS Capital; the purchase price was not disclosed. SNP was particularly active in the drafting and negotiation of the contract as well as the management, implementation and support of the due diligence process in the run-up.

With the label "Digitale DATEV-Kanzlei" (digital DATEV law firm), DATEV eG awards innovative law firms in tax consultancy that achieve a high rate of digitalisation in their working methods. SNP Schlawien is now one of the few tax consultancies in Germany to receive the coveted label, which only 4.6% of all DATEV members have so far.

The Handelsblatt (issue of 16.6.2023), in cooperation with the renowned American specialist publisher Best Lawyers, has once again chosen "Germany's best lawyers" or "lawyers of the future". In this year's ranking, a total of 17 lawyers from SNP Schlawien are recommended in their respective areas of expertise.

When separating from an employee by ordinary or even extraordinary notice of termination, serious formal errors are often made, which can nevertheless lead to the invalidity of the notice of termination given despite a legally recognised reason for termination. We have compiled the most common mistakes for you, which you as an employer should urgently observe.

The corporate law firm SNP Schlawien acted as co-counsel together with Oldenbourg & Pauls in advising the leading global medical technology provider Corpuls on the sale of its majority stake to the Swedish private equity investor Nordic Capital. SNP was particularly active in managing the due diligence process. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

With Roland Gall, the commercial law firm SNP Schlawien has gained an experienced partner for the legal areas of family and inheritance law at its Stuttgart office. Gall previously worked for the law firm Schick und Schaudt Rechtsanwälte.

According to studies, there will be a shortage of more than 700,000 flats in Germany in 2023 - especially social housing and low-cost housing. A building offensive is being called for from all sides. But what is the actual state of housing construction in Germany? "Wasteful, too expensive and far too bureaucratic," complain architects. But does it have to be like that? ZDF reporter Julian Schmidt-Farrent reports on a concept that could revolutionise construction in Germany and talks to Dr Olrik Vogel, among others, about its feasibility.

SNP Schlawien is one of Germany's most renowned law firms in private construction law. This is the result of a survey published in the current issue 4/2023 of WirtschaftsWoche, Germany's leading business magazine. In addition, Dr Olrik Vogel, partner at the Munich office, was named a "highly recommended lawyer".

The commercial law firm SNP Schlawien is expanding its range of advisory services in the field of medical, pharmaceutical and competition law with the arrival of lawyer Dr Rupert Weinzierl. The new partner at the Stuttgart office previously worked for the pharmaceutical company Bionorica SE - manufacturer of Sinupret and Bronchipret, among others - and the law firm Lieb Rechtsanwälte.

These days, the tax authorities are sending out property tax notices. With these notices, the freshly renovated property tax system is being applied for the first time. Since the previous property tax system was declared unconstitutional by the Federal Constitutional Court in 2018 for violating the principle of equality, many people are wondering whether they can trust the new system. Among experts, quite a few voices also consider the new system unconstitutional, although it has very little in common with the previous system.

The business law firm SNP Schlawien is once again named "Top Employer for Medium-Sized Companies 2023" in this year's study by Focus-Business magazine. In the 'Legal Advice' category, SNP Schlawien is ranked among the top 25 companies in Germany.

With Dr. A. Olrik Vogel and Dr. Grete Langjahr, the commercial law firm SNP Schlawien has gained two new partners for its construction law practice in Munich. Both come jointly from the Munich boutique Kraus Sienz & Partner.

In his article, Dr. Stefan Schlawien explains that there is a need for action for family-owned companies in the form of a civil-law partnership if they own real estate or shareholdings in companies.

The Internet portal for employer ratings kununu has awarded SNP Schlawien the Top Company seal 2023.