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Name/Legal form: Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek – Partnership under German law of lawyers and tax advisors
Registered office: Düsseldorf, Registration: Local Court (Amtsgericht) Essen, PR 1481
VAT ID: DE 119 459 367
List of partners, sorted by office: Partner
Offices and addresses: Locations
Lawyers
Unless otherwise specified, all German lawyers are admitted as lawyers (Rechtsanwälte) in the Federal Republic of Germany and are members of the bars (Rechtsanwaltskammern) of their office locations. The following links contain the addresses of the competent bars.
Rechtsanwaltskammer Berlin: www.rak-berlin.de
Rechtsanwaltskammer Düsseldorf: www.rechtsanwaltskammer-duesseldorf.de
Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt am Main: www.rechtsanwaltskammer-ffm.de
Rechtsanwaltskammer Hamburg: www.rechtsanwaltskammerhamburg.de
Rechtsanwaltskammer Köln: www.rak-koeln.de
Rechtsanwaltskammer München: www.rechtsanwaltskammer-muenchen.de
Rechtsanwaltskammer Sachsen (for the office in Chemnitz): www.rak-sachsen.de
The rules on professional conduct applicable to lawyers (Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung, Berufsordnung für Rechtsanwälte,Fachanwaltsordnung, Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz and the professional regulations applicable to lawyers in the European Union) may be found on www.brak.de by clicking on "Berufsrecht".
Tax advisors
Some of the lawyers based in Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Cologne are also tax advisors and members of the chamber of tax advisors of their office location. The following links contain the addresses of the competent chambers of tax advisors.
Steuerberaterkammer Düsseldorf: www.stbk-duesseldorf.de
Steuerberaterkammer Hamburg: www.stbk-hamburg.de
Steuerberaterkammer Köln: www.stbk-koeln.de
Steuerberaterkammer München: www.steuerberaterkammer-muenchen.de
The rules on professional conduct applicable to tax advisors (Steuerberatungsgesetz, Durchführungsverordnung zum Steuerberatungsgesetz, Berufsordnung der Bundessteuerberaterkammer and Steuerberatergebührenverordnung) may be found on www.bstbk.de by clicking on "Ihr Steuerberater"/ "Berufsrecht".
Notaries public
Some of the lawyers based in Berlin are also notaries public and members of the Berlin Chamber of Notaries Public. The address of the Chamber may be found by clicking on:
www.berliner-notarkammer.de
The rules on professional conduct applicable to notaries public (Bundesnotarordnung, Beurkundungsgesetz, Dienstordnung für Notarinnen und Notare, Kostenordnung, Richtlinien der zuständigen Notarkammern and Europäische Kodex des notariellen Standesrechts) may be found on www.bnotk.de by clicking on "Berufsrecht".
Professional liability insurance
Allianz Versicherungs AG
10900 Berlin (as leading insurance carrier)
Geographical Coverage:
Rechtsanwälte/Tax Advisor: worldwide
Notaries: worldwide, with the exception of USA/Canada
For the office Zurich:
HDI-Gerling Industrieversicherung AG, Zurich
Coverage: Switzerland
Cooperation
The partners of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek operate as a partnership. Under professional rules, German attorneys may not represent conflicting interests (Section 43a(4) Federal Code of Professional Conduct for Lawyers [BRAO]). Therefore, prior to accepting new client representation, it is always reviewed whether a conflict of
interests is given.
Extrajudicial Mediation
In the event of disputes between lawyers and their clients, extrajudicial mediation at the appropriate Bar Association for the respective lawyer may be requested (pursuant to Section 73(2) no. 3, (5) BRAO).
Another option of extrajudicial mediation is provided by the Lawyers‘ Mediation Board (Section 191f BRAO) at the German Federal Bar Association (additional information at www.brak.de).
Copyright
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Some pages of this Web site may be downloaded, provisionally saved or printed for the exclusive use within your company only.
Information and liability
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All information on this Web site is for general information purposes only; in particular, it is no legal advice. A large part of this information is updated regularly; to ensure that you receive the newest version.
