Düsseldorf
+49 211 600 55-246 +49 211 600 55-250 m.imhof@heuking.de
Languages
German, English
Practice groups/Expertise
Consulting focuses
- Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
- Private Equity
- Corporate Law
- Joint Ventures
- India Desk
- Venture Capital
- Carve-out-transactions
- Reorganisation [of group of companies]
- Distribution Law
- Commercial Law
- Logistics Law
- Corporate Litigation
Vita
- Co-Head of the Transport, Traffic & Infrastructure Practice Group
- Certified Specialist Lawyer in Commercial and Corporate Law
- Vice Chair, ESG Group, European Regional Forum (ERF) of the International Bar Association
- Admitted to the bar since 2004
- Education and former activities
- Legal clerkship in Hamburg and Toronto/Canada2002-2004
- Law studies, University of Freiburg1995-2000; Dr. jur. 2002
Affiliations
- Indo-German Chamber of Commerce
- International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA)
- German National Committee of Comparative Law
- International Bar Association (IBA) – Corporate Division
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
Dr. Martin Imhof's Distinctions
JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien 2024/2025
The International A-List
India Business Law Journal 2024
WirtschaftsWoche Top Anwalt 2024
Legal 500 EMEA 2024
WirtschaftsWoche TOP Anwalt 2024
Legal 500 Germany 2024
JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien 2023/2024
kanzleimonitor 2023/2024
Leaders League 2024
India Business Law Journal 2023
The International A-List
WirtschaftsWoche Top Anwalt 2023
Legal 500 EMEA 2023
Legal 500 Germany 2023
JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien 2022/2023
kanzleimonitor 2022/2023
India Business Law Journal 2022
Legal 500 EMEA 2022
Legal 500 Germany 2022
kanzleimonitor 2021/2022
JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien 2021/2022
Top International Law Firm 2021
Legal 500 EMEA 2021
The International A-List
The International A-List
Legal 500 Germany 2021
JUVE Handbook Commercial Law Firms 2020/2021
India Business Law Journal 2020
Legal 500 EMEA 2020
The International A-List
Legal 500 Germany 2020
India Business Law Journal 2019
PBV Monitor 2019: Empfohlener Anwalt
Legal 500 EMEA 2019
The International A-List
Legal 500 Germany 2019
India Business Law Journal 2018
India Business Law Journal 2017
Chambers Global 2016
Special Publication
Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions in Germany
A Transaction Guide for Foreign Investors Download
Latest news
Projects
Advising a German logistic company on the establishment of a joint venture with an Indian steel company regarding the operation of a terminal at the harbour of Khor Al Zubair, Iraq
Counsel to shareholders and companies concerning disputes between shareholders about redemption of shares, execution of information rights or damage claims
Counsel in DIS, ICC and ad hoc arbitration proceedings concerning Post-M & A disputes
Acquisition of gas and steam turbine power plant by international energy service provider
Sale of interests in Indian Joint Venture Company (logistics and port operations) to a Japanese worldwide leading shipping company for German co-partner
Publications
2023
Wirtschaftsrecht kompakt: Ausschluss eines GmbH-Gesellschafters schon mit Rechtskraft des Urteils wirksam
Der Betrieb 2023, issue 45
2022
Gesellschafter einer Partnerschaftsgesellschaft haften nur akzessorisch für einen Abfindungsanspruch
OLG München, Judgment from September 22, 2021, GWR 2022, 27
2021
Capiton sichert sich Axxence mit Lupp + Partner
Juve, September 27, 2021,
together with Dr. Guido Hoffmann, LL.M. (Cornell University), Christoph Hexel, Beatrice Stange, LL.M. (King’s College London), Astrid Luedtke, Sebastian Pollmeier Capiton sichert sich Axxence mit Lupp + Partner
Juve, September 27, 2021,
together with Sebastian Pollmeier Maskenstreit: Bund verteidigt sich mit EY Law, CMS und Dentons gegen Lieferanten
Juve, February 4, 2021
Kein verminderter Sorgfaltsmaßstab des Geschäftsführers der Komplementärin einer GmbH & Co. KG, der zugleich Kommanditist der KG ist
BGH, decision of September 22, 2020, GWR 2021, 48
2020
Keine Legitimationswirkung einer entgegen einer einstweiligen Verfügung eingereichten Gesellschafterliste
KG, 22. Zivilsenat, Beschluss vom 18. Dezember 2019, GWR 2020, 305
Rechtmäßige Zusammensetzung des Aufsichtsrats der Aktiengesellschaft nach deren Umwandlung in eine SE
OLG München, Beschluss vom 26. März 2020, GWR 2020, 303
2019
Befreiung des Liquidators einer GmbH von den Beschränkungen des § 181 BGB bedarf einer Satzungsgrundlage
OLG Frankfurt a. M., Beschluss vom 21. Mai 2019, GWR 2019, 441
Indo-German Business Meeting: NRW keen to attract more investments from India
INDIAN BUSINESS REVIEW, August 5, 2019
Überschreitung der Geschäftsführungsbefugnis eines Außengesellschafters
BGH, Urteil vom 11. September 2018, GWR 2019, 7
Lectures
2024
Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Germany – Understanding company structures, contracts, and regulatory frameworks
NASSCOM Business Delegation To Germany – Where Indian Innovation Meets German Precision, September 12, 2024, Düsseldorf,
together with Dr. Christiane Viktoria Göb-Krumme Ehrlich oder gefährlich: Wie hübsch darf die Braut sein? Aufklärungspflichten beim Unternehmenskauf
Dealsourcing, September 10, 2024, Frankfurt/Oberusel
2023
Responsible Investments – Bedeutung von ESG-Faktoren für PE Transaktionen
M&A DACH Conference, November 15, 2023, Munich
Setting-up a Business in Germany – The Legal Environment
GINSEP – Explore Germany, Softlanding Programme for Indian Startups, June 15, 2023
Going International – Roundtable Discussions on Doing Business in Europe
Mumbai, April 26, 2023; Bangalore, April 27, 2023
2022
Garantien und Schaden – Zusammenhänge und Pitfalls im Haftungsregime
M&A Kongress 2022, Deutsches Institut für Rechtsabteilungen & Unternehmensjuristen, November 7, 2022, Düsseldorf
Indian Investments into Germany – The Legal Framework”
Startup-Woche Düsseldorf - GINSEP Startup Delegation Tour – Explore Germany, June 20, 2022, Düsseldorf
2021
Setting up a Business in Germany Rules, Regulations and Procedures: The Legal Framework
Tech4Goods Startups, German Indian Startup Exchange Program (GINSEP), Explore Germany: A digital journey to Germany for Indian Startups & Investors, November 30, 2021
Setting up a Business in Germany Rules, Regulations and Procedures: The Legal Framework
Healthcare & COVID-related Startups, German Indian Startup Exchange Program (GINSEP), Explore Germany: A digital journey to Germany for Indian Startups & Investors, November 9, 2021
Setting up a Business in Germany Rules, Regulations and Procedures: The Legal Framework
Tech4Goods Startups, German Indian Startup Exchange Program (GINSEP), Explore Germany: A digital journey to Germany for Indian Startups & Investors, June 1, 2021
2020
Setting up a Business in Germany Rules, Regulations and Procedures: The Legal Framework
Tech4Goods Startups, German Indian Startup Exchange Program (GINSEP), Explore Germany: A digital journey to Germany for Indian Startups & Investors, October 30, 2020
Setting up a Business in Germany Rules, Regulations and Procedures: The Legal Framework
German Indian Startup Exchange Program (GINSEP), Explore Germany: A digital journey to Germany for Indian Start-Ups & Investors, Düsseldorf, 29. October 2020
2019
Business Opportunities in the Industrial Heartland of Germany – What is in for Indian Companies in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia?
Indo-German Business Meeting – NRW.Invest, 2 August 2019, Chennai
Business Opportunities in the Industrial Heartland of Germany – What is in for Indian Companies in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia?
Indo-German Business Meeting – NRW.Invest, 31 July 2019, Bengaluru
Market Idiosyncrasies - How to Raise Money from International Perspectives
AIJA Half Year Conference, 23 May 2019, Hong Kong
Governance and M&A challenges for family and other closely held businesses - Impact of the changing international landscape for doing Business on the M&A process?
5th IBA Global Entrepreneurship Conference, 20 May 2019, Copenhagen
Foreign Investment Control – Impact on M&A
15 May 2019, Vienna
2018
2. Düsseldorfer M&A Roundtable "Erfolgsfaktoren für M&A im Mittelstand"
November 21, 2018, Düsseldorf, Dr. Martin Imhof und Dr. Michael Sörgel
Being an international lawyer – Competences, qualities and practical experience
What do you need to be an 'international lawyer'?, AIJA Seminar, August 28, 2018, Brussels
Personal branding of legal professionals – create your own business case
Moderator, AIJA Half-Year Conference, Happy ever after! In-house counsels and lawfirms perspective on how to successfully develop client-attorney relationship, May 23-26, 2018, Warsaw