We practise law in Germany through Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in the commercial register (Companies House) of England and Wales with registered number OC334789 and registered office at 65 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1HS.

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Contacts

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Bar admission

Unless otherwise stated, all German lawyers at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are admitted within the Federal Republic of Germany to practice as lawyers (Rechtsanwalt) and are members of the Bar (Rechtsanwaltskammer) for their respective offices:

Berlin: Rechtsanwaltskammer Berlin
Düsseldorf: Rechtsanwaltskammer Düsseldorf
Frankfurt am Main: Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt am Main
Cologne: Rechtsanwaltskammer Köln
Hamburg: Rechtsanwaltskammer Hamburg
Munich: Rechtsanwaltskammer München

Lawyers also acting as tax advisers (Steuerberater), accountants (Wirtschaftsprüfer) or notaries (Notare) are admitted within the Federal Republic of Germany to practice as tax advisers, accountants or notaries and are members of the relevant Bars (Steuerberaterkammer/Wirtschaftsprüferkammer/Notarkammer) for their respective offices:

Düsseldorf: Steuerberaterkammer Düsseldorf  
Frankfurt am Main: Steuerberaterkammer Hessen  
Cologne: Steuerberaterkammer Köln  
Munich: Steuerberaterkammer München  
     
Throughout Germany: Wirtschaftsprüferkammer  
     
Berlin Notarkammer Berlin  
Frankfurt am Main Notarkammer Frankfurt am Main

Provisions on occupational Law

The following provisions on occupational law apply:

Lawyers:

Tax advisers:

Accountants:

Notaries:

Professional Indemnity Insurance

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has a professional indemnity insurance for its lawyers, tax advisors and accountants.

The professional indemnity insurance is provided by the Allianz Insurance Public Company (Allianz Versicherungs-AG, 10900 Berlin). The territorial scope of the insurance coverage comprises legal advice in the European Union member states and complies at least with the legal requirements pursuant to sec. 51 of the Federal Lawyers' Act (Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung – BRAO), sec. 67 of the Tax Advisory Act (Steuerberatungsgesetz – StBerG) in conjunction with sections 51 ff. of the Regulation on the Implementation of the provisions for tax advisors, tax agents and tax advisory companies (Verordnung zur Durchführung der Vorschriften über Steuerberater, Steuerbevollmächtigte und Steuerberatungsgesellschaften – DVStB) and sec. 54 of the Accountants Act (Wirtschaftsprüferordnung – WPO) in conjunction with the Regulation on the Professional Indemnity Insurance of accountants and certified chartered accountants (Verordnung über die Berufshaftpflichtversicherung der Wirtschaftsprüfer und vereidigten Buchprüfer – WPBHV).

Tax identification number

DE 812928887

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