RITTERSHAUS is a medium sized, independent, full service commercial law firm that was founded in 1969 and currently has 45 attorneys as well as a notary and a tax advisor.

We advise both national and international clients on all areas of German business law and assist them in setting up or acquire and maintain their respective business enterprises. Our main practice groups are Corporate/M&A (including private equity, venture capital and corporate finance), capital markets & financial services, employment law, intellectual property law (including patent law and patent litigation), IT/multimedia law (with a focus on data protection and privacy issues), and public administrative law (with a focus on environmental law, public planning and construction law as well as PPP structures). Through our tax consultancy firm RITTERSHAUS Steuerberatungs GmbH we provide our clients with comprehensive tax advice, in particular in connection with the development of the most favorable tax structure for their investments, enterprises or corporate succession plans.

We value the long term relationships we have built with most of our clients which position us to provide comprehensive and creative advice on all entrepreneurial aspects that goes way beyond the purely legal and/or transaction related issues.

Many RITTERSHAUS lawyers have received legal training abroad, hold international law degrees and/or have work experience in international law firms so that they are perfectly positioned to assist clients in international business transactions.

Rittershaus lawyers provide legal services in German, English, French, Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin) and Taiwanese.