Brandi mbB

Lawyer and Notary in and for Detmold
Certified Specialized Attorney in Commercial and Corporate Law
Certified Specialized Attorney in Tax Law

Location Detmold
T +49 5231 9857 - 0
F +49 5231 9857 - 50
E jens.hoffmann@brandi.net
Foreign language: English

About me

Born in 1975
Legal studies at Ruhr-Universität Bochum
First Exam ("1. Staatsexamen") in 2001
Worked for the legal department of the German-Irish Chamber of Commerce in Dublin
Research associate at the Chair for Tax Law (Prof. Dr. Roman Seer) at the Ruhr University in Bochum, 2002 - 2003
Legal clerkship ("Refrendariat") at the Bochum District Court
Second (Bar) Exam ("2. Staatsexamen") in 2005
Doctor of Laws (Dr. jur.) 2005
Bar admission in 2006, and with the firm since then
Appointment as notary in 2016

Real estate transactions (purchase and sale, leasing, due diligence, rent guarantee)
Defense against/enforcement of warranty claims

Selection of the legal form (corporate law and tax law)
Drafting of the partnership agreement, further agreements between the partners
German stock corporation and private company law (e.g. OHG, KG, GmbH & Co. KG, GmbH, AG, KGaA, eG)
Trust

Conduction of general meetings and partners' meetings
Growth financing, corporate finance (borrowed and own capital, cash pool, bank loans, leasing, leasing, factoring, forfaiting, asset-backed securities, mezzanine financing, bonds, bonded loans)
Participation rights, silent partnerships (typical, atypical)
Employee participation schemes
Private equity companies
Subsidiaries (foundation and acquisition, foreign subsidiaries)
Partnership agreements, affiliation agreements (in particular control and profit and loss transfer agreements)
Co-determination
Corporate compliance, corporate governance
Takeover of other companies (M&A)

Disputes between the partners, with members of bodies and with the company
Representation of interests out of court (in particular in partners' meetings, general meetings, supervisory board, advisory board)
Representation of interests in court

Preparation of the purchase of a company (tax optimization, bundling of the assets to be sold, separation of assets, sales brochure)
Determination of the type of sales process (e.g. auction, sale to competitors)
Transaction structure (in particular asset or share deal, tax aspects)
Agreements prior to due diligence (e.g. non-disclosure agreement, letter of intent)
Preparation and execution of and support during due diligence (including installation of a(n) (electronic) data room)
Distressed M&A, acquisition from the insolvency administrator

Die Besteuerung von Kapitalgesellschaften und ihren Anteilseignern in Irland im Vergleich zu Deutschland - zugleich ein Beitrag zu den Grenzen des Steuerwettbewerbs in der EU, Verlag Peter Lang, Frankfurt a.M. 2005

Haftung qualifizierter Treugeber einer Personengesellschaft, NWB 2009, Seite 1424 - 1426
Ansprüche insolventer Personengesellschaften gegen ihre Gesellschafter auf Auskehr von Kapitalertrag- und Zinsabschlagsteuer, StuB 2006, Seite 705
Zulässigkeit deutscher Abwehrgesetze gegenüber den Nutzern des irischen Niedrigsteuersystems, in: Internationale Wirtschafts-Briefe (IWB), Fach 3, Gruppe 1, Seite 2231 - 2242

Grundsteuererlass auch bei strukturell bedingten nicht nur vorübergehenden Ertragsminderungen? Anm. zur BVerwG-Rechtsprechung und zum BFH-Beschluss vom 13.9.2006 - II R 5/05, StuB 2007, Seite 274 f.