Frankfurt-based corporate lawyer advising Chinese investors on German FDI screening and M&A transactions.
International Counsel City Desk
Frankfurt lawyers for
China-related matters.
Find lawyers in Frankfurt, Germany for China-related matters. Compare local counsel by practice area, experience, language and firm, and coordinate with PRC counsel where needed.
Start with jurisdiction
Local advice first.
Coordination where it matters.
Frankfurt-based counterparties, employees, assets, and disputes can create a distinct local-law need inside a broader China matter.
Germany counsel leads
Local counsel should lead on questions governed by Germany, including regulatory, transaction, employment, property, dispute, and private-client work.
PRC counsel may also be needed
China-side approvals, ownership, foreign exchange, tax, data, employment, evidence, and enforcement may require a coordinated PRC workstream.
A practical route map
Coordinate the matter
across two systems.
Better first messages lead to better matches. Make the jurisdictional split legible before the first call.
Identify the decision
State the transaction, dispute, employment, compliance, or private-client outcome you need.
Split jurisdictions
Mark the facts, entities, assets, documents, and deadlines connected to Germany and China.
Confirm the team
Confirm admission, scope, conflicts, language, availability, fees, and coordination responsibility.
Counsel finder
Find the right starting point.
Profiles are organized by recorded practice, language, and status—not ranked by paid placement.
Anna Schmidt advises businesses on German and EU customs law, export controls, and sanctions compliance at GvW Graf v...
Klaus Weber is a Frankfurt-based lawyer at GSK Stockmann focusing on EU trade compliance, export controls, and custom...
Destination context
Why Frankfurt
may be the right route.
Use this city desk when the transaction, investment, employee, regulator, property, dispute, or other legal issue is connected to Frankfurt or local law.
Frankfurt Legal Market Guide →Local-law scope
Confirm which questions require appropriately qualified destination counsel.
China workstream
Keep PRC approvals, ownership, data, employment, evidence, and enforcement visible.
Team coordination
Agree responsibility, timing, language, document flow, and fees before work starts.
Consultation preparation
Send a brief
that travels well.
A focused first message helps counsel assess fit, urgency, conflicts, and next steps.
- The outcome you want, in one sentence
- A dated timeline with key deadlines
- Contracts, notices, or decisions that matter
- Parties, locations, and working language
Flag a filing, hearing, termination, or response deadline.
Say who needs to work in English, Mandarin, or another language.
Request the proposed workstream and fee basis in writing.
Sources & trust
How this directory
is maintained.
Editorial owner: China Legal Portal Research Desk · Directory inventory reviewed .
Profile status is not an endorsement, recommendation, or guarantee of outcome.
Clear answers
Questions before
you make contact.
Use the directory as a starting point, then confirm qualifications, scope, and fit directly.
Who is published for Frankfurt?
This page currently shows 3 published profiles covering Trade and Customs (2), Company Formation (1). Open a profile for firm, language, and directory status, then confirm admission and scope with counsel.
When does a Frankfurt matter also need a PRC lawyer?
Counsel admitted in Germany should lead on Germany law. Add PRC counsel when the file includes a China company, approval, tax, data transfer, employment, evidence, or enforcement step. Do not assume one profile covers both.
What if the Frankfurt list is too narrow?
Use the Germany directory for more published profiles. Match the practice on the profile to the China-side issue rather than the city name alone.
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