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Dr Konrad Rohde LL.M.

Partner
Konrad Rohde was excellent. He knows his area of law well and applies a complex area in a constructive and easy to understand manner.
— Legal 500 Germany 2022
Frankfurt
About

Dr Konrad Rohde advises on all aspects of domestic and international tax law. His clients include German and international corporations and partnerships. He focuses on transactional tax, reorganisations, restructurings and international corporate tax structuring. He also provides advice on tax audits and tax litigation, as well as general advice on corporate tax.

His transactional tax practice focuses on acquisitions and divestitures in international context. Dr Konrad Rohde also advises on the planning and implementation of international tax concepts. He also has profound experience in advising non-profit organizations.

In tax audits, Konrad negotiates with the tax authorities and represents clients in administrative and legal proceedings.

Areas of FocusFinancial ServicesTechnologyTax
Professional QualificationsRechtsanwalt admitted with Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt am MainSteuerberater registered with Steuerberaterkammer Hessen

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising VARTA AG on the conclusion of several key agreements as part of the ongoing restructuring under the StaRUG. DLA Piper has been advising VARTA comprehensively since the beginning of the restructuring on various legal issues.
  • Comprehensive legal and tax advice to one of the leading project development companies for renewable energies on the sale of its foreign business in the field of wind power and solar plants – in a total of seven countries worldwide, including Australia, South Africa, Singapore, Japan, the Philippines, Vietnam and the US.
  • Advising Keensight Capital several strategically important transactions, including the acquisition of Quanos Solutions GmbH, a leading global provider of software for industrial aftersales services and digital technical documentation, the acquisition of Onventis, a leading provider of cloud procurement solutions for SMEs in the DACH region, and advice on the investment in aconso AG.
  • Advising Scout24 SE on the acquisition of neubau kompass AG, a digital marketing platform for new construction projects for housing and real estate development in Germany.
  • Advising Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. on a share purchase agreement with German Deutz AG in respect of the acquisition of Torqeedo Group.
  • Advising various tech companies in handling administrative proceedings with German tax authorities regarding IP registered in German books and registers.
  • Representing a non-German investment fund in tax court proceedings and in front of the European Court of Justice relating to German investment taxation issues.
  • Providing comprehensive advice to several US corporations vis-à-vis the German tax authorities, inter alia, regarding restructuring aspects, real estate transfer tax issues, pension issues and in tax audits.
  • Regular representation of German and international companies in criminal tax proceedings.
Education
  • Universities of Passau, Göttingen and Heidelberg, Law
  • Northwestern University School of Law Chicago, LL.M.
  • University of Osnabrück, Ph.D.

Awards

  • JUVE Handbook Tax 2024: Frequently recommended for group taxes: tax structuring and project advice as well as for transaction taxes - tax contract structuring and tax structuring advice.
  • Legal 500 Germany 2024: Recommended for tax law.
  • Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers 2024/2025: Recommended for tax law.

Publications

  • Practical cases on the deduction of business expenses in case of taxation incongruence and initial comments on a draft of the BMF letter (Federal Ministry of Finances), IStR, 2024, page 249 ff.
  • Final decision on fund taxation, Börsen-Zeitung, February 2024 
  • Landmark ECJ and Federal Fiscal Court Decisions Challenge German Tax Treatment of Foreign Investment Funds, 12 February 2024
  • We navigate you through relevant changes in tax law, Legal Roadmap, 8 January 2024
  • We navigate you through key changes to the Future Financing Act – ZuFinG, Legal Roadmap, 8 January 2024
  • Momentous judgement for investment funds, Börsen-Zeitung, May 2023

Seminars

  • Successfully implementing internal reorganisations: Legal aspects and best practices: 6 November 2024
  • Tax Insights Forum 2024, 12 March 2024

Prior Experience

  • January 2020 - present, Partner, DLA Piper UK LLP Frankfurt
  • September 2016 - December 2019, Partner, DLA Piper UK LLP Frankfurt, Co-Country Managing Partner Germany
  • August 2013 - August 2016, Partner, DLA Piper UK LLP Frankfurt, Location Head Tax Germany
  • August 2010 - July 2013, Managing Director at a law firm in Frankfurt am Main
  • January 2008 - July 2010, Local Partner at a global law firm in Frankfurt

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Hessian Chamber of tax Advisor, Frankfurt
  • Registered Association of Lawyers, Tax Law

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