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Maximilian Sablotny LL.M.

he/himSenior Associate
About

Maximilian Sablotny is a passionate real estate lawyer and advises national and international investors, real estate developers and corporates on all aspects of real estate law, particularly on complex real estate transactions and on real estate financing.

Before joining DLA Piper, Maximilian Sablotny worked several years for a major British law firm in its real estate department at their offices in Dusseldorf and London. Additionally, he was seconded to an international investment manager in London.

Areas of FocusReal Estate
Bar admissions / Professional QualificationsRechtsanwalt admitted with Rechtsanwaltskammer Dusseldorf

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising an international investment manager on forward financing for a student housing and a serviced apartments property in Hamburg.
  • Advising a French institutional investor on the acquisition of a serviced apartments building in Offenbach by way of a forward asset deal as sale-and-lease-back-transaction.*
  • Advising a Spanish family office on acquisition of logistics portfolio in Germany.*
  • Advising a French institutional investor on the acquisition of an office building in central location of Hamburg.*
  • Advising an institutional investor on the acquisition of a mixed-use building (office and residential units) in Berlin by way of a forward asset deal.*
  • Advising an institutional investor on the acquisition of an office building in Frankfurt.*
  • Advising a local real estate company on the sale of main parts of its headquarters surroundings.*
  • Advising an international institutional investor on the sale of an office building in Hamburg.*
  • Advising an institutional investor on the acquisition of a hereditary building right in Duisburg harbour.*

*These matters were completed whilst Maximilian was in his previous employ.

Languages
  • German
  • English
Education
  • University of Cologne, Master of Laws (LL.M.)
  • Higher Regional Court of Dusseldorf, Second State Examination, 2017
  • Humboldt University Berlin, First State Examination, 2014

Publications and media

  • ZfIR 2024, 143 - Mehr elektronische Form, weniger Schriftform! – Wird das Gewerberaummietrecht nun entbürokratisiert? (Maximilian Sablotny) – ZfIR 2024, 143 | ZfIR online [More electronic form, less written form! – chance to debureaucratize commercial tenancy law?]
  • ZfIR 2025, 92 - Ist das Schrott und soll das verwaltet werden? (Anna-Katharina Berger / Maximilian Sablotny) – ZfIR 2025, 92 | ZfIR online [More electronic form, less written form! – chance to debureaucratize commercial tenancy law?]

Prior Experience

  • 2020 – 2025, Senior Associate in a London based international law firm
  • 2018 – 2020, Research Assistant in a London based international law firm
  • 2016 – 2017, Trainee in the corporate department of an international law firm based in New York

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