Legal notices

Provider information

The provider of the Noerr website (Noerr.com) and the pages of Noerr on social networks (FacebookInstagramLinkedIn, X, vimeo, XingYouTube) and of the Contractor Compliance Check (https://www.noerr.com/ccc) is

Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Wirtschaftsprüfer (shortened to: Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB or Noerr PartGmbB)

Brienner Straße 28
80333 Munich
Telephone: +49 89 286280
Fax: +49 89 280110
E-mail: info@noerr.com

Partnership Register

Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB is entered in the Partnership Register of the Munich Local Court under the number PR 512.

VAT identification number

DE 130247150

List of partners

A list of the partners of Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB can be found at https://www.noerr.com/en/partners. Within Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB, the term partner refers to a member of Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB and to persons with similar positions and qualifications who are not members of Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB.

A list of the registered partners of Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB can be inspected at the registered office of the partnership or in the Partnership Register of the Munich Local Court (PR 512).

Representation

Each partner has individual authorisation to accept and handle client casework.

The two managing partners, Dr Torsten Fett and Dr Alexander Ritvay, are authorised to represent Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB jointly. They implement the strategy of the law firm and represent the law firm externally. 

Bar admission / professional titles / professional regulations

Unless stated otherwise, all lawyers (Rechtsanwälte), notaries (Notare), public accountants (Wirtschaftsprüfer) and tax advisors (Steuerberater) who work at the offices of Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB in Germany are admitted to practice in the Federal Republic of Germany. All German-trained lawyers at Noerr have been awarded the professional title ‘Rechtsanwalt’ in the Federal Republic of Germany. They are members of the bar association (Anwaltskammer) at their respective locations, which is the supervisory authority responsible for them.

All German lawyers belong to the bar association (Rechtsanwaltskammer) with jurisdiction for the location at which they are based.

- Berlin: (RechtsanwaltskammerBerlin Bar Association
- Dresden: (RechtsanwaltskammerSaxony Bar Association
- Dusseldorf: (RechtsanwaltskammerDusseldorf Bar Association
- Frankfurt am Main: (RechtsanwaltskammerFrankfurt am Main Bar Association
- Munich: (RechtsanwaltskammerMunich Bar Association
- Hamburg: (RechtsanwaltskammerHamburg Bar Association

The relevant professional regulations are the German Federal Lawyers Act (Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung (BRAO)), the German Federal Code of Conduct for Lawyers (Berufsordnung für Rechtsanwälte (BORA)), the German Lawyers’ Fees Act (Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (RVG)), German Specialist Lawyers Regulations (Fachanwaltsordnung), the CCBE Code of Conduct for European Lawyers and the German Act on the Activities of European Lawyers in Germany (Gesetz über die Tätigkeit europäischer Rechtsanwälte (EuRAG)).

All the above regulations can be accessed at http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de.

All German tax advisors belong to the chamber of tax advisors (Steuerberaterkammer) with jurisdiction for the location at which they are based.

- Berlin: (SteuerberaterkammerBerlin Chamber of Tax Advisors
- Dresden: (SteuerberaterkammerChamber of the Free State of Saxony
- Dusseldorf: (SteuerberaterkammerDusseldorf Chamber of Tax Advisors
- Frankfurt am Main: (SteuerberaterkammerHesse Chamber of Tax Advisors
- Munich: (SteuerberaterkammerMunich Chamber of Tax Advisors
- Hamburg: (SteuerberaterkammerHamburg Chamber of Tax Advisors

The relevant professional regulations are the German Tax Advisors Act (Steuerberatungsgesetz (StBerG)), the German Tax Advisors Act Implementation Regulation (Durchführungsverordnung zum Steuerberatungsgesetz (DVStB)), the German Federal Code of Conduct for Tax Advisors (Berufsordnung der Bundessteuerberaterkammer (BOStB)) and the German Tax Advisors’ Fees Act (Steuerberatervergütungsverordnung (StBVV)).

All German-trained tax advisors at Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB have been awarded the professional title ‘Steuerberater’ in the Federal Republic of Germany. They are members of the chamber of tax advisors (Steuerberaterkammer) at their respective locations, which is the supervisory authority responsible for them.

All the above regulations can be accessed at http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stbgebv/

All public accountants belong to the chamber of auditors (Wirtschaftprüferkammer) with jurisdiction for the location at which they are based.

The relevant professional regulations are the German Public Accountants Act (Wirtschaftsprüferordnung (WPO)), the German Professional Code of Conduct for Public Accountants and Sworn Public Accountants (Berufssatzung für Wirtschaftsprüfer und vereidigte Buchprüfer (BS WP/vBP)), the Quality Control Charter (Satzung für Qualitätskontrolle), the Document Seals Regulation (Siegelverordnung (Siegel-VO)) and the German Public Accountants Professional Liability Insurance Regulation (Wirtschaftsprüfer-Berufshaftpflichtverordnung (WPBHV)).

All the above regulations can be accessed at http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/wipro/

All notaries belong to the regional chamber of notaries with jurisdiction for the location at which they are based.

- Berlin: Berlin Chamber of Notaries
- Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurt am Main Chamber of Notaries

The competent supervisory authority for notaries located in Berlin are the President of Berlin Regional Court II (Landgericht), Littenstraße 12-17, 10179 Berlin and the President of the Berlin Higher Regional Court (Kammergericht) , Elßholzstr. 30-33, 10781 Berlin as well as the Senate Department for Justice and Consumer Protection (Senatsverwaltung für Justiz und Verbraucherschutz), Salzburger Straße 21-25, 10825 Berlin. 

The competent supervisory authority for notaries located in Frankfurt am Main is the President of Frankfurt am Main Regional Court, Gerichtsstraße 2, 60313 Frankfurt am Main and the President of the Higher Regional Court Frankfurt am Main, Zeil 42, 60313 Frankfurt am Main.

The applicable professional regulations are the Federal Notarial Code (Bundesnotarordnung (BNotO)), the Notarisation Act (Beurkundungsgesetz (BeurkG)), the Ordinance on the Maintenance of Notarial Records and Directories (Verordnung über die Führung notarieller Akten und Verzeichnisse (NotAktVV)), the directives of the Chambers of Notaries, the Professional Regulations for Notaries (Dienstordnung für Notare (DONot)), the Court and Notary Fees Act (Gerichts- und Notarkostengesetz (GNotKG))and the European codes of professional ethics and conduct.

All regulations can be accessed here: https://www.notar.de/der-notar/berufsrecht

Professional liability insurance

Professional liability insurance with global coverage is provided for the lawyers, tax advisors and notaries of Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB by Allianz Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft, Königinstraße 28, 80802 Munich; professional liability insurance for the public accountants of Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB is provided by Versicherungsstelle Wiesbaden, Dotzenheimer Str. 23, 65185 Wiesbaden.

Person responsible for journalistic and editorial contributions to website content

The person responsible for journalistic and editorial contributions to the Noerr website and the pages of Noerr on social networks is:

Robert Dunker
Brienner Str. 28
80333 München, Germany
Telephone:  +49 171 8131289
E-mail: robert.dunker@noerr.com

Modern Slavery Act

Statement under section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (UK): Modern Slavery Act

Online dispute resolution platform and consumer dispute resolution

The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution that can be found under http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB does not take part in dispute resolution before consumer dispute resolution bodies.

Picture credits

The Noerr website and the pages of Noerr on social media networks use iStockphoto, Getty Images, Unsplash und Pexels images and graphics.