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About Dr. Nils Pelzer
Nils is a principal associate in our global transactions team.
He advises national and international clients on all aspects of corporate law, including public and private M&A transactions, corporate governance, and liability issues, with a strong emphasis on cross-border matters.
Nils also has experience in the resolution of complex disputes, particularly in the area of directors' and officers' liability, and in managing and coordinating overseas litigation, particularly with respect to China and the US.
He speaks German, English and Chinese (Mandarin) and is conversational in French.
Recent work
- Novartis on the public takeover of MorphoSys
- Unicredit on the change of the legal form of its German subsidiary
- UBS on the the cross-border merger of its French subsidiaries into UBS Europe SE
- Dortmunder Stadtwerke on the sale of its indirect stake in STEAG
- SUSE on EQT's voluntary purchase offer
Qualifications
- Studies in Law (First State Exam) and East Asian Studies (B.A.), University of Heidelberg
- Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law (2012-2016)
- University of Heidelberg (Doctorate in Law)
- Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart (Second State Exam)
- Admitted to the German bar (Rechtsanwalt)