Mia Pankoke

Mia Pankoke

August 29, 2024 | International Edition

Is Germany on the Brink of Allowing Third-Party Ownership of Law Firms?

By law, mere financial investors are not allowed to acquire stakes in law firms in Germany. In other countries this has long been standard practice. The German concern: legal independence could suffer. Others say: This violates fundamental European freedoms. Now the ECJ is to decide.

By Mia Pankoke

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