Dr. Tim Oliver Brandi, LL.M. (Columbia)

Tim Oliver Brandi has over 20 years of experience in mergers & acquisitions and corporate law. Since the financial crisis, Tim has also advised on banking regulatory law focusing on the restructuring of financial institutions. Due to his extensive knowledge and experience at the intersection of corporate and banking regulatory law, Tim is recognized as being one of the leading corporate lawyers in Germany. 

You can rely on Tim's support in case of complex acquisitions and restructurings in the financial industry (banks, payment services and other financial services) and in other industry sectors (e.g. real estate, industrial, automotive, retail and consumer). Tim advises on public takeovers and private M&A transactions. He is your point of contact for complex issues in corporate law and banking regulatory law. Portfolio transactions count among the core competencies of Tim. During the financial crisis, Tim advised at the forefront of the most significant state interventions in the German banking industry. His experience and knowledge encompasses complex real estate transactions. Leading German and European players in the financial industry place their trust in his well-known industrial enterprises and payment service providers as well as German "Mittelstand" enterprises form part of his clientele. 

Clients acknowledge Tim as being "outstanding – the best cooperation we have ever had", "I have rarely seen such high caliber" and say that he "always thinks one step ahead". He is known for being "very like-able" and someone who "impresses the other side in negotiations". Competitors say that he is a "brilliant lawyer" and "has a very good grip on his team" (all quotes from JUVE handbook).

Tim heads the corporate and mergers & acquisitions team in the Frankfurt office of Hogan Lovells. 

He is co-author of a commentary on the German Takeover Code and a commentary on the German Banking Act.