Estate planning, estate litigation, estate tax , dispositions mortis causa, law of compulsory portions, latest jurisdiction
Particulary practice areas of the staff
Arbitration in Italy
Jürgen Reiß, JD, concentrates his work on arbitration in Italy.
Italian Corporate law - International corporate law
Jürgen Reiß, JD, (simultaneously admitted in Italy), concentrates his work on corporate law and international corporate law.
Corporate Law - international corporate law
Christian Pfeifer (partner of the law firm) concentrates his work on corporate law and international corporate law.
Italian labour law and international labour law
Oliver Schupp (partner of the law firm) concentrates his work on italian labour law and international labour law
Civil law, bank law and law of share markets, German law
Prof. Mathias Casper (of counsel), JD, was named director of the Institute of Civil Law, Bank Law and Share Markets Law of the University of Münster
German tax consulting and auditing
Tax consultant and auditor Dipl.-Kaufm. Thomas Röhl joined our office as a permanent cooporator. This allows us to provide a one hand service for German and international tax and auditing issues.
Italian tax consulting and auditing
Tax consultant and auditor Dott. Daniele Aghilar joins our office as a partner. This allows us to provide a one hand service for Italian tax and auditing issues. Thereby, Italian legal and fiscal consulting and processing can be completely covered.
juridical information
Italian family law, Italian divorce law, Italian law
Jürgen Reiß, JD, (simultaneously admitted in Italy) offers expertise for the GALA magazine and the Frau im Spiegel magazin on the custody issue between popstar Eros Ramazotti and his separated wife Michelle Hunziker and on Italian divorce law in the matter off Liz Hurley and Arun Nayar.
Italian real estate law - Italian law
Our office advices investors and interested subjects purchasing real estate in Italy in order to avoid legal problems. We inform you about the special legislation on Italian estate law and the differences compared to your national ruling as you know it. Apart from that our offices in Frankfurt/Main, Karlsruhe and Milan and Bologna in Italy support you in all legal problems and represent at all German and Italian courts. In all these cases you will find competent lawyers speaking English, Italian and German in our German offices always at your service.
Italian inheritance law - Italian law
International wills and trusts The preparation of wills for binational marriages is very complicated due to the application of different national laws. Whereas under German law inheritance contracts and mutual wills are allowed and very common among spouses, mutual wills (art. 589 CC) and inheritance contracts (art. 458 CC) are void under Italian law. Therefore mutual wills and inheritance contracts of Italian citizens happen to be void quite often and cause expensive litigations for a long time. For any question about the German-Italian will planning or litigation contact Jürgen Reiß, JD.
estate partition
Due to an increasing number of German-Italian estate matters with estate to be partitioned in Italy we recommend to come to a settlement among the joint heirs without any delay in order to avoid expensive long-term litigation at Italian courts immediately after taking notice of the devolution of an inheritance. For any question our office teams in Frankfurt/Main, Karlsruhe and Milan and Bologna in Italy are at your service at any time.
Italian corporate law – managers´ liability - Italian law
Managers´ liability has become more and more important over the last years due to an increased disposition of holders of minor shares and creditors to file law suits. Whereas in the past managers had to worry only about severe mistakes in corporate policy, today even smaller mistakes can cause a considerable liability risk. In this respect the complete reform of Italian corporate law from January 1st 2004 has to be mentioned. For any question about Italian corporate law in general or the specialized issue of managers´ liability please contact Jürgen Reiß, JD.
Italian labour law - Italian law
Issues regarding the transfer of employees of an Italian mother company to Germany and the transfer of employees of German mother companies to Italy increasingly cause the problem of jurisdiction and determination of the national law to be applicated.
In German and Italian law this is especially crucial as far as valid termination, notice terms and settlements are concerned. In case of problems and for further information do not hesitate to contact our expert Jürgen Reiß, JD, Italian and German attorney in our office in Frankfurt .
Italian criminal law - Italian law
Criminal proceedings against German citizens in Italy require immediate action of an attorney to avoid arrest warrants which can be executed in Germany, too. Apart from that in criminal procedures in Italy the defendant can be sentenced in absence. For any question and in case of problems directly contact our office in Karlsruhe. We will help you immediately.
Debt collection in Italy - Italian law
For any problem with collecting debts from Italian creditors our offices in Germany and Italy are at your service. You will always find a competent English and Italian speaking lawyer who is able to inform you about the current state of your matter. As we can provide translations of your German documents to be presented to Italian courts a one hand service can be offered at low expenses. For further information please contact Jürgen Reiß, JD.
Traffic accidents in Italy - Italian law
Damage claims, especially in case of personal injuries can usually be settled in a short time out of court. German and English speaking clients can always address our office in Karlsruhe and will find a German and English speaking lawyer even though the matter is proceeded by our offices in Italy without causing additional expenses.
General information
Court expert in Italian law
The District court of Heilbronn names Jürgen Reiß, JD, court expert in Italian law and mandates him with expertises on Italian law of purchase of goods and Italian tort law in several civil law suits.
Court expert in German-Italian law
The District court of Florence names Jürgen Reiß, JD, court expert in German-Italian Inheritance Law.
