Dr. Tatjana Schroeder
60598 Frankfurt/Main
Mörfelder Landstraße 117
T +49 69 63 00 01-0
F +49 69 63 55 22
t.schroeder@skwschwarz.de
Areas of practice
Corporate Law/M&A
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions
Banking and Finance Law
Life Sciences, Biotech
Languages
German, English
60598 Frankfurt/Main
Mörfelder Landstraße 117
T +49 69 63 00 01-0
F +49 69 63 55 22
t.schroeder@skwschwarz.de
Areas of practice
Corporate Law/M&A
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions
Banking and Finance Law
Life Sciences, Biotech
Languages
German, English
Consulting domestic and international clients on general commercial and contractual issues, in particular on acquisitions and company financing contracts. Due to her many years of experience as an „in-house lawyer“ her focus is also on the consultation on and design of the restructuring of companies, in this field co-operating closely with the client’s tax consultant.
Dr. Schroeder is specialized in Life Science and Biotech and advises the
pharmaceutical industry, manufacturer of Medico-technical Equipment and companies of the Biotechnology industry.
- since 2003: SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte – Partner
- 1998 bis 2003: DELTON AG, Bad Homburg – General Counsel
- 1995 bis 1998: Schott Glas, Mainz – Head Legal III
- 1991 bis 1995: Linotype-Hell AG, member of legal department
- 1988 bis 1991: legal department of SIEMENS AG subsidiary –
- 1988: doctorate under Prof. Dr. Hans Hattenhauer and Dr. Dr. Franz-Jürgen Säcker (Christian-Alberts-Universität, Kiel)
- 1985 bis 1988: Commercial and Fiscal Law Institute, Kiel, scientific assistant
- Biolegis
- German Bar Association; Member of its International Section
Admitted to the bar since 2003
Publications
German Government has announced the 2012 reform of the German Stock Corporation Act in the last week before Christmas. The reform, in August 2010 announced as “Stock Corporation Reform 2011”, now waives the Governments first intention to stop bearer shares for non-listed companies and to allow only registered shares in such corporate format. Now both share formats stay possible with the restriction for newly founded corporations that bearer shares will have to be placed into collective custody with a central depositry for securities bank.
The Author deals with the background of the reform as well as with the new situation for non-listed companies once the reform will come into force in 2012.
Germany is facing the second 2011 update of the Money Laundering Act due to Financial Action Task Force (FATF) regulations from Brussels. These new rules would have effect especially for the non banking area. The intended regulations are discussed in controversy between Government and Finance Supervisory Authority on one and business representatives on the other hand. Main bureaucracy addition would last on trading companies with few relations to this criminal area; the question how to practice the new rules is still open.
The article is commenting on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Munich according the legal action of the Hypo Real Estate (HRE) shareholders against their sqeeze-out and the final close down of the case by the Courts´ non-admission of the next level of juristiction.
The article deals with the discussion in German politics regarding the enforcement of the so-called Cooling Off-period for board members of stock listed companies.
The authors are writing about the effects of claims against voting resolutions for Supervisory board members and are proposing interim solutions.
The article is reporting about the new and company friendly court decisions in Germany regarding the fee to be paid to minority shareholders in view of a Squeeze Out.
The author documents the practical handling of the notice period calculation recently implemented into German Law for new GSM topics.
The article is dealing with the UK Bribery Act coming into force and its effects for German companies with UK business relations.
The article comments on the extension of liability of former board and supervisory board members and the handling and extension of such claims by the new directors.
The article deals with the intended now “German Law Stock Corporation Reform 2011” and the governments intention to implement name shares as a must for non-listed companies.
Article dealing with the easement of publishing GSM invitations of stock listed companies in Print Media and the effects for the publishers.
The article is dealing with the UK Bribery Act coming into force and its effects for German companies with UK business relations.
The Author reports about a recent German High Court decision which relativates the fee to be paid for restructuring
The authors interfere the notice period calculation recently implemented into German Law for now GSM topics.
A panel discussion by banking and finance lawyers from all segments of the region discussing the latest issues involving government initiatives, regulatory reforms, and trends in lending and finance.
Moderator:
Jacob A. Lutz III, Troutman Sanders LLP, USA – Virginia
Panel:
Felice Bonfanti, Carabba & Partners, Italy – Rome
Xavier Foz Giralt, Roca Junyent, Spain – Catalonia
Pierre-Jean Ferry, Lamy & Associés, France – Lyon
Gwyneth Macaulay, Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP, England
Tatjana Schroeder, SKW Schwarz, Germany – Frankfurt
The author is reporting about the change in legislation regarding claims against GSM resolutions in order to avoid new possibilities for the so-called “robbery minority shareholders”.
The article is reporting about controlling effects in GSMs in relation to the new „no smoking“ legislation in Germany
Are all GSM resolutions invalid once they have been made in a GSM ongoing beyond midnight of the meeting date?
The article is reporting about controlling effects in GSMs in relation to the new „no smoking“ legislation in Germany
Article dealing with the problematic of claims made by so-called „robbery minority shareholders“
The author is reporting about changes in the ability to mandat auditing companies and the following cost rests.
D&O policies will be even more critical than today for all directors involved once they have to follow the new §§ 105 and 108 of the German Insurance Contract Act.
Interview with Tatjana Schroeder about the ability of a Supervisory Board which only has three members to approve contracts with one of the members.
The article deals with the question whether or not a company who did not issue name shares but only has issued bearer shares will be able to make use of the now legislation which has been implemented into German Law by beginning of 2007.
„New obligations for listed companies, the „yearly document“ according to WpPG”