Lawyers

Dr. Albrecht von Breitenbuch M.A.

Of Counsel

Real Estate

Corporate General

Berlin

+49 30 88574 2-61
abreitenbuch@orrick.com

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Dr. Albrecht von Breitenbuch, an of counsel in Orrick’s Berlin office, is a member of the Real Estate Group as well as the European Corporate Group. Dr. von Breitenbuch’s practice focuses on transactions, joint-ventures, restructurings and ongoing legal advice for domestic and international corporate clients, start-ups and emerging companies as well as public sector authorities and entities. In 2010, Dr. von Breitenbuch spent a secondment in our offices in San Francisco and partly in Silicon Valley.

As part of his real estate practice, recent notable transactions in which Dr. von Breitenbuch has participated include, among others, acting as lead counsel in several portfolio acquisitions and dispositions of real estate investment funds.  Dr. von Breitenbuch also has broad experience with regard to real estate, corporate and financing issues. He has advised clients on both purchases and sales of assets. He also provides on-going legal advice to clients in managing and developing their subsidiaries and the German portfolio.

In his general business and corporate practice, Dr. von Breitenbuch advises private and public sector clients in general civil, commercial, corporate and takeover law matters. He serves clients in a variety of industries and from emerging companies to mid-cap and global players. As part of his practice, Dr. von Breitenbuch is also regularly engaged in litigation cases, in particular regarding complex post transaction disputes.

Albrecht von Breitenbuch

Memberships

Publications

  • No all-clear regarding the requirement of written form - comment on recent jurisdiction of the Federal High Court on form requirement of lease agreements (Keine Entwarnung bei Schriftformerfordernis - Anmerkung zu jüngsten Entscheidungen des Bundesgerichtshofs zum Schriftformerfordernis langfristiger Mietverträge), Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (page 38), March 19, 2010
  • Court fees for release of real estate property under joint liability under a global land charge - Comment on jurisdiction of Regional Court of Oldenburg (Grundbuchkosten bei der Entlassung eines Grundstücks aus der Mithaft einer Gesamtgrundschuld - Anmerkung zur Entscheidung des Landgericht Oldenburg), ZfIR 2009, 782-784
  • Competition regulation and proportionality considering as example the access regulation under the Telecommunications Act (Wettbewerbsaufsicht und Verhältnismäßigkeit am Beispiel der Zugangsregulierung nach dem Telekommunikationsgesetz), 2006
  • A Matter of Trust – E-Money Institutes Could Lead to Success of Mobile Payment Systems (Vertrauensfrage – E-Geld-Institute können mobilen Bezahlsystemen zum Durchbruch verhelfen), Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Sonderbeilage) April 6, 2005
  • Foreign Shares as Consideration under the German Securities Act (Ausländische Aktien als Gegenleistung nach dem WpÜG), ZIP 2004, 58–62
  • Discriminatory Takeover Law in Connection with Exchange Offers – Practical Problems under the German Securities Act (Ausländerfeindliches Übernahmerecht bei Tauschangeboten – Praktische Probleme mit dem Wertpapiererwerbs- und Übernahmegesetz (WpÜG)), Going Public 11/2003
  • Law and Economics for Landlines Telecommunications – Liberalisation, Regulation and Deregulation in Germany, 2001

Admitted In

  • Germany

Education

  • Dr. iur., Humboldt-University of Berlin, Faculty of Law, 2005
  • Second State Examination, Berlin, 2002
  • M.A. (Magister Artium), Economics, Durham University, 2000
  • First State Examination, Universities of Freiburg and Humboldt of Berlin, 1999

Languages

  • German
  • English