Christian Jacobs advises on mergers & acquisitions and on corporate and tax law.

He has extensive experience in corporate succession planning in general and structuring assets and setting up asset management structures such as family offices in particular.

Prior to joining White & Case in 2002, Christian Jacobs was a partner in a boutique law firm in Hamburg specialized on mergers & acquisitions.

Having worked for Roland Berger & Partner in Tokyo in the early 1990s, Christian Jacobs has assisted in numerous transactions in Asia and is co-head of White & Case's China Desk.

Bars and Courts
Rechtsanwalt, 1991

Education
Dr jur, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, 1991
Second State Exam, Hanseatic Higher Regional Court of Hamburg, 1991
First State Exam, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, 1987

Professional Associations and Memberships
International Tax Planning Association
European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association
Cartel Law Academic Society
German-Japanese Bar Association, Hamburg
German Asia-Pacific Business Association
German Chinese Lawyers Association

Publications
"Germany", Tolley's Guide to International Succession Laws. Ed. Mark Bridges and David Way. Loose-leaf, regular contributor
"Germany", Tolley's Planning & Administration of Offshore & Onshore Trusts. Ed. Simon Jennings. Loose-leaf, regular contributor

Languages
German
English
French

Citizenship
Germany